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Enrollment
2,164
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001367
Sunset High School
2120 W JEFFERSON BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (972) 502-1500 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,164 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
2,023 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 | 571 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 525 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 494 | 23% |
Student demographics
7%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 44.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 31.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 15 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 Sunset High School
Sunset High School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset High School this school | 2,164 | 93.5% | 48.8% |
| Psja North Early College High School PHARR | 2,166 | 92.6% | 55.3% |
| Psja Early College High School SAN JUAN | 2,300 | 93.7% | 53.3% |
| Mission High School MISSION | 2,154 | 92.2% | 35.8% |
| Rivera Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 2,150 | 94.4% | 45.2% |
| La Joya High School LA JOYA | 2,405 | 93.1% | 36.9% |
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 Sunset High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #860 of 1,385 | #42 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #702 of 1,425 ▼ 85 | #40 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,001 of 1,425 ▲ 92 | #54 of 100 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #840 of 1,184 | #54 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,164 | #262 of 2,107 | #21 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #958 of 1,344 | #65 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #1,247 of 1,346 | #100 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #102 of 1,522 | #18 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #395 of 672 | #24 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
2,164
+86 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,962
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 2,164 | 133.6 | 16.2:1 | 93% (2,023) |
| 2023-24 | 2,147 | 132.3 | 16.2:1 | 92% (1,981) |
| 2022-23 | 2,187 | 127.1 | 17.2:1 | 91% (1,995) |
| 2020-21 | 2,078 | 119 | 17.5:1 | 78% (1,616) |
| 2017-18 | 1,983 | 124.3 | 15.9:1 | 96% (1,899) |
| 2015-16 | 2,048 | 123 | 16.6:1 | 94% (1,923) |
| 2010-11 | 2,319 | 148 | 15.7:1 | 77% (1,794) |
| 2000-01 | 1,706 | 106 | 16.1:1 | 47% (797) |
| 1990-91 | 1,962 | 107 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,983 to 2,164); teachers up 7% (124.3 to 133.6).
About Sunset High School
Sunset High School is one of the public schools in DALLAS, Texas. It is a large high school. Federal data show 2,164 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools with a combined 140,630 students. Sunset High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Sunset High School, about 97 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
Sunset High School has 133.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 33.8%. Sunset High School posts 48.8%, 15.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Sunset High School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sunset High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 48.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 2,078 to 2,164. Students per teacher dropped from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
Sunset High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other Sunset High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunset High. Sunset High School is the largest of the 3.
- Sunset High SchoolPortland, OR · 1,812 students
- Sunset HighCrescent City, CA · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School0.4 mi · 533
- Lida Hooe Elementary School0.4 mi · 310
- Rosemont Lower - Chris V Semos Building0.5 mi · 457
- Rosemont Upper0.6 mi · 459
- W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy0.7 mi · 1,116
- Winnetka Elementary School1.0 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset High School?
Sunset High School enrolls approximately 2,164 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sunset High School serve?
Sunset High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sunset High School have?
Sunset High School employs 134 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunset High School?
At Sunset High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset High School?
Sunset High School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.