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Enrollment
2,035
High
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000806
Turner High School
1600 JOSEY LN, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-5400 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,035 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
136 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,352 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 609 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 516 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 508 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 402 | 20% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 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 | 5.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Turner High School
Turner High School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner High School this school | 2,035 | 66.4% | 43.9% |
| John A Dubiski Career High School GRAND PRAIRIE | 1,574 | 65.5% | 65.4% |
| Marshall High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,634 | 65.4% | 53.4% |
| Legacy of Educational Excellence High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,285 | 66.3% | 50.0% |
| Pasadena Memorial High School PASADENA | 3,177 | 65.2% | 63.9% |
| Akins Early College High School AUSTIN | 2,421 | 63.8% | 40.5% |
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 Turner High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,023 of 1,385 | #56 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,011 of 1,425 ▼ 171 | #64 of 100 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,320 of 1,425 ▼ 119 | #90 of 100 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #745 of 1,184 | #46 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,035 | #311 of 2,107 | #26 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #722 of 1,344 | #37 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #927 of 1,346 | #70 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #662 of 1,522 | #77 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #538 of 557 | #55 of 55 |
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
2,035
-100 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 2,095
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 2,035 | 136.3 | 14.9:1 | 66% (1,352) |
| 2023-24 | 2,010 | 143.9 | 14.0:1 | 70% (1,401) |
| 2022-23 | 2,107 | 136.3 | 15.5:1 | 70% (1,474) |
| 2020-21 | 2,135 | 131 | 16.3:1 | 74% (1,586) |
| 2017-18 | 2,048 | 135.5 | 15.1:1 | 70% (1,432) |
| 2015-16 | 2,096 | 134 | 15.6:1 | 70% (1,473) |
| 2010-11 | 2,019 | 145 | 13.9:1 | 67% (1,359) |
| 2000-01 | 2,070 | 161 | 12.9:1 | 33% (677) |
| 1990-91 | 2,095 | 17 | 123.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,048 to 2,035); teachers up 1% (135.5 to 136.3).
About Turner High School
In CARROLLTON, Texas, Turner High School is a large high school. A total of 2,035 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 156% higher.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD counts 24,165 students in its 39 schools, and Turner High School is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 78% of enrollment at Turner High School. The remaining students are 9% White, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Turner High School comes in at 38%.
Teachers at the school number 136.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. Roughly 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Turner High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.3% for Turner High School. The school posts 43.9%, 1.4 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The closest public school to Turner High School is Central Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 44.6% proficiency; Turner High School posts 43.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,035 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 2,135. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.3:1 to 14.9:1.
Discussions about Turner High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other Turner High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Turner High. Turner High School is the largest of the 5.
- Turner HighKansas City, KS · 1,147 students
- Turner HighBeloit, WI · 459 students
- Turner High SchoolBurneyville, OK · 107 students
- Turner High SchoolTurner, MT · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.2 mi · 455
- Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch0.4 mi · 214
- Huie Special Educ Center0.5 mi · 111
- Perry Middle School0.6 mi · 825
- Carrollton Elementary School0.6 mi · 505
- Blair Elementary School0.9 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Turner High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Turner High School?
Turner High School enrolls approximately 2,035 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Turner High School serve?
Turner High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Turner High School is approximately 14.9:1 (136 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Turner High School?
At Turner High School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 78% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Turner High School public or private?
Turner High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.