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What tradition at W E GREINER EXPLORATORY ARTS ACADEMY should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,116
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001266
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
501 S EDGEFIELD AVE, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (972) 925-7100 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,015 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 348 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 371 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 397 | 36% |
Student demographics
18%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
Students here typically continue to
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy→Sunset High School
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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy this school | 1,116 | 90.9% | 42.8% |
| Stovall Middle School HOUSTON | 1,039 | 91.0% | 23.6% |
| Rosemont Middle School FORT WORTH | 1,166 | 90.7% | 28.5% |
| Hambrick Middle School HOUSTON | 965 | 89.2% | 32.3% |
| Alice Johnson Junior High School CHANNELVIEW | 1,112 | 91.7% | 30.9% |
| Grantham Academy HOUSTON | 1,006 | 87.5% | 28.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #806 of 1,635 | #29 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #488 of 1,670 ▲ 293 | #26 of 123 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #398 of 1,670 ▲ 39 | #24 of 123 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,060 of 1,570 | #62 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #177 of 1,749 | #5 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,209 of 1,542 | #101 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #1,314 of 1,543 | #112 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #223 of 1,648 | #38 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #86 of 942 | #17 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,116
-569 (-34%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,675
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,116 | 68 | 16.4:1 | 91% (1,015) |
| 2023-24 | 1,153 | 81 | 14.2:1 | 87% (1,008) |
| 2022-23 | 1,279 | 91.7 | 13.9:1 | 85% (1,092) |
| 2020-21 | 1,685 | 109 | 15.5:1 | 80% (1,356) |
| 2017-18 | 1,721 | 102 | 16.9:1 | 78% (1,338) |
| 2015-16 | 1,511 | 95 | 15.9:1 | 86% (1,299) |
| 2010-11 | 1,672 | 115 | 14.5:1 | 84% (1,410) |
| 2000-01 | 1,785 | 114 | 15.7:1 | 73% (1,296) |
| 1990-91 | 1,675 | 99 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,721 to 1,116); teachers down 33% (102 to 68).
About W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
The public middle school W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is located in DALLAS, Texas. Total enrollment is 1,116 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 74% higher.
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy belongs to DALLAS ISD, a district of 240 schools and 140,630 students.
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is 90% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black and 2% White. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy scores 18%.
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Among Texas public middle schools, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.9%. W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy scores 42.8%.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Winnetka Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's student count decreased 34% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Winnetka Elementary School0.4 mi · 693
- Sunset High School0.7 mi · 2,164
- Lida Hooe Elementary School0.7 mi · 310
- John F Peeler Elementary School0.8 mi · 353
- Rosemont Upper0.8 mi · 459
- Rosemont Lower - Chris V Semos Building0.9 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About W E Greiner Exploratory Arts AcademyHow large is W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy?
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy serve?
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy.
What is the student diversity at W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy?
Student demographics at W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy in?
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.