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Enrollment
821
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001853
Dunbar High School
5700 RAMEY AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76112 · (817) 815-3000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
760 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 228 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 174 | 21% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 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 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 10.0% | 42.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 3.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 1.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Dunbar High School
Dunbar High School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar High School this school | 821 | 92.6% | 24.7% |
| David W Carter High School DALLAS | 1,097 | 91.2% | 35.6% |
| Sterling High School HOUSTON | 1,146 | 93.7% | 37.5% |
| La Marque High School LA MARQUE | 737 | 88.5% | 30.6% |
| KIPP Sunnyside High School HOUSTON | 622 | 91.5% | 34.8% |
| Wheatley High School HOUSTON | 537 | 96.5% | 38.2% |
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 Dunbar High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,370 of 1,385 | #68 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,362 of 1,425 ▲ 35 | #72 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,399 of 1,425 ▲ 16 | #70 of 76 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #892 of 1,184 | #46 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #667 of 2,107 | #52 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #694 of 1,344 | #29 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #585 of 1,346 | #62 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #126 of 1,522 | #7 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #210 of 557 | #13 of 35 |
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
821
-102 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,299
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 821 | 55.4 | 14.8:1 | 93% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 56.2 | 15.3:1 | 91% (779) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 55.4 | 15.6:1 | 95% (818) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 63 | 14.7:1 | 92% (851) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 69.9 | 13.3:1 | 83% (775) |
| 2015-16 | 863 | 73 | 11.8:1 | 72% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 74 | 11.0:1 | 64% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 1,195 | 82 | 14.6:1 | 40% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 1,299 | 67 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (933 to 821); teachers down 21% (69.9 to 55.4).
About Dunbar High School
A mid-sized high school in FORT WORTH, Texas, Dunbar High School is part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 821 students in 2024-25.
FORT WORTH ISD has 136 schools; together they serve 70,612 students.
The student body at Dunbar High School is 58% Black. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the Black share is about 18%. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Dunbar High School are from different groups.
Dunbar High School reported 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Roughly 93% of students at Dunbar High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Dunbar High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Texas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dunbar High School is -9.5 points: 24.7% actual, 34.2% predicted.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Dunbar High School.
New Heights sits about 0.1 miles from Dunbar High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Dunbar High School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Dunbar High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 102 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- South Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other Dunbar High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dunbar High. Dunbar High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 1,734 students
- Dunbar High SchoolWashington, DC · 892 students
Nearby schools
- New Heights0.1 mi · 588
- Maudrie Walton Elementary School0.2 mi · 271
- J Martin Jacquet Middle School0.4 mi · 580
- Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School0.6 mi · 417
- Maude I Logan Elementary School0.7 mi · 319
- Young Men's Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar High SchoolHow large is Dunbar High School?
Dunbar High School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dunbar High School serve?
Dunbar High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunbar High School is approximately 14.8:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunbar High School?
At Dunbar High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 36% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dunbar High School public or private?
Dunbar High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.