SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED

SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED operates as a small 9-12 campus in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 555 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that works with 140,630 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED records that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 34% White, 12% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Dallas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 100.0%, a residual of +43.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is MARVIN E ROBINSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MGMT, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 78.3%.

SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED has expanded 101%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 555 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 37% to 42%.

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