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W W Samuell High School

Public Grades 9-12

1551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 21% of Texas high schools

Summary

W W Samuell High School is a public high school in Dallas, Texas, serving 1,878 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W W Samuell High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1300-1600 out of around 1800-1900 high schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 10-66% compared to 40-71% for the district and 45-72% for the state. Additionally, the school has a 4-year graduation rate of around 70-80%, which is lower than the district and state averages, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 4-6% compared to 1-3% for the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School and North Mesquite High School, W W Samuell High School generally performs worse academically and has lower graduation rates. However, some nearby charter schools, like Uplift Luna Preparatory High School and A+ Secondary School, outperform W W Samuell High School on academic measures while serving a similar demographic of students.

1,709

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,182

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8928 Palisade Dr
Dallas, TX 75217-2099

(972) 892-5100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for W W Samuell High School:

Elementary:	Annie Webb Blanton Elementary
	Edward Titche Elementary
	John Q Adams Elementary
	John W Runyon Elementary
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	Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary
	Pleasant Grove Elementary
	San Jacinto Elementary
	Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy
	Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary
Middle:	Piedmont Global Academy
	Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

African American:

11.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

Texas avg56%

1,551^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 38High Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas 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	23.4	1551 of 1974	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1584 of 1990	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1623 of 1961	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1576 of 1876	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1539 of 1861	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1434 of 1857	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1300 of 1797	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1247 of 1777	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.4	1161 of 1762	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	1230 of 1743	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	1359 of 1734	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1449 of 1652	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1353 of 1603	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	1415 of 1672	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	1360 of 1568	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	1313 of 1539	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1357 of 1510	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	1402 of 1497	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	1358 of 1430	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1390 of 1429	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1354 of 1427	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	584 of 834	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	771 of 1065	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	949 of 1069	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	833 of 1031	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	864 of 1020	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	661 of 1024	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	623 of 1013	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	1295 of 1837	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1325 of 1829	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1064 of 1810	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	871 of 1784	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	556 of 1153	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	774 of 1437	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	702 of 1371	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	541 of 1278	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	398 of 1195	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	285 of 1136	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	184 of 1113	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1230 of 1504	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1508 of 1880	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1599 of 1891	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1566 of 1841	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1509 of 1815	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1464 of 1798	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1387 of 1781	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	919 of 964	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1066 of 1182	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1087 of 1172	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1061 of 1177	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1091 of 1145	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1078 of 1137	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1072 of 1453	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1323 of 1805	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1421 of 1820	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1428 of 1762	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1346 of 1743	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1334 of 1714	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1135 of 1691	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1061 of 1513	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1373 of 1884	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1528 of 1897	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1489 of 1847	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1445 of 1848	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1370 of 1818	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1104 of 1794	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1116 of 1515	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1479 of 1891	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1575 of 1913	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1560 of 1853	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1539 of 1840	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1477 of 1824	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1376 of 1803	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	421 of 598	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	570 of 731	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	675 of 677	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	647 of 664	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	573 of 588	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	332 of 1299	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	714 of 1548	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	1153 of 1478	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1000 of 1418	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	813 of 1382	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	764 of 1357	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	499 of 1347	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	874 of 1294	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1326 of 1556	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	1538 of 1576	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1481 of 1525	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	89.9	30 of 1526	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	40.8	983 of 1539	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History66%~ state avg

Biology43%-19 vs state

Algebra I34%-13 vs state

English II Reading28%-29 vs state

English I Reading24%-27 vs state

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

i attended Samuell high in 1998-2002 and i loved this school.... idk how it has changed but back then i loved it Close Quote

Schools Near W W Samuell High School

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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 EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
W W Samuell High School	Public	9-12	8928 Palisade Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5100	1,709	120	14.2	95.7%	38 (2.2%)	197 (11.5%)	1,441 (84.3%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (0.8%)	23.4	1551^st of 1974 public high schools	21.4%		22.1	1584^th of 1990 public high schools	20.4%	33	34.1	43.0	23.8	27.6	66.3									$10,182
Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	558	35	15.9	99.5%	16 (2.9%)	20 (3.6%)	520 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20.9	1599^th of 1974 public high schools	19.0%		25.4	1512^th of 1990 public high schools	24.0%	87	11.5	32.4	30.8	40.0	59.0		24.1	33.0		12.0	22.3	5.7	6.7	$12,865
Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter	9-12	1227 N Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-1194	529	20	26.0	62.8%	4 (0.8%)	160 (30.2%)	360 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.1	1911^th of 1974 public high schools	3.2%		3.2	1927^th of 1990 public high schools	3.2%	16	2.4	10.0	7.3	11.5	18.9									$9,301
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1500 S Peachtree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4235	618	38	16.4	93.4%	14 (2.3%)	196 (31.7%)	388 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)								(n/a)	29.6	46.4	24.8	29.4	47.5	45.7	35.6	54.9	9.5	15.4		29.4	19.6	$8,824
West Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	2500 Memorial Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7600	1,997	145	13.7	84.9%	113 (5.7%)	359 (18.0%)	1,478 (74.0%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.0%)	29.1	1423^rd of 1974 public high schools	27.9%		34.7	1314^th of 1990 public high schools	34.0%	109	27.7	50.6	37.8	45.7	49.0									$9,747
H Grady Spruce High School	Public	9-12	9733 Old Seagoville Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5500	1,370	94	14.5	96.4%	31 (2.3%)	183 (13.4%)	1,138 (83.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	8.6	1805^th of 1974 public high schools	8.6%		9.5	1800^th of 1990 public high schools	9.5%	5	20.7	22.4	14.3	19.0	41.4									$11,572
Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7777 Forney Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3400	3,837	228	16.8	92.2%	70 (1.8%)	775 (20.2%)	2,935 (76.5%)	11 (0.3%)	17 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (0.7%)	37.3	1228^th of 1974 public high schools	37.8%		37.7	1239^th of 1990 public high schools	37.7%	11	23.8	50.6	38.6	47.6	72.7									$10,150
A+ Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	445 S Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	A+ Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 677-1000	790	45	17.4	98.2%	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.7%)	749 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	38.6	1198^th of 1974 public high schools	39.3%		43.3	1104^th of 1990 public high schools	44.5%	94	52.2	58.5	41.6	47.8	50.0		33.6	48.5		19.0	16.1	41.9	13.2	$12,072
Uplift Luna Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 445-3300	472	33	14.2	82.4%	6 (1.3%)	67 (14.2%)	389 (82.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.4	1264^th of 1974 public high schools	36.0%		41.7	1142^nd of 1990 public high schools	42.6%	122	23.0	49.3	37.9	51.5	68.7									$11,958
Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	300 E Davis St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7800	2,294	168	13.6	85.0%	175 (7.6%)	545 (23.8%)	1,506 (65.6%)	20 (0.9%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (1.5%)	30.1	1394^th of 1974 public high schools	29.4%		34	1327^th of 1990 public high schools	33.3%	67	37.4	44.8	33.0	45.2	58.8									$9,673

Frequently Asked Questions about W W Samuell High School

What schools feed into W W Samuell High School?

W W Samuell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Webb Blanton Elementary
Elementary : Edward Titche Elementary
Elementary : John Q Adams Elementary
Elementary : John W Runyon Elementary
Elementary : Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Grove Elementary
Elementary : San Jacinto Elementary
Elementary : Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy
Elementary : Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary
Middle : Piedmont Global Academy
Middle : Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence

How many students attend W W Samuell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,709 students attended W W Samuell High School.

What is the racial makeup of W W Samuell High School?

Students at W W Samuell High School are 84% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White.

What district is W W Samuell High School in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is W W Samuell High School a good school?

W W Samuell High School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Texas high schools.

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