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What's the most underrated thing about DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623005864
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School
2445 E LEDBETTER DR, DALLAS, TX 75216 · (972) 749-3600 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
13.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
420 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 | 136 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 37% |
Student demographics
56%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School this school | 427 | 98.4% | 23.4% |
| KIPP Truth Academy DALLAS | 440 | 98.2% | 23.7% |
| Key Middle School HOUSTON | 516 | 96.1% | 36.4% |
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy LUBBOCK | 390 | 96.9% | 19.4% |
| Royce West Leadership School DALLAS | 578 | 95.2% | 32.0% |
| Williams Middle School HOUSTON | 352 | 99.7% | 24.0% |
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 Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,552 of 1,635 | #112 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,007 of 1,670 ▲ 581 | #65 of 123 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,263 of 1,670 ▲ 83 | #68 of 123 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #812 of 1,570 | #44 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,215 of 1,749 | #104 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #528 of 1,542 | #29 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #656 of 1,543 | #34 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #28 of 1,648 | #8 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #375 of 437 | #19 of 26 |
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
427
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 98% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 96% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 96% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 97% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 92% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 39 | 11.0:1 | 97% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 94% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 58 | 11.6:1 | 68% (458) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 39 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (417 to 427); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School
The public middle school Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School is located in DALLAS, Texas. The school reports 427 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
DALLAS ISD oversees Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School and 239 other schools, with 140,630 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School is Black (48%). Other groups make up 45% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% White. Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. Middle schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 14.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 98%. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School is 31.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.4%.
Across Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
The shortest distance from Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Harry Stone Montessori Academy. The five-mile area around Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 11.7 in 2020-21.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 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
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
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Harry Stone Montessori Academy0.2 mi · 505
- Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School0.5 mi · 371
- New Tech H S at B F Darrell High School0.5 mi · 407
- Elisha M Pease Elementary School0.7 mi · 828
- H I Holland El at Lisbon0.9 mi · 361
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith1.0 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School?
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School serve?
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School have?
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School?
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School?
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.