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What's the most underrated thing about H GRADY SPRUCE H S that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,370
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001360
H Grady Spruce High School
9733 OLD SEAGOVILLE RD, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (972) 892-5500 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,370 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.6:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,321 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 | 428 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 375 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 295 | 22% |
Student demographics
29%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
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 16.0% | 37.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 H Grady Spruce High School
H Grady Spruce High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H Grady Spruce High School this school | 1,370 | 96.4% | 27.3% |
| W W Samuell High School DALLAS | 1,709 | 95.7% | 40.4% |
| Northside High School HOUSTON | 1,058 | 95.6% | 37.7% |
| Polytechnic High School FORT WORTH | 1,375 | 91.3% | 19.5% |
| Furr High School HOUSTON | 914 | 94.5% | 38.5% |
| YES Prep North Forest HOUSTON | 991 | 94.0% | 38.1% |
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 H Grady Spruce High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,355 of 1,385 | #94 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,136 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | #76 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,397 of 1,425 ▲ 20 | #99 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #799 of 1,184 | #49 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,370 | #482 of 2,107 | #44 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #650 of 1,344 | #31 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #1,036 of 1,346 | #87 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #43 of 1,522 | #13 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #80 of 557 | #18 of 55 |
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
1,370
-427 (-24%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,560
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,370 | 94.2 | 14.6:1 | 96% (1,321) |
| 2023-24 | 1,460 | 101.7 | 14.4:1 | 96% (1,406) |
| 2022-23 | 1,558 | 106.5 | 14.6:1 | 96% (1,489) |
| 2020-21 | 1,797 | 114 | 15.8:1 | 96% (1,718) |
| 2017-18 | 1,794 | 117.5 | 15.3:1 | 92% (1,647) |
| 2015-16 | 1,707 | 100 | 17.1:1 | 83% (1,421) |
| 2010-11 | 999 | 78 | 12.8:1 | 89% (890) |
| 2000-01 | 1,574 | 108 | 14.6:1 | 45% (707) |
| 1990-91 | 1,560 | 86 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H Grady Spruce High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,794 to 1,370); teachers down 20% (117.5 to 94.2).
About H Grady Spruce High School
H Grady Spruce High School is a large high school serving families in DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment totals 1,370 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 72% larger than the average for high schools in Texas.
DALLAS ISD serves 140,630 students across 240 schools.
H Grady Spruce High School is 83% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 13% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. The diversity index for H Grady Spruce High School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 94.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. H Grady Spruce High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 96%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, H Grady Spruce High School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Texas public high schools.
H Grady Spruce High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.3% is 5.3 points below the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. H Grady Spruce High School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
H Grady Spruce High School's closest public school neighbor is A+ Secondary School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, H Grady Spruce High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,797 to 1,370, a 24% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.8:1 to 14.6:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About H Grady Spruce High SchoolHow large is H Grady Spruce High School?
H Grady Spruce High School enrolls approximately 1,370 students in grades 09-12.
Is H Grady Spruce High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
H Grady Spruce High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at H Grady Spruce High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at H Grady Spruce High School.
How diverse is H Grady Spruce High School?
H Grady Spruce High School reports a student body of 2% White, 83% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is H Grady Spruce High School in?
H Grady Spruce High School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.