Enrollment
363
High
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305011190
EARLY COLLEGE H S
3939 VLY VIEW LN BLDG G, DALLAS, TX 75244 · (972) 968-6200 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 22 points.
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
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 42 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
+33 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.6:1
% White
9%
was 5%
% Hispanic
74%
was 84%
% Black
10%
was 4%
% Asian
5%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- TURNER H SHigh · 2,035 students
- SMITH H SHigh · 1,971 students
- CREEKVIEW H SHigh · 1,686 students
- POLK MIDDLEMiddle · 974 students
- BLALACK MIDDLEMiddle · 931 students
- RANCHVIEW H SHigh · 899 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH EL0.7 mi · 834
- TOM C GOOCH EL1.0 mi · 374
- CHAPEL HILL PREPARATORY-A PERSONALIZED LRNING SCH1.2 mi · 404
- THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE1.2 mi · 445
- NATHAN ADAMS EL1.4 mi · 435
- W T WHITE H S1.5 mi · 2,204
Frequently asked questions
About EARLY COLLEGE H SHow large is EARLY COLLEGE H S?
EARLY COLLEGE H S enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 09-12.
Is EARLY COLLEGE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
EARLY COLLEGE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does EARLY COLLEGE H S have?
EARLY COLLEGE H S employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at EARLY COLLEGE H S?
Student demographics at EARLY COLLEGE H S are roughly 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is EARLY COLLEGE H S in?
EARLY COLLEGE H S is part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
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