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If you could change one rule at WILMER-HUTCHINS H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
921
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623012551
Wilmer-Hutchins High School
5520 LANGDON RD, DALLAS, TX 75241 · (972) 925-2900 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
15.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
902 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 | 257 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 250 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 199 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 215 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 9.0% | 38.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmer-Hutchins High School this school | 921 | 97.9% | 24.8% |
| Washington B T High School HOUSTON | 811 | 97.5% | 33.8% |
| North Forest High School HOUSTON | 905 | 96.2% | 38.2% |
| Kashmere High School HOUSTON | 655 | 96.9% | 37.0% |
| YES Prep - Southside HOUSTON | 860 | 95.9% | 35.2% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation DALLAS | 720 | 97.6% | 29.1% |
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 Wilmer-Hutchins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,368 of 1,385 | #95 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,393 of 1,425 ▼ 29 | #98 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,387 of 1,425 ▲ 6 | #97 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #933 of 1,184 | #62 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 921 | #618 of 2,107 | #53 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #766 of 1,344 | #46 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #542 of 1,346 | #28 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #21 of 1,522 | #6 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #431 of 672 | #27 of 43 |
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
921
-64 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 921 | 60.5 | 15.2:1 | 98% (902) |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 63.8 | 14.9:1 | 97% (917) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 66.1 | 15.4:1 | 73% (747) |
| 2020-21 | 985 | 66 | 14.9:1 | 96% (944) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 56.8 | 15.1:1 | 79% (676) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 86% (679) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilmer-Hutchins High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (857 to 921); teachers up 7% (56.8 to 60.5).
About Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School, located in DALLAS, Texas, is a medium-sized high school. A total of 921 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD totals 140,630 students.
A majority of students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, 52%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 43% Black. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wilmer-Hutchins High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
A ratio of 15.2:1 comes from the school's 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Wilmer-Hutchins High School are 7.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.8% actual, 31.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilmer-Hutchins High School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School is the public school closest to Wilmer-Hutchins High School, about 0.2 miles away. Wilmer-Hutchins High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Wilmer-Hutchins High School's average proficiency of 24.8% compares with 33.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 985 in 2020-21 and 921 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Community posts for Wilmer-Hutchins High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
Related schools
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- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School0.2 mi · 563
- Medlock Youth Village1.6 mi · 88
- Royce West Leadership School1.7 mi · 578
- KIPP Oak Cliff Academy2.2 mi · 340
- Dr Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn2.2 mi · 232
- J N Ervin Elementary School2.6 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Wilmer-Hutchins High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilmer-Hutchins High School?
Wilmer-Hutchins High School enrolls approximately 921 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wilmer-Hutchins High School serve?
Wilmer-Hutchins High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wilmer-Hutchins High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Wilmer-Hutchins High School.
How diverse is Wilmer-Hutchins High School?
Wilmer-Hutchins High School reports a student body of 1% White, 52% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Wilmer-Hutchins High School public or private?
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.