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Which teacher or staff member at FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT H S OF INNOVATION deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
720
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001343
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation
525 BONNIE VIEW RD, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 925-6800 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
703 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 247 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 18% |
Student demographics
50%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation this school | 720 | 97.6% | 29.1% |
| YES Prep - Southside HOUSTON | 860 | 95.9% | 35.2% |
| Houston High School SAN ANTONIO | 800 | 95.1% | 27.2% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy BALCH SPRINGS | 618 | 93.4% | 30.1% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins High School DALLAS | 921 | 97.9% | 24.8% |
| KIPP Northeast College Preparatory HOUSTON | 614 | 94.1% | 38.3% |
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 Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #1,341 of 1,385 | #93 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #933 of 1,425 ▲ 213 | #60 of 100 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,303 of 1,425 ▲ 8 | #86 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #370 of 1,184 | #13 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #736 of 2,107 | #58 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #728 of 1,344 | #38 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #686 of 1,346 | #44 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #25 of 1,522 | #8 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #634 of 672 | #38 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
720
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,184
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 720 | 48.2 | 14.9:1 | 98% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 57 | 11.9:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 44.6 | 16.8:1 | 96% (717) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 92% (637) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 42.7 | 16.7:1 | 93% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 79% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 54 | 13.1:1 | 84% (599) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 39% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 1,184 | 76 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (712 to 720); teachers up 13% (42.7 to 48.2).
About Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, a medium-sized high school, is located in DALLAS, Texas. The school enrolls 720 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation falls under DALLAS ISD, which has 240 schools enrolling 140,630 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, at 60%. The next largest groups are 36% Black. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, with 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
allk12 grades Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation scores 29.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.0%.
Within Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The nearest other public school, Cedar Crest Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation's enrollment grew 4%, to 720.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Cedar Crest Elementary School0.3 mi · 457
- Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School0.7 mi · 398
- N W Harllee Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 148
- Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt1.0 mi · 476
- School of Science and Engineering1.0 mi · 505
- Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School1.0 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin D Roosevelt H S of InnovationWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation?
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation serve?
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation is approximately 14.9:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation?
At Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, the student body is approximately 1% White, 60% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation public or private?
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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