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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 21% |
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What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 95.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 80.0% | 18.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 100.0% | 98.0% |
| 2024-25 | 100.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 96.0% |
| 2022-23 | 97.0% | 90.0% |
| 2021-22 | 96.0% | 89.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 82.0% |
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% 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 30 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag's state test result (95.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag this school | 517 | 18.2% | 95.7% |
| Sudie L Williams Talented and Gifted Academy DALLAS | 446 | 13.7% | 96.0% |
| Collins Intermediate School THE WOODLANDS | 719 | 15.6% | 79.5% |
| Haggard Middle School PLANO | 707 | 21.9% | 60.0% |
| Lamar Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 716 | 24.0% | 59.1% |
| Cornerstone Academy HOUSTON | 423 | 15.1% | 94.7% |
| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 95.7% | #2 of 1,635 | #2 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #1 of 1,670 ▲ 2 | #1 of 123 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #1 of 1,670 no change | #1 of 123 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,061 of 1,570 | #63 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #1,063 of 1,749 | #78 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,337 of 1,542 | #108 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #335 of 1,543 | #19 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,571 of 1,648 | #118 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +158.5% | #4 of 437 | #1 of 26 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 517 | 30.1 | 17.2:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 13.2 | 15.2:1 | 23% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 8 | 16.5:1 | 13% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 132 | 8 | 16.5:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 25% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 159% (200 to 517); teachers up 128% (13.2 to 30.1).
William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag is a small middle school in DALLAS, Texas, under DALLAS ISD. Its 517 students are spread across grades 4 through 8.
Besides William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag, DALLAS ISD runs 239 other schools. The district enrolls 140,630 students.
White students make up a majority at William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag, at 52%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Dallas County is about 35% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.2:1, with 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.8 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 59 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag is A+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 95.7%. Predicted: 65.9%. Difference: 29.8 points.
Dallas County census figures show that the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
The nearest other public school, North Dallas High School, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.3:1 to 17.2:1.
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