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Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is a high-performing public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Dallas Independent School District, with 431 students. The school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Henry W Longfellow significantly outperforms the district and state averages on STAAR standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 89.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 47.71% for the district and 54.21% for the state. The school also excels in serving traditionally underperforming student subgroups, ranking among the top 5-16 middle schools in Texas for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 4.1% over the past few years, significantly better than the district average.

When compared to other middle schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Francisco Pancho Medrano J.H. and Thomas J. Rusk Middle, both in the same district, Henry W Longfellow stands out as a high-performing outlier, with significantly better STAAR test scores and rankings. The school's strong academic results, low dropout rates, and efficient use of resources, with around $9,900 spent per student, make it a standout in the Dallas area.

449

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,360

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5314 Boaz St
Dallas, TX 75209-4202

(972) 749-5400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

10.2%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (85% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg41%

Texas avg46%

48^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 41Middle 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	96.4	48 of 2344	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	41 of 2372	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	18 of 2330	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	22 of 2254	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	55 of 2252	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	12 of 2193	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	5 of 2080	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	65 of 2027	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	20 of 1987	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	29 of 2043	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	13 of 1987	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	10 of 1973	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.5	25 of 1951	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	12 of 1895	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	8 of 1803	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	31 of 1763	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	34 of 1718	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	59 of 1684	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.1	7 of 1585	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	57 of 1582	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	46 of 1573	97.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	13 of 997	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	16 of 1280	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	5 of 1273	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	3 of 1251	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	21 of 1213	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 1193	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	2 of 1167	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	172 of 505	65.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	5 of 2182	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 2118	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 2058	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 2008	99.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	13 of 1428	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	34 of 1770	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 1720	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	8 of 1643	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	3 of 1592	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	3 of 1445	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	3 of 1376	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	35 of 1825	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	36 of 2242	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	20 of 2241	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	43 of 2221	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	54 of 2151	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	10 of 2047	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	7 of 2008	99.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	679 of 1230	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	551 of 1481	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	721 of 1488	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	968 of 1501	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	626 of 1446	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	616 of 1430	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	10 of 1731	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	12 of 2119	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	7 of 2116	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	11 of 2077	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	15 of 2043	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	7 of 1935	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	2 of 1895	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	8 of 1820	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	15 of 2235	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	8 of 2251	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	5 of 2220	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	6 of 2172	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	9 of 2073	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	3 of 2039	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	25 of 1818	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	31 of 2246	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	12 of 2245	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	14 of 2228	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	53 of 2168	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	9 of 2069	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	4 of 2030	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	54 of 676	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	4 of 1568	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 1891	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1815	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	26 of 1439	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	17 of 1733	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	10 of 1749	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	13 of 1723	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	37 of 1700	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	14 of 1684	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	4 of 1673	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading94%+40 vs state

Algebra I92%+45 vs state

Science89%+43 vs state

Social Studies80%+51 vs state

Mathematics72%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 17, 2022

Great school! Great teachers and administration. Join PTA be involved! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 7, 2018

This is our last year there. Will miss the teachers and staff which have always been accessible.
Longfellow has great parent involvement, great communication. The PTA ROCKS!
I like the student to teacher ration. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th 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
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	449	23	19.5	78.0%	46 (10.2%)	35 (7.8%)	343 (76.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	96.4	48^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.0%		97.1	41^st of 2372 public middle schools	98.3%	7	91.5				89.7	95.4	97.0				65.5		78.4		89.4	80.3	$10,360
Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	446	26	17.2	13.7%	256 (57.4%)	15 (3.4%)	94 (21.1%)	35 (7.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.7%)	99.5	4^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.8%		99.4	4^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.8%		89.3		100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	98.8		100.0	96.6	95.7		97.8	88.8	97.7	94.1	$10,046
Highland Park Middle	Public	7-8	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3600	939	66	14.2		746 (79.4%)	8 (0.9%)	63 (6.7%)	85 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	98.2	17^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.3%		98.3	18^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.2%	1	98.6					87.4	93.4					67.4	93.3		83.6	76.3	$11,561
McCulloch Intermediate	Public	5-6	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3500	871	65	13.3		717 (82.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.8%)	59 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)								(n/a)				92.1	95.3					80.9	88.9	100.0		52.3			$9,744
Thomas J Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	2929 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2000	373	25	14.9	94.1%	9 (2.4%)	112 (30.0%)	245 (65.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24	1913^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.4%		21.6	1990^th of 2372 public middle schools	16.1%	77	38.3				38.1	35.7	42.1				29.5		19.3		25.2	21.8	$15,874
Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	111	12	9.3	73.9%	14 (12.6%)	26 (23.4%)	69 (62.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60	799^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.9%		85	240^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.9%	559	100.0	100.0	66.7	62.5	61.9	55.2	84.6	16.7	22.2	37.5	40.9		36.8	18.8	32.4	57.7	$32,517
Uplift Williams Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	532	35	15.3	89.5%	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	507 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	33.1	1616^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.1%		32.1	1673^rd of 2372 public middle schools	29.5%	57	83.4				39.2	32.4	60.3				31.6		29.5		18.0	29.7	$8,602
Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy	Public	6-8	6920 Meadow Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7100	808	49	16.3	90.8%	46 (5.7%)	142 (17.6%)	598 (74.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	28.1	1793^rd of 2344 public middle schools	23.5%		29.1	1771^st of 2372 public middle schools	25.3%	22	61.1				42.2	46.5	40.9				30.3	11.1	34.0		16.2	14.1	$10,152
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4001 Capitol Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2300	486	30	15.9	90.7%	19 (3.9%)	142 (29.2%)	300 (61.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	53.2	977^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.3%		39	1432^nd of 2372 public middle schools	39.6%	455	67.4				49.7	57.7	65.7				35.5		34.6		33.3	47.6	$11,601
William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	517	30	17.1	18.2%	270 (52.2%)	23 (4.4%)	122 (23.6%)	49 (9.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	99.2	5^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.8%		99.6	1^st of 2372 public middle schools	100.0%	4	99.1		100.0	100.0	98.2	100.0	100.0		87.1	93.5	82.5		100.0	88.0	100.0	96.4	$9,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

How many students attend Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy.

What district is Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy?

Students at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy are 76% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy a good school?

Yes! Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 48^th of 2344 Texas middle schools.

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