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SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY

4518 POMONA RD, DALLAS, TX 75209 · (972) 794-8700 · Dallas County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
61 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 4
90
Grade 5
90
Grade 6
93
Grade 7
88
Grade 8
85
Student demographics
White
25657%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
9421%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
153%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
358%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
399%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21648%
Female
23052%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
99.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
95.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 99 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
95.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% 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 27 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 →

About SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY

SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY is a low-enrollment junior high in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. The school works with 446 students in grades 4 through 8. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY 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 67.9%; this one delivers 95.0%, a residual of +27.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, 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), SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HENRY W LONGFELLOW CAREER EXPLORATION ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 49.0%.

SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY operates from a metropolitan location.

On allk12, the feed for SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
4518 POMONA RD, DALLAS, TX 75209
Phone
(972) 794-8700
County
Dallas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–08
Total enrollment
446
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
61 (14%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623013736
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY
What is the total enrollment at SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY?
SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY serve?
SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY is approximately 17.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY?
Student demographics at SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY are roughly 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY in?
SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY is part of DALLAS ISD.
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