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Enrollment
1,353
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001206
W H Adamson High School
309 E NINTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 749-1400 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,353 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Texas public high 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.
- B+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
14.5:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,335 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 | 378 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 340 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%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
Feeds from
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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 51.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 23 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 W H Adamson High School
W H Adamson High School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H Adamson High School this school | 1,353 | 98.7% | 54.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School DALLAS | 1,516 | 97.6% | 42.8% |
| Lopez Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,739 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
| Dr Leo Cigarroa High School LAREDO | 1,379 | 95.8% | 37.8% |
| Lanier High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,620 | 96.5% | 30.4% |
| Rio Grande City High School RIO GRANDE CITY | 1,670 | 96.2% | 42.7% |
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 W H Adamson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #664 of 1,385 | #33 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #598 of 1,425 ▼ 189 | #35 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #721 of 1,425 ▲ 59 | #38 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #424 of 1,184 | #19 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,353 | #488 of 2,107 | #45 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #632 of 1,344 | #30 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,217 of 1,346 | #99 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #15 of 1,522 | #4 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #286 of 557 | #33 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
1,353
-205 (-13%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,353 | 93.6 | 14.5:1 | 99% (1,335) |
| 2023-24 | 1,398 | 98.6 | 14.2:1 | 98% (1,368) |
| 2022-23 | 1,482 | 87.4 | 17.0:1 | 96% (1,419) |
| 2020-21 | 1,558 | 99 | 15.7:1 | 97% (1,510) |
| 2017-18 | 1,480 | 90 | 16.4:1 | 92% (1,364) |
| 2015-16 | 1,515 | 84 | 18.0:1 | 93% (1,403) |
| 2010-11 | 1,336 | 86 | 15.5:1 | 81% (1,086) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 78 | 16.1:1 | 54% (683) |
| 1990-91 | 1,356 | 77 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W H Adamson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,480 to 1,353); teachers up 4% (90 to 93.6).
About W H Adamson High School
This page covers W H Adamson High School, a large high school in DALLAS, Texas. School enrollment was 1,353 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
The 240 schools in DALLAS ISD enroll 140,630 students altogether, W H Adamson High School among them.
At W H Adamson High School, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. The school is also 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at W H Adamson High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
Dividing enrollment by its 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
W H Adamson High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
W H Adamson High School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 23.1 points (54.7% versus 31.6%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. W H Adamson High School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, W H Adamson High School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 1,558 to 1,353 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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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Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School0.3 mi · 581
- James Bowie Elementary School0.4 mi · 317
- Hector P Garcia Middle School0.4 mi · 621
- Bishop Arts Steam Academy0.6 mi · 349
- Hogg New Tech Center0.6 mi · 322
- Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff0.6 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About W H Adamson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W H Adamson High School?
W H Adamson High School enrolls approximately 1,353 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does W H Adamson High School serve?
W H Adamson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W H Adamson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W H Adamson High School is approximately 14.5:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is W H Adamson High School?
W H Adamson High School reports a student body of 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees W H Adamson High School?
W H Adamson 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.