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Enrollment
1,560
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001358
South Oak Cliff High School
3601 S MARSALIS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75216 · (214) 932-7000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,560 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Texas public high schools
- CTest 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.
- AThree-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
15.9:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,527 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 | 458 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 416 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 356 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 48.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 16 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 South Oak Cliff High School
South Oak Cliff High School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Oak Cliff High School this school | 1,560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Sterling High School HOUSTON | 1,146 | 93.7% | 37.5% |
| David W Carter High School DALLAS | 1,097 | 91.2% | 35.6% |
| Dunbar High School FORT WORTH | 821 | 92.6% | 24.7% |
| Beaumont United High School BEAUMONT | 2,035 | 91.9% | 26.6% |
| North Forest High School HOUSTON | 905 | 96.2% | 38.2% |
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 South Oak Cliff High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #904 of 1,385 | #45 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #341 of 1,425 ▲ 42 | #25 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #901 of 1,425 ▲ 282 | #49 of 100 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #112 of 1,184 | #6 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,560 | #444 of 2,107 | #41 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #889 of 1,344 | #56 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #644 of 1,346 | #39 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #22 of 1,522 | #7 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.6% | #138 of 672 | #9 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
1,560
+139 (+10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,523
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,560 | 98.2 | 15.9:1 | 98% (1,527) |
| 2023-24 | 1,537 | 104.2 | 14.8:1 | 97% (1,484) |
| 2022-23 | 1,513 | 95.6 | 15.8:1 | 95% (1,430) |
| 2020-21 | 1,421 | 82 | 17.3:1 | 94% (1,341) |
| 2017-18 | 1,204 | 86.4 | 13.9:1 | 90% (1,078) |
| 2015-16 | 1,305 | 85 | 15.3:1 | 92% (1,207) |
| 2010-11 | 1,172 | 86 | 13.6:1 | 81% (946) |
| 2000-01 | 1,361 | 80 | 17.0:1 | 43% (579) |
| 1990-91 | 1,523 | 86 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Oak Cliff High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,204 to 1,560); teachers up 14% (86.4 to 98.2).
About South Oak Cliff High School
In DALLAS, Texas, South Oak Cliff High School is a high-enrollment high school. It has an enrollment of 1,560 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
South Oak Cliff High School is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, which enrolls 140,630 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show South Oak Cliff High School is 58% Black. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic. Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at South Oak Cliff High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 98.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.9:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 98% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Among Texas public high schools, South Oak Cliff High School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
South Oak Cliff High School ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 47.6%. Predicted: 31.9%. Difference: 15.7 points.
In the wider Dallas County area, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. South Oak Cliff High School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Clara Oliver Elementary School is the nearest public school to South Oak Cliff High School, about 0.4 miles away. South Oak Cliff High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, South Oak Cliff High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes South Oak Cliff High School as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 10%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
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Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
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- 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
- Clara Oliver Elementary School0.4 mi · 251
- Barbara M Manns Middle DAEP0.6 mi · 100
- Barbara M Manns H S DAEP0.6 mi · 148
- Elementary' Disciplinary Alternative Education Prg0.6 mi · 8
- Boude Storey Middle School0.6 mi · 379
- Life School Oak Cliff0.7 mi · 1,483
Frequently asked questions
About South Oak Cliff High SchoolHow many students attend South Oak Cliff High School?
South Oak Cliff High School enrolls approximately 1,560 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Oak Cliff High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Oak Cliff High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Oak Cliff High School have?
South Oak Cliff High School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at South Oak Cliff High School?
Student demographics at South Oak Cliff High School are roughly 1% White, 38% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Oak Cliff High School in?
South Oak Cliff High School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.