Enrollment
342
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623012028
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
1700 E CAMP WISDOM, DALLAS, TX 75241 · (214) 932-7300 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Texas public high schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
18.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
278 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 97 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 70.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 48.0% | 36.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 79.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 41 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 Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy this school | 342 | 81.3% | 80.4% |
| South Early College High School HOUSTON | 452 | 81.0% | 66.3% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School DESOTO | 191 | 83.2% | 38.0% |
| Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men HOUSTON | 251 | 76.5% | 42.3% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep High School DALLAS | 414 | 82.1% | 39.3% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy FORT WORTH | 418 | 74.4% | 50.4% |
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 Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #95 of 1,385 | #15 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #267 of 1,425 ▲ 62 | #18 of 100 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #96 of 1,425 ▼ 28 | #17 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #841 of 1,184 | #55 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,098 of 2,107 | #91 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,195 of 1,344 | #83 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #611 of 1,346 | #33 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #368 of 1,522 | #54 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #519 of 557 | #54 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
342
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 342 | 18.9 | 18.1:1 | 81% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 18.8 | 17.9:1 | 73% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 20.7 | 16.6:1 | 70% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 73% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 82% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 86% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 78% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (346 to 342); teachers down 5% (20 to 18.9).
About Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
Students in DALLAS, Texas, attend Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, a low-enrollment high school. In all, 342 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 57% below the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
DALLAS ISD runs Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy along with 239 other schools, enrolling 140,630 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is Hispanic: 57%. The next largest groups are 39% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 15 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
On staff are 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 81%.
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Texas public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.4% is 41.4 points above the 39.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Dallas County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy.
Of the public schools around it, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is closest to Otto M Fridia Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.9%; Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's is 80.4%, ranking 1st of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 54 students, from 396 to 342.
The Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy?
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy serve?
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is approximately 18.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy?
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 57% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy?
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate 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.