J L LONG MIDDLE

As a sprawling junior high in DALLAS, Texas, J L LONG MIDDLE enrolls 1,079 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by DALLAS ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), J L LONG MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, J L LONG MIDDLE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 28% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, J L LONG MIDDLE has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting J L LONG MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J L LONG MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), J L LONG MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WOODROW WILSON H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J L LONG MIDDLE at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 1,480 students in 2018 compared to 1,079 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 60% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.