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NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S

4730 LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX 75216 · (214) 932-7600 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Enrollment
407
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
368 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
Grade 9
122
Grade 10
112
Grade 11
95
Grade 12
78
Student demographics
White
133%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
30174%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
8421%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
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
Male
20951%
Female
19849%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +5.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 25 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
407
+44 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.7:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
74%
was 69%
% Black
21%
was 28%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S

NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S is a secondary school of close-knit scale in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD, caters to 407 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.4%; actual is 59.1%, +24.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: WHITNEY M YOUNG JR EL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 407). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 28% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
4730 LANCASTER RD, DALLAS, TX 75216
Phone
(214) 932-7600
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
407
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
368 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001204
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S
How many students attend NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S?
NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S serve?
NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S is approximately 16.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S?
At NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S, the student body is approximately 3% White, 74% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S public or private?
NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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