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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the DICKINSON H S administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
3,810
High
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKINSON ISD·NCES 481707001477
Dickinson High School
3800 BAKER DR, DICKINSON, TX 77539 · (281) 229-6400 · Galveston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,810 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.2:1
235 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
2,253 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 1,102 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 1,005 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 884 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 819 | 21% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 48.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Dickinson High School
Dickinson High School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson High School this school | 3,810 | 59.1% | 56.0% |
| Conroe High School CONROE | 5,252 | 59.3% | 53.2% |
| Waller High School WALLER | 2,995 | 58.6% | 45.8% |
| Ryan High School DENTON | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
| Arlington High School ARLINGTON | 2,580 | 65.9% | 48.3% |
| Ennis High School ENNIS | 1,887 | 59.7% | 45.9% |
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 Dickinson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #615 of 1,385 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #425 of 1,425 ▲ 64 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #656 of 1,425 ▲ 163 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.5pp | #104 of 1,184 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,810 | #17 of 2,107 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #959 of 1,344 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #285 of 1,346 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #820 of 1,522 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #135 of 672 | N/A |
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
3,810
+473 (+14%) vs 2020
+179% since 1990-91, when it was 1,366
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 3,810 | 235.2 | 16.2:1 | 59% (2,253) |
| 2023-24 | 3,763 | 234.2 | 16.1:1 | 64% (2,395) |
| 2022-23 | 3,619 | 226.5 | 16.0:1 | 64% (2,305) |
| 2020-21 | 3,337 | 212 | 15.7:1 | 65% (2,178) |
| 2017-18 | 2,926 | 186.2 | 15.7:1 | 57% (1,667) |
| 2015-16 | 2,832 | 169 | 16.8:1 | 56% (1,572) |
| 2010-11 | 2,210 | 141 | 15.7:1 | 51% (1,120) |
| 2000-01 | 1,472 | 108 | 13.6:1 | 37% (544) |
| 1990-91 | 1,366 | 89 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickinson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (2,926 to 3,810); teachers up 26% (186.2 to 235.2).
About Dickinson High School
Dickinson High School serves students in DICKINSON, Texas, as a high-enrollment high school. A total of 3,810 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 379% higher.
Dickinson High School is run by DICKINSON ISD, whose 19 schools enroll 12,554 students.
Dickinson High School's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 24% White, 18% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Galveston County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Dickinson High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.2:1, with 235.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Dickinson High School is 59%. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Galveston County.
allk12 grades Dickinson High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dickinson High School would be expected to post about 48.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Galveston County show that median household income is about $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Galveston County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,767.
Of nearby public schools, John and Shamarion Barber Middle School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 56.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Dickinson High School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Dickinson High School saw enrollment rise 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DICKINSON ISD
- Dickinson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Louis G Lobit Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- Elva C Lobit Middle SchoolElementary · 669 students
- John and Shamarion Barber Middle SchoolElementary · 614 students
Other schools in DICKINSON
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- John and Shamarion Barber Middle SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Hughes Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Dunbar Middle SchoolElementary · 558 students
- San Leon Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
Other Dickinson High schools
One other US public school is named Dickinson High. Dickinson High School is the largest of the 2.
- DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOLDickinson, ND · 1,022 students
Nearby schools
- John and Shamarion Barber Middle School0.6 mi · 614
- Jake Silbernagel Elementary School1.2 mi · 509
- Dickinson Continuation Center1.3 mi · 78
- R D McAdams Junior High School1.5 mi · 891
- Hughes Road Elementary School1.8 mi · 585
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School1.9 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About Dickinson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dickinson High School?
Dickinson High School enrolls approximately 3,810 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dickinson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dickinson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dickinson High School have?
Dickinson High School employs 235 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dickinson High School?
At Dickinson High School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 53% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dickinson High School public or private?
Dickinson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DICKINSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.