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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013316

D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE

9339 S POLK ST, DALLAS, TX 75232 · (214) 932-7400 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
373 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
Grade 6
128
Grade 7
149
Grade 8
123
Student demographics
White
51%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
24662%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
14436%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20451%
Female
19649%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
400
-132 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
62%
was 56%
% Black
36%
was 42%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE

D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of close-knit scale in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD, works with 400 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE sits 38% below that benchmark.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 36% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.2%; actual is 51.0%, +17.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARTIN WEISS EL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 400). Black enrollment moved from 42% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
9339 S POLK ST, DALLAS, TX 75232
Phone
(214) 932-7400
County
Dallas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
373 (93%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623013316
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE
How many students attend D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE?
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
Is D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE have?
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE?
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE reports a student body of 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE in?
D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE is part of DALLAS ISD.
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