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What's the one class at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING every student should take?
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Enrollment
505
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623003641
School of Science and Engineering
1201 E EIGHTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 925-5960 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public high 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
330 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 126 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
100.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
98.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 61.0% | 39.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 54.0% | 2.0% | 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 | 100.0% | 98.0% |
| 2024-25 | 100.0% | 99.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 99.0% |
| 2022-23 | 100.0% | 94.0% |
| 2021-22 | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2020-21 | 97.0% | 94.0% |
% 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
99.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+53.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 99% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 54 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 of Science and Engineering
School of Science and Engineering's state test result (99.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Science and Engineering this school | 505 | 65.3% | 99.5% |
| Iltexas Garland High School GARLAND | 604 | 68.0% | 52.3% |
| Impact Early College High School BAYTOWN | 413 | 64.4% | 74.4% |
| Early College High School DALLAS | 363 | 70.5% | 83.0% |
| South Texas ISD Health Professions MERCEDES | 781 | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Palacios Junior Senior High School PALACIOS | 655 | 69.6% | 45.4% |
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 School of Science and Engineering ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 99.5% | #2 of 1,385 | #2 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #3 of 1,425 ▼ 1 | #2 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 1,425 no change | #1 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,033 of 1,184 | #76 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #886 of 2,107 | #73 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,264 of 1,344 | #90 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #762 of 1,346 | #49 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #690 of 1,522 | #80 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #237 of 672 | #15 of 43 |
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
505
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 505 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 65% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 65% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 57% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 54% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 22.8 | 18.8:1 | 61% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 27% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School of Science and Engineering.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (428 to 505); teachers up 14% (22.8 to 26).
About School of Science and Engineering
School of Science and Engineering is a public high school in DALLAS, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 505 students. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
School of Science and Engineering is one of the 240 schools that make up DALLAS ISD (140,630 students in total).
Of every 100 students at School of Science and Engineering, about 71 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 11% White, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The diversity index for School of Science and Engineering is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
School of Science and Engineering has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. At School of Science and Engineering, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 12 points.
On the allk12 Grade, School of Science and Engineering lands at A, ahead of 93% of Texas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, School of Science and Engineering would score about 45.8%. It scores 99.5%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, School of Science and Engineering among them.
Among nearby public schools, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, School of Science and Engineering ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 513 students in 2020-21 and 505 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to School of Science and Engineering can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Nearby schools
- Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School0.0 mi · 168
- School for the Talented and Gifted0.0 mi · 555
- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet0.0 mi · 494
- Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt0.0 mi · 476
- School of Health Professions0.0 mi · 497
- N W Harllee Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About School of Science and EngineeringHow many students attend School of Science and Engineering?
School of Science and Engineering enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does School of Science and Engineering serve?
School of Science and Engineering serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does School of Science and Engineering have?
School of Science and Engineering employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at School of Science and Engineering?
Student demographics at School of Science and Engineering are roughly 11% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is School of Science and Engineering in?
School of Science and Engineering is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.