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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623011195
Billy Earl Dade Middle School
2801 PARK ROW AVE, DALLAS, TX 75215 · (972) 749-3800 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
594 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 31% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Billy Earl Dade Middle School
Billy Earl Dade Middle School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Earl Dade Middle School this school | 599 | 99.2% | 28.9% |
| Forest Brook Middle School HOUSTON | 546 | 98.7% | 32.6% |
| Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy DALLAS | 509 | 97.4% | 37.0% |
| Thomas Middle School HOUSTON | 391 | 98.0% | 30.8% |
| Attucks Middle School HOUSTON | 392 | 97.2% | 40.9% |
| Key Middle School HOUSTON | 516 | 96.1% | 36.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Billy Earl Dade Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,422 of 1,635 | #99 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,137 of 1,670 ▼ 232 | #76 of 123 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,479 of 1,670 ▲ 89 | #97 of 123 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #912 of 1,570 | #49 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #928 of 1,749 | #65 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #574 of 1,542 | #31 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #863 of 1,543 | #51 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #15 of 1,648 | #4 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #104 of 942 | #20 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
-223 (-27%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 55 | 11.6:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 822 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 66 | 13.6:1 | 97% (866) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 64 | 12.6:1 | 99% (798) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 90% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Billy Earl Dade Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (894 to 599); teachers down 35% (66 to 43).
About Billy Earl Dade Middle School
Students in DALLAS, Texas, attend Billy Earl Dade Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 599 students.
DALLAS ISD (240 schools, 140,630 students) runs Billy Earl Dade Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Billy Earl Dade Middle School is 59% Black. Other reported shares: 38% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Dallas County residents. Billy Earl Dade Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.9:1. Middle schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 22 points lower.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Billy Earl Dade Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Billy Earl Dade Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.9% is 2.4 points below the 31.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Dallas County (population about 2,621,179), median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Billy Earl Dade Middle School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
James Madison High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.9% on proficiency, and Billy Earl Dade Middle School is below that at 28.9%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 822 to 599 over 4 years.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Billy Earl Dade Middle SchoolHow many students attend Billy Earl Dade Middle School?
Billy Earl Dade Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Billy Earl Dade Middle School serve?
Billy Earl Dade Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Billy Earl Dade Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Billy Earl Dade Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Billy Earl Dade Middle School?
Student demographics at Billy Earl Dade Middle School are roughly 2% White, 38% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Billy Earl Dade Middle School in?
Billy Earl Dade Middle School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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