EARLY COLLEGE H S

As a low-enrollment high school in DALLAS, Texas, EARLY COLLEGE H S educates 363 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; EARLY COLLEGE H S is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EARLY COLLEGE H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 10% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EARLY COLLEGE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.1%; actual is 84.9%, +41.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EARLY COLLEGE H S. On composite proficiency, EARLY COLLEGE H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 74% over that span.

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