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Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1911^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy is a middle school in Dallas, TX, serving 509 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Bedford Law Academy shows a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. Its standout success is in Algebra I, where 82.98% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—far exceeding the district (59.35%) and state (54.03%) averages. This performance rivals top nearby schools like D A Hulcy Steam Middle, which achieved 100% proficiency. However, the school struggles significantly in 8th Grade Social Studies, with only 7.22% proficient—the lowest among nearby schools and well below the district (30.16%) and state (31.69%). The school also excels at supporting Special Education students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, but conversely, its Gifted and Talented students rank in the 1st percentile, indicating a need for stronger advanced programming. Overall academic performance has been in the bottom 25% of Texas middle schools, though it recently improved from the 10th to the 18th percentile. The dropout rate has also improved, dropping from 5.2% to 3.3%, now matching the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bedford Law Academy’s performance is uneven. While its Algebra I scores are exceptional, its Social Studies scores are the weakest among peers like Boude Storey Middle (52.63% proficient in Algebra I) and Uplift Hampton Prep Middle (44.83%). The school’s success with Special Education students stands out, but its struggles with Gifted and Talented students are a concern. Year-over-year performance is inconsistent, suggesting a need for more stable instructional practices. For parents, this school offers a strong math acceleration program for select students and excellent support for those with special needs, but families of advanced learners may want to explore enrichment options elsewhere.

509

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,729

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1303 Reynoldston Ln
Dallas, TX 75232-2409

(972) 794-6400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy usually attend:

High:

David W Carter High School

Feeder schools for Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy:

Elementary:	Adelle Turner Elementary
	Birdie Alexander Elementary
	Martin Weiss Elementary
	Ronald E McNair Elementary
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	T G Terry Elementary
	Umphrey Lee Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

Hispanic:

35.6%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2021) to 18th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

1,911^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 39Middle Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas 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
2026	24.6	1911 of 2335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	2101 of 2344	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1815 of 2372	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1745 of 2330	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1938 of 2254	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	1395 of 2252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2009 of 2193	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1959 of 2080	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	1910 of 2027	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1866 of 1987	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1861 of 2043	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	1796 of 1987	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	1774 of 1973	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1458 of 1951	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1689 of 1895	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	1573 of 1803	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	1342 of 1763	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.2	1259 of 1718	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	1161 of 1684	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.9	912 of 1585	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.0	970 of 1582	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	1091 of 1573	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	651 of 1295	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	547 of 997	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	422 of 1280	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	545 of 1273	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	870 of 1251	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	503 of 1213	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	954 of 1193	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	991 of 1167	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	1645 of 2182	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	895 of 2118	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	1504 of 2058	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1727 of 2008	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	774 of 1390	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1106 of 1428	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	941 of 1770	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	767 of 1720	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	812 of 1643	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.1	91 of 1592	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	57.3	419 of 1445	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	262 of 1376	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1584 of 2240	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	1318 of 1825	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1467 of 2242	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1694 of 2241	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1942 of 2221	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	1232 of 2151	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1952 of 2047	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1947 of 2008	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	1475 of 1497	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	1214 of 1230	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1316 of 1481	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1402 of 1488	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1358 of 1501	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1423 of 1446	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	1415 of 1430	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1847 of 2141	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1414 of 1731	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1628 of 2119	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1542 of 2116	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1635 of 2077	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.9	579 of 2043	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	21.7	1706 of 1935	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1685 of 1895	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1569 of 2253	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	1189 of 1820	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	949 of 2235	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	1395 of 2251	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1798 of 2220	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	948 of 2172	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.7	1831 of 2073	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1882 of 2039	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1996 of 2253	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1567 of 1818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1367 of 2246	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1666 of 2245	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1927 of 2228	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1488 of 2168	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1874 of 2069	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1899 of 2030	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	495 of 813	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	807 of 1956	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.4	99 of 1568	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	58.6	569 of 1891	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	981 of 1815	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1375 of 1757	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1607 of 1712	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1139 of 1626	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1341 of 1597	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)39th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I83%+29 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

Social Studies7%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1303 Reynoldston Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6400	509	33	15.2	97.4%	8 (1.6%)	311 (61.1%)	181 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24.6	1911^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.2%		17.1	2101^st of 2344 public middle schools	10.4%	190	83.0				38.0	44.1			36.5	7.2	$15,729
Wisdom Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	493	28	17.4	87.6%	3 (0.6%)	152 (30.8%)	330 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	17.4	2102^nd of 2335 public middle schools	10.0%		16.7	2107^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.1%	5	44.0			40.5	37.3	37.9	16.3		2.5	16.4	$11,501
Barbara M Manns Middle Daep	Public	6-9	3313 S Beckley Ave Bldg E	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-7060	100	15	6.6	99.0%	2 (2.0%)	47 (47.0%)	50 (50.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$12,486
Idea A W Brown College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Red Bird Center Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 709-4700	151	12	12.5	88.7%	1 (0.7%)	129 (85.4%)	19 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	29.5	1741^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.4%					(n/a)	45.5	59.6	40.0	33.3	37.5	56.5	27.8	19.6		19.6
T W Browne Middle	Public	6-8	3333 Sprague Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2500	491	29	16.9	97.8%	9 (1.8%)	150 (30.5%)	319 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	25.6	1871^st of 2335 public middle schools	19.9%		28.9	1774^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.3%	97	94.7			39.9	34.1	37.7	13.4		31.8	28.7	$14,537
Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle	Public	6-8	2939 St Rita Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7800	570	37	15.4	97.0%	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	525 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29.8	1731^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.9%		25.6	1874^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.1%	143	81.1			38.5	44.4	45.8	27.3		38.1	13.2	$13,045
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	510	27	19.1	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	301 (59.0%)	181 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	30	1720^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.3%		24.9	1894^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.2%	174	44.8			44.0	45.8	61.0	13.7	0.0	28.1	13.8	$9,210
Boude Storey Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Maryland Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8700	379	25	15.1	97.6%	10 (2.6%)	131 (34.6%)	231 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	9.1	2258^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.3%		10.3	2224^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.1%	34	52.6			30.5	30.0	29.8	11.0		8.7	9.9	$14,054
D A Hulcy Steam Middle	Public	6-8	9339 S Polk St	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7400	400	27	14.8	93.3%	5 (1.3%)	144 (36.0%)	246 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	71.6	481^st of 2335 public middle schools	79.4%		65.8	637^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.8%	156	100.0			61.0	55.8	73.9	41.9		53.1	59.4	$11,890
L V Stockard Middle	Public	6-8	2300 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5700	728	48	15.1	97.3%	12 (1.6%)	44 (6.0%)	664 (91.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.8	1689^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.7%		25.3	1883^rd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	194	78.4			36.1	37.6	48.1	31.0		30.6	28.8	$11,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy

What high school do graduates of Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy attend?

Students who attend Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy usually go on to attend David W Carter High School

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy a good school?

Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy?

Students at Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy are 61% African American, 36% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy.

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