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Enrollment
2,006
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623007565
MOISES E MOLINA H S
2355 DUNCANVILLE RD, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 502-1000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,006 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,870 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,006
-215 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
94%
was 96%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MOISES E MOLINA H S
Located at 2355 DUNCANVILLE RD, in DALLAS, Texas, MOISES E MOLINA H S is a heavily attended four-year high school that caters to 2,006 students (grades 9 through 12), part of DALLAS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so MOISES E MOLINA H S sits 152% larger than that benchmark.
MOISES E MOLINA H S is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that educates 140,630 students overall.
Demographically, MOISES E MOLINA H S lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%); the rest comes out to 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the resource side, MOISES E MOLINA H S shows 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOISES E MOLINA H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.
Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MOISES E MOLINA H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: LIFE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN CREEK, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOISES E MOLINA H S. On composite proficiency, MOISES E MOLINA H S comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. MOISES E MOLINA H S's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,221 (now 2,006).
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
- SEAGOVILLE H SHigh · 1,786 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- LIFE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN CREEK0.2 mi · 354
- MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE EL0.2 mi · 538
- TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW0.5 mi · 474
- LESLIE A STEMMONS EL0.8 mi · 603
- NANCY J COCHRAN EL1.2 mi · 455
- CELESTINO MAURICIO SOTO JR EL1.3 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About MOISES E MOLINA H SHow large is MOISES E MOLINA H S?
MOISES E MOLINA H S enrolls approximately 2,006 students in grades 09-12.
Is MOISES E MOLINA H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOISES E MOLINA H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MOISES E MOLINA H S have?
MOISES E MOLINA H S employs 125 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at MOISES E MOLINA H S?
Student demographics at MOISES E MOLINA H S are roughly 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is MOISES E MOLINA H S in?
MOISES E MOLINA H S is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.