Enrollment
363
High
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305011190
Early College High School
3939 VLY VIEW LN BLDG G, DALLAS, TX 75244 · (972) 968-6200 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
256 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 23% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 59.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 50.0% | 21.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 39 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 →
Schools most like Early College High School
Early College High School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early College High School this school | 363 | 70.5% | 83.0% |
| Texas Academy of Biomedical FORT WORTH | 374 | 72.7% | 67.3% |
| Impact Early College High School BAYTOWN | 413 | 64.4% | 74.4% |
| Infinity Early College High School PORTER | 358 | 66.5% | 76.7% |
| Uplift Infinity Prep High School IRVING | 357 | 74.5% | 50.7% |
| Beta Academy HOUSTON | 537 | 64.4% | 63.0% |
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 Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #61 of 1,385 | #10 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #74 of 1,425 ▲ 24 | #7 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #316 of 1,425 ▼ 99 | #24 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #62 of 1,184 | #6 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #1,063 of 2,107 | #87 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #1,319 of 1,344 | #95 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #836 of 1,346 | #55 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #566 of 1,522 | #72 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #372 of 672 | #22 of 43 |
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
363
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 363 | 15.1 | 24.0:1 | 71% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 16.5 | 21.5:1 | 70% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 16 | 22.3:1 | 76% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 76% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 80% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 12 | 25.5:1 | 76% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 9 | 28.0:1 | 77% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (330 to 363); teachers up 8% (14 to 15.1).
About Early College High School
Early College High School is a public high school run by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD in DALLAS, Texas. A federal count lists 363 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
Federal data list 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, with 24,165 students enrolled.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Early College High School combined. The remaining students are 10% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Early College High School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Early College High School reports 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Early College High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Early College High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 39.4 points above it (83.0% actual, 43.6% predicted).
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Early College High School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Early College High School's average proficiency of 83.0% compares with 41.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Early College High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 341 in 2020-21 and 363 in 2024-25, a increase of 22 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Early College High schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Early College High. Early College High School is the largest of the 7.
- Early College High SchoolLEANDER, TX · 267 students
- Early College High SchoolSalem, OR · 193 students
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLDEMING, NM · 180 students
- Early College HighCosta Mesa, CA · 177 students
- Early College High SchoolNashville, TN · 174 students
Nearby schools
- George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School0.7 mi · 834
- Tom C Gooch Elementary School1.0 mi · 374
- Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School1.2 mi · 404
- Thomas C Marsh Middle School1.2 mi · 445
- Nathan Adams Elementary School1.4 mi · 435
- W T White High School1.5 mi · 2,204
Frequently asked questions
About Early College High SchoolHow large is Early College High School?
Early College High School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 09-12.
Is Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Early College High School have?
Early College High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Early College High School?
Student demographics at Early College High School are roughly 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Early College High School in?
Early College High School is part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.