W H ADAMSON H S

W H ADAMSON H S, an expansive high school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD, hosts 1,353 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 70% above typical.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; W H ADAMSON H S is among them.

In terms of who attends, W H ADAMSON H S reports that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 2% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, W H ADAMSON H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.8%; actual is 54.1%, +23.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which W H ADAMSON H S is one.

The closest other public school is FELIX G BOTELLO PERSONALIZED LEARNING EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around W H ADAMSON H S. On composite proficiency, W H ADAMSON H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 1,480 students in 2018 compared to 1,353 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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