Enrollment
168
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623005441
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School
1201 E EIGHTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 925-5940 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- C+Three-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
10.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
133 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 | 39 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%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
98.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 62.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 46.0% | 35.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 98.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 73.0% |
| 2020-21 | 76.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+42.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 42 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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School this school | 168 | 79.2% | 82.3% |
| Citylab High School DALLAS | 150 | 81.3% | 49.1% |
| St Philip's College Early College High School SAN ANTONIO | 305 | 78.0% | 75.8% |
| Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy DALLAS | 149 | 85.2% | 38.2% |
| Arlington College and Career High School ARLINGTON | 340 | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School FORT WORTH | 347 | 80.4% | 64.5% |
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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #69 of 1,385 | #12 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #209 of 1,425 ▲ 175 | #15 of 100 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #12 of 1,425 ▲ 2 | #7 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #709 of 1,184 | #42 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,407 of 2,107 | #105 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #409 of 1,522 | #58 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.2% | #11 of 557 | #5 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
168
-69 (-29%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 168 | 16.5 | 10.2:1 | 79% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 17.1 | 10.0:1 | 77% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 16 | 11.2:1 | 71% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 73% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 22.4 | 14.8:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 80% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 71% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 23 | 8.6:1 | 46% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (331 to 168); teachers down 27% (22.4 to 16.5).
About Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is a small high school in Texas, located in DALLAS. Enrollment is 168 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 79% smaller than average.
DALLAS ISD has 240 schools and 140,630 students, and Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is one of those schools.
At 76%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School combined. After that, the student body is 19% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. By the diversity index, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School comes in at 39%.
Its 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 79%. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
The allk12 Grade for Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is A. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is 39.9%. It actually posts 82.3%, which is 42.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Dallas County has about 2,621,179 residents, and median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
The school nearest to Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School had 237 students in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25, a 29% decrease. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet0.0 mi · 494
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- Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt0.0 mi · 476
- N W Harllee Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High SchoolHow large is Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School?
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 09-12.
Is Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School have?
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School?
At Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 76% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School in?
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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