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Which teacher or staff member at SAM TASBY MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623011196
Sam Tasby Middle School
7001 FAIR OAKS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75231 · (972) 502-1900 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
746 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 268 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 30% |
Student demographics
55%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sam Tasby Middle School→Emmett J Conrad High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like Sam Tasby Middle School
Sam Tasby Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tasby Middle School this school | 752 | 99.2% | 39.8% |
| Sugar Grove Academy HOUSTON | 777 | 99.0% | 35.4% |
| Travis Middle School AMARILLO | 571 | 94.4% | 38.6% |
| Killough Middle School HOUSTON | 763 | 87.7% | 34.4% |
| Holub Middle School HOUSTON | 686 | 91.4% | 33.4% |
| Alief Middle School HOUSTON | 821 | 89.2% | 35.3% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Sam Tasby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #948 of 1,635 | #40 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #851 of 1,670 ▲ 187 | #55 of 123 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,530 of 1,670 ▼ 150 | #106 of 123 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #214 of 1,570 | #32 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #660 of 1,749 | #46 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,316 of 1,542 | #107 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #707 of 1,543 | #37 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #14 of 1,648 | #3 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #275 of 942 | #42 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
752
-102 (-12%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 99% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 96% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 54.4 | 13.0:1 | 97% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 97% (828) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 71.9 | 13.5:1 | 98% (948) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 97% (809) |
| 2010-11 | 880 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 95% (839) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Tasby Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (969 to 752); teachers down 39% (71.9 to 44).
About Sam Tasby Middle School
Located in DALLAS, Texas, Sam Tasby Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school counted 752 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
DALLAS ISD counts 140,630 students in its 240 schools, and Sam Tasby Middle School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Sam Tasby Middle School is Hispanic: 63%. Next come 17% Black, 13% Asian, and 3% White. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. The diversity index for Sam Tasby Middle School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sam Tasby Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Sam Tasby Middle School. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Sam Tasby Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sam Tasby Middle School is 31.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sam Tasby Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Sam Tasby Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 854 (2020-21) to 752 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.1:1, from 13.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School0.1 mi · 530
- Jill Stone El at Vickery Meadow0.5 mi · 474
- Emmett J Conrad High School0.6 mi · 1,321
- Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School1.1 mi · 670
- Merriman Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 446
- Michael M Boone Elementary School1.3 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Tasby Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sam Tasby Middle School?
Sam Tasby Middle School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sam Tasby Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sam Tasby Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sam Tasby Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sam Tasby Middle School is approximately 17.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sam Tasby Middle School?
At Sam Tasby Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sam Tasby Middle School public or private?
Sam Tasby Middle School 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.