SKYLINE H S

SKYLINE H S is a secondary school of roomy scale in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD, instructing 3,837 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 382% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; SKYLINE H S is among them.

Demographically, SKYLINE H S lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 228 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SKYLINE H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SKYLINE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SKYLINE H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

FRANK GUZICK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKYLINE H S. On composite proficiency, SKYLINE H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SKYLINE H S has contracted 15%, going from 4,535 students in 2018 to 3,837 in 2025.

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