SAM TASBY MIDDLE

As a reasonably sized intermediate school in DALLAS, Texas, SAM TASBY MIDDLE teaches 752 students from grades 6 through 8, part of DALLAS ISD.

SAM TASBY MIDDLE is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that enrolls 140,630 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAM TASBY MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 13% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SAM TASBY MIDDLE shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SAM TASBY MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SAM TASBY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SAM TASBY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

JACK LOWE SR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SAM TASBY MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

SAM TASBY MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 969 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 18% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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