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Enrollment
1,353
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001206
W H ADAMSON H S
309 E NINTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 749-1400 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,353 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,353
-127 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
95%
was 95%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- FELIX G BOTELLO PERSONALIZED LEARNING EL0.3 mi · 581
- JAMES BOWIE EL0.4 mi · 317
- HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE0.4 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 H SWhat is the total enrollment at W H ADAMSON H S?
W H ADAMSON H S enrolls approximately 1,353 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does W H ADAMSON H S serve?
W H ADAMSON H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W H ADAMSON H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W H ADAMSON H S is approximately 14.5:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is W H ADAMSON H S?
W H ADAMSON H S reports a student body of 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees W H ADAMSON H S?
W H ADAMSON H S is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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