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What's the biggest difference between BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,208
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001205
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
2101 MILLMAR DR, DALLAS, TX 75228 · (972) 502-4900 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,208 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
149 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
2,045 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 625 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 591 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 496 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%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
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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 20.0% | 48.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy this school | 2,208 | 92.6% | 47.3% |
| W T White High School DALLAS | 2,204 | 90.0% | 40.0% |
| S Garland High School GARLAND | 2,001 | 90.1% | 32.3% |
| Trimble Technical High School FORT WORTH | 1,924 | 89.3% | 39.3% |
| South Hills High School FORT WORTH | 1,846 | 90.5% | 33.8% |
| Chavez High School HOUSTON | 1,857 | 92.4% | 42.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #918 of 1,385 | #46 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,214 of 1,425 ▲ 2 | #83 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,189 of 1,425 ▼ 123 | #69 of 100 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,016 of 1,184 | #72 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,208 | #248 of 2,107 | #19 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #686 of 1,344 | #33 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #1,019 of 1,346 | #82 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #124 of 1,522 | #22 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #404 of 672 | #26 of 43 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,208
-7 (0%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,698
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 2,208 | 149.4 | 14.8:1 | 93% (2,045) |
| 2023-24 | 2,253 | 143.8 | 15.7:1 | 91% (2,050) |
| 2022-23 | 2,271 | 136.3 | 16.7:1 | 89% (2,028) |
| 2020-21 | 2,215 | 136 | 16.3:1 | 87% (1,937) |
| 2017-18 | 2,029 | 130.4 | 15.6:1 | 89% (1,804) |
| 2015-16 | 1,963 | 118 | 16.6:1 | 88% (1,737) |
| 2010-11 | 1,888 | 121 | 15.6:1 | 77% (1,463) |
| 2000-01 | 2,288 | 136 | 16.8:1 | 37% (848) |
| 1990-91 | 1,698 | 99 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,029 to 2,208); teachers up 15% (130.4 to 149.4).
About Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is a high school with a street address in DALLAS, Texas. Total enrollment is 2,208 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
DALLAS ISD counts 140,630 students in its 240 schools, and Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is Hispanic, at 83%. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black and 5% White. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy reports a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher, from 149.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy, 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Texas public high schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.1%. Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy scores 47.3%.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Edwin J Kiest Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,215 to 2,208, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 14.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.3 in 2020-21.
People who know Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
- Seagoville High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Highland Park High SchoolHigh · 2,119 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin J Kiest Elementary School0.6 mi · 535
- W H Gaston Middle School0.8 mi · 757
- George W Truett Elementary School0.8 mi · 987
- Reinhardt Elementary School1.0 mi · 431
- Prek Partnership Center1.2 mi · 1,295
- Larry G Smith Elementary School1.3 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHow many students attend Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy?
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 2,208 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is approximately 14.8:1 (149 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy are roughly 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy?
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.