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George Dawson Middle

Public Grades 7-8

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Texas middle schools

Summary

George Dawson Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Southlake, Texas, with a student population of 577. The school is part of the Carroll Independent School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Dawson Middle has consistently been ranked among the top 10 middle schools in Texas for the past 10 years, reaching as high as 5th in the state in 2020-2021. Its students consistently outperform the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all subjects and grade levels, with 90.22% of 7th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading in 2024-2025, compared to 51.69% statewide. The school also maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, George Dawson Middle ranks exceptionally well for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and gifted and talented students.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Lewisville Independent School District, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, and Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, George Dawson Middle outperforms them all, highlighting the exceptional quality of education at the school. However, the school's low percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients, at just 1.27% in 2021-2022, suggests the school's high performance may be influenced by the socioeconomic status of its student population, a common challenge for high-performing schools in affluent communities.

569

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,545

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 S Kimball Ave
Southlake, TX 76092

(817) 949-5500

District: Carroll Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend George Dawson Middle usually attend:

High:

Carroll Senior High School

Feeder schools for George Dawson Middle:

Elementary:	Carroll Elementary
	Old Union Elementary
	Robert H Rockenbaugh Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Asian:

23.6%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (82% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg85%

Texas avg44%

41^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Carroll Independent School District (Isd)

2^nd of 961Carroll Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	41 of 2344	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	29 of 2372	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	15 of 2330	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	7 of 2254	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	5 of 2252	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	10 of 2193	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	9 of 2080	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	9 of 2027	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	9 of 1987	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	6 of 2043	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	93.5	7 of 1987	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	23 of 1973	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	94.6	7 of 1951	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	65 of 1895	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	23 of 1803	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	20 of 1763	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	11 of 1718	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	6 of 1684	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	4 of 1585	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	20 of 1582	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	15 of 1573	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	100.0	1 of 1213	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 1193	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	3 of 1167	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	27 of 505	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	17 of 617	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	11 of 616	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	25 of 606	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	20 of 589	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	16 of 594	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	16 of 587	97.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	92.6	63 of 2182	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	28 of 2118	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	18 of 2058	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	28 of 2008	98.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	28 of 1428	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	65 of 1770	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	15 of 1445	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	38 of 1825	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	62 of 2242	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	13 of 2241	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	8 of 2221	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	4 of 2151	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	9 of 2047	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	6 of 2008	99.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	42 of 1230	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	69 of 1481	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	49 of 1488	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	48 of 1501	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	50 of 1446	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	60 of 1430	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	16 of 1731	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	50 of 2119	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	39 of 2116	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	9 of 2077	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	5 of 2043	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	14 of 1935	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	10 of 1895	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	21 of 1818	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	22 of 2246	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	16 of 2245	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	8 of 2228	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	7 of 2168	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	10 of 2069	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	7 of 2030	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	23 of 676	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	25 of 818	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	1 of 817	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	10 of 813	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	6 of 743	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	3 of 753	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	3 of 720	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	49 of 1568	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	81 of 1891	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	86 of 1815	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	259 of 1757	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.8	33 of 1712	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 1626	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	13 of 1597	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	73 of 1439	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	75 of 1733	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	21 of 1749	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	17 of 1723	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	17 of 1700	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	18 of 1684	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	15 of 1673	99.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Reading88%+34 vs state

Mathematics83%+44 vs state

Science73%+27 vs state

Social Studies65%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
George Dawson Middle	Public	7-8	400 S Kimball Ave	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5500	569	37	15.5		319 (56.1%)	10 (1.8%)	73 (12.8%)	134 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	96.7	41^st of 2344 public middle schools	98.3%		97.5	29^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.8%	12	100.0					90.2	86.8			72.0	87.0		73.2	64.8	$8,545
Eubanks Intermediate	Public	5-6	500 S Kimball Ave	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5200	611	39	15.6		345 (56.5%)	8 (1.3%)	79 (12.9%)	121 (19.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.0%)								(n/a)				90.8	87.2			77.6	78.4	98.9	100.0	73.1			$8,027
Carroll Middle	Public	7-8	1800 E Kirkwood Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5400	713	42	17.0		372 (52.2%)	18 (2.5%)	75 (10.5%)	200 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.6%)	97.9	20^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	16^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.3%	4	100.0					87.7	93.7			58.7	92.4		84.3	78.4	$7,935
Cross Timbers Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Pool Rd	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5320	820	54	15.2	34.8%	345 (42.1%)	60 (7.3%)	282 (34.4%)	88 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	75.4	421^st of 2344 public middle schools	82.0%		77.9	368^th of 2372 public middle schools	84.5%	53	88.2	95.1			74.3	70.0	66.7		52.4	24.1	62.9		55.3	35.3	$8,650
Grapevine Middle	Public	6-8	301 Pony Pkwy	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 251-5660	635	51	12.4	47.7%	238 (37.5%)	52 (8.2%)	290 (45.7%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	55.6	903^rd of 2344 public middle schools	61.5%		58.5	815^th of 2372 public middle schools	65.6%	88	90.7	87.9			50.3	52.6	61.9		39.2	23.9	65.0		37.8	31.4	$10,526
Don T Durham Intermediate	Public	5-6	801 Shady Oaks	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5300	667	42	15.8		338 (50.7%)	10 (1.5%)	71 (10.6%)	191 (28.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.1%)								(n/a)				91.8	96.0			81.5	84.7	99.1	100.0	69.5			$7,153
Colleyville Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Bogart St	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4900	610	42	14.5	7.5%	424 (69.5%)	26 (4.3%)	77 (12.6%)	55 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	84.4	248^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.4%		89.3	170^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.8%	78	86.0	99.2			82.2	80.5	80.5		56.8	18.6	61.7		62.2	47.7	$9,397
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4790	724	54	13.4	24.9%	319 (44.1%)	78 (10.8%)	147 (20.3%)	122 (16.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.0%)	84.7	243^rd of 2344 public middle schools	89.6%		88.6	184^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.2%	59	99.2	100.0			76.5	77.6	77.3		53.9	23.4	69.4		59.4	60.5	$10,092
Shadow Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Aberdeen Dr	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5984	623	42	14.9	7.4%	252 (40.4%)	14 (2.2%)	73 (11.7%)	249 (40.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	93.8	82^nd of 2344 public middle schools	96.5%		93.5	87^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.3%	5	99.0				90.3	78.5	84.6		80.6	44.4	75.8		74.5	64.0	$8,658
Harwood J H	Public	7-9	3000 Martin Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3570	1,024	60	17.1	43.8%	352 (34.4%)	182 (17.8%)	289 (28.2%)	104 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	83 (8.1%)	88.5	179^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.4%		87.7	197^th of 2372 public middle schools	91.7%	18	88.2	81.1	78.6			71.3	76.5			65.7	71.5		62.5	46.8	$8,058

Frequently Asked Questions about George Dawson Middle

What district is George Dawson Middle in?

Carroll Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend George Dawson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended George Dawson Middle.

What high school do graduates of George Dawson Middle attend?

Students who attend George Dawson Middle usually go on to attend Carroll Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of George Dawson Middle?

Students at George Dawson Middle are 56% White, 24% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is George Dawson Middle a good school?

Yes! George Dawson Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 41^st of 2344 Texas middle schools.

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