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Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623006089
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
5314 BOAZ ST, DALLAS, TX 75209 · (972) 749-5400 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
350 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 166 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 29% |
Student demographics
40%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
95.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
80.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 70.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 43.0% | 18.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 95.0% | 80.0% |
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 97.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 89.0% | 82.0% |
| 2020-21 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+43.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 44 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 →
Schools most like Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy this school | 449 | 78.0% | 84.3% |
| Canyon Hills Middle School EL PASO | 408 | 81.9% | 38.0% |
| Charles Middle School EL PASO | 372 | 82.0% | 41.6% |
| Dumas Intermediate School DUMAS | 619 | 77.5% | 40.3% |
| Jackson Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 640 | 74.8% | 34.1% |
| Paredes Middle School AUSTIN | 635 | 78.3% | 17.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #12 of 1,635 | #4 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #50 of 1,670 ▲ 18 | #9 of 123 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #6 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #4 of 123 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #113 of 1,570 | #23 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #1,173 of 1,749 | #95 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,498 of 1,542 | #120 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #1,098 of 1,543 | #80 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #561 of 1,648 | #86 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #292 of 437 | #16 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
449
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 78% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 73% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 71% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 77% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 86% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 84% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 82% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 56% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (421 to 449); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy sits in DALLAS, Texas, and is classified as a middle school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 449 students. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The 240 schools of DALLAS ISD, including Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, enroll 140,630 students.
More than half of the students at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy are Hispanic (76%). Other reported shares: 10% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. The diversity index for Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 78% at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 77%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy would score about 40.4%. It scores 84.3%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Dallas County area, 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%. Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy's nearest public school is Highland Park High School (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 450 students in 2020-21 and 449 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration AcademyHow large is Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy?
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-08.
Is Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy have?
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy?
At Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, the student body is approximately 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy?
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.