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Woodrow Wilson High School

100 S GLASGOW DR, DALLAS, TX 75214 · (972) 502-4400 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,832 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
1,832
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
1,119 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 951328%
Grade 1046025%
Grade 1141022%
Grade 1244925%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
50728%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,13662%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
1337%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
221%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
282%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
94952%
Female
88348%

School pathway

Feeds from
J L Long Middle School06–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading12.0%44.0%15.0%29.0%
Mathematics9.0%30.0%37.0%24.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2656.0%39.0%
2024-2552.0%35.0%
2023-2455.0%44.0%
2022-2336.0%46.0%
2021-2227.0%55.0%
2020-2125.0%44.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Woodrow Wilson High School

Woodrow Wilson High School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodrow Wilson High School this school1,83261.1%56.2%
Paschal High School
FORT WORTH
2,12759.4%45.6%
Victoria West High School
VICTORIA
1,72357.1%47.6%
Seguin High School
SEGUIN
2,02064.5%40.0%
Macarthur High School
SAN ANTONIO
2,03356.8%52.9%
Alvin High School
ALVIN
2,76661.5%56.1%
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 Woodrow Wilson High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.2%#605 of 1,385#31 of 96
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#845 of 1,425
▼ 3
#50 of 100
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#758 of 1,425
▲ 59
#40 of 100
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.5pp#931 of 1,184#60 of 98
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,832#375 of 2,107#34 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.0:1#907 of 1,344#59 of 101
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.3%#578 of 1,346#32 of 101
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.1%#774 of 1,522#85 of 107
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.8%#502 of 557#52 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,832
-67 (-4%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,283
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,832114.716.0:161% (1,119)
2023-241,791118.615.1:153% (949)
2022-231,809122.614.8:136% (659)
2020-211,89912615.1:153% (1,006)
2017-181,865110.816.8:158% (1,074)
2015-161,73410017.3:161% (1,061)
2010-111,5029915.2:158% (873)
2000-011,3508615.7:128% (378)
1990-911,2837417.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,865 to 1,832); teachers up 4% (110.8 to 114.7).

About Woodrow Wilson High School

Woodrow Wilson High School is a large high school in DALLAS ISD, located in DALLAS, Texas. Enrolled students number 1,832 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 130% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.

DALLAS ISD is the local district for Woodrow Wilson High School. It runs 240 schools with 140,630 students.

Hispanic students account for 62% of enrollment at Woodrow Wilson High School. Other groups make up 28% White and 7% Black. Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Woodrow Wilson High School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 114.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.

Measured against Texas public high schools, Woodrow Wilson High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Woodrow Wilson High School is 47.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.2%.

Across Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Woodrow Wilson High School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.

J L Long Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Woodrow Wilson High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, lower than Woodrow Wilson High School's 56.2%.

Federal data place Woodrow Wilson High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 1,899 in 2020-21 and 1,832 in 2024-25, a decrease of 67 students.

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Dallas County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Woodrow Wilson High School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
100 S GLASGOW DR, DALLAS, TX 75214
Phone
(972) 502-4400
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,832
Teachers (FTE)
115
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,119 (61%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001387
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Woodrow Wilson High. Woodrow Wilson High School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodrow Wilson High School
How large is Woodrow Wilson High School?
Woodrow Wilson High School enrolls approximately 1,832 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodrow Wilson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodrow Wilson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School.
How diverse is Woodrow Wilson High School?
Woodrow Wilson High School reports a student body of 28% White, 62% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodrow Wilson High School?
Woodrow Wilson High School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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