H GRADY SPRUCE H S

H GRADY SPRUCE H S is a substantial secondary school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD. The school hosts 1,370 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so H GRADY SPRUCE H S sits 72% above that benchmark.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), H GRADY SPRUCE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, H GRADY SPRUCE H S records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). Other groups include 13% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, H GRADY SPRUCE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.8%; this one delivers 27.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. H GRADY SPRUCE H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: A+ SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H GRADY SPRUCE H S. On composite proficiency, H GRADY SPRUCE H S comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H GRADY SPRUCE H S has fell 24%, going from 1,794 students in 2018 to 1,370 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 20% to 13% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the H GRADY SPRUCE H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.