Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013856
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove
9610 BRUTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (972) 925-3700 · Dallas County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
357 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 24% |
Student demographics
8%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
97.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
95.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 95 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 83.0% | 14.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 65.0% | 30.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% |
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 | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2021-22 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2020-21 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+52.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% 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 53 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 School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove this school | 385 | 92.7% | 86.7% |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School SAN ELIZARIO | 408 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
| Fabens Middle School FABENS | 394 | 93.1% | 33.0% |
| Dwight Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 409 | 90.2% | 28.6% |
| IDEA La Joya College Preparatory LA JOYA | 344 | 91.3% | 42.0% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep AUSTIN | 393 | 92.9% | 20.2% |
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 School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #8 of 1,635 | #3 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #4 of 1,670 ▲ 2 | #3 of 123 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #5 of 1,670 ▼ 2 | #3 of 123 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,227 of 1,570 | #81 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #1,290 of 1,749 | #107 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,128 of 1,542 | #94 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #1,415 of 1,543 | #122 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #174 of 1,648 | #33 of 121 |
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
385
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 93% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 90% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 24.5 | 15.6:1 | 86% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 89% (347) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove.
About School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove is a small middle school in DALLAS, Texas. The school teaches grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 385 students. That is 40% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
DALLAS ISD enrolls 140,630 students, and its 240 schools include School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove.
At School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, 96% of students are Hispanic. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove are from different groups.
The school's 24 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Texas public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 86.7% is 52.6 points above the 34.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
KIPP Pleasant Grove Primary School is the nearest public school to School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, about 0.2 miles away. School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 86.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 390 to 385. Students per teacher dropped from 17.7 in 2020-21 to 16.0 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
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Frequently asked questions
About School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant GroveHow large is School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove?
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove serve?
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove have?
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove?
At School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove public or private?
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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