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Enrollment
937
High
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT HEARTS TEXAS·NCES 480144113888
Great Hearts Irving Upper
3520 WORLD CUP, IRVING, TX 75038 · (469) 725-0014 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL937 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
177 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 6 | 222 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 5% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 39.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 35.0% | 23.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Great Hearts Irving Upper
Great Hearts Irving Upper's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Irving Upper this school | 937 | 18.9% | 68.2% |
| Emerson High School MCKINNEY | 1,844 | 17.1% | 71.8% |
| Panther Creek High School FRISCO | 1,253 | 16.1% | 69.7% |
| Tompkins High School KATY | 3,155 | 16.8% | 86.8% |
| Frisco High School FRISCO | 1,985 | 22.1% | 69.8% |
| Westwood High School AUSTIN | 2,858 | 12.5% | 82.0% |
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 Great Hearts Irving Upper ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #277 of 1,385 | #21 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #202 of 1,425 ▼ 19 | #14 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #222 of 1,425 ▼ 24 | #22 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #601 of 1,184 | #32 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 937 | #613 of 2,107 | #52 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #836 of 1,344 | #51 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #56 of 1,346 | #5 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #1,459 of 1,522 | #106 of 107 |
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
937
+341 (+57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 937 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 19% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 22% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 46.5 | 16.3:1 | 24% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 19% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Irving Upper.
About Great Hearts Irving Upper
Great Hearts Irving Upper is a mid-sized high school in IRVING, Texas, under GREAT HEARTS TEXAS. Enrollment stands at 937 students, covering grades 6 through 12.
Great Hearts Irving Upper is among 13 schools run by GREAT HEARTS TEXAS, which serves 12,926 students.
At Great Hearts Irving Upper, Asian students make up the biggest share, 36%. The remaining students are 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Asian share is about 7%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Irving Upper is 15.6:1, based on 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Great Hearts Irving Upper counts 19% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Great Hearts Irving Upper is +2.6 points: 68.2% actual, 65.6% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Great Hearts Irving, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Great Hearts Irving Upper is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Great Hearts Irving Upper is run as a public charter school.
Great Hearts Irving Upper reported 596 students in 2020-21 and 937 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
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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 GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
- Great Hearts Northern OaksCombined · 1,430 students
- Great Hearts Forest HeightsCombined · 1,335 students
- Great Hearts Western HillsCombined · 1,326 students
- Great Hearts LakesideCombined · 1,279 students
- Great Hearts Live OakCombined · 1,153 students
- Great Hearts ArlingtonCombined · 998 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Great Hearts Irving0.7 mi · 719
- Winfree Academy Charter School (irving)0.9 mi · 173
- Houston Middle School1.5 mi · 758
- Clifton Early Childhood1.6 mi · 420
- North Lake Early College High School1.6 mi · 291
- Jackie Mae Townsell Elementary School1.7 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts Irving UpperHow many students attend Great Hearts Irving Upper?
Great Hearts Irving Upper enrolls approximately 937 students in grades 06-12.
Is Great Hearts Irving Upper an elementary, middle, or high school?
Great Hearts Irving Upper is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Great Hearts Irving Upper have?
Great Hearts Irving Upper employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Great Hearts Irving Upper?
Student demographics at Great Hearts Irving Upper are roughly 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 36% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Great Hearts Irving Upper in?
Great Hearts Irving Upper is part of GREAT HEARTS TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.