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Billy Earl Dade Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Billy Earl Dade Middle is a public middle school in the Dallas Independent School District serving 643 students in grades 6-8. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas middle schools over the past decade, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Billy Earl Dade Middle significantly underperforms the Dallas ISD and Texas state averages across all STAAR subject tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.14% in social studies to 28.98% in reading. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 2.7% to 4.1% over the past few years, well above the state average. Nearby magnet schools like William B. Travis Vanguard Academy and Alex W. Spence Talented/Gifted Academy significantly outperform Billy Earl Dade Middle, with proficiency rates 20-50 percentage points higher. Even the nearby Ilearn Virtual Academy, which is part of the Dallas ISD, outperforms the school.

While the student-teacher ratio at Billy Earl Dade Middle is comparable to nearby schools, the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (100% qualify for free/reduced lunch) and the school's underperformance across a variety of metrics suggest that addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as instructional quality, school culture, and resource allocation, will be critical to improving outcomes for its students.

599

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,408

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Park Row Ave
Dallas, TX 75215

(972) 749-3800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Billy Earl Dade Middle usually attend:

High:

James Madison High School

Feeder schools for Billy Earl Dade Middle:

Elementary:	Charles Rice Learning Center
	Dr Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy
	Oran M Roberts Elementary
	Paul L Dunbar Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Texas avg46%

1,985^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	21.4	1985 of 2344	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2185 of 2372	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2063 of 2330	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2036 of 2254	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1882 of 2252	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2078 of 2193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1913 of 2080	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1943 of 2027	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	1922 of 1987	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	1979 of 2043	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	1912 of 1987	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1832 of 1973	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	1834 of 1951	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1582 of 1895	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	1564 of 1803	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	1681 of 1763	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1622 of 1718	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1616 of 1684	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	572 of 997	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1106 of 1280	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	989 of 1273	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1068 of 1251	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	829 of 1213	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1060 of 1193	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	948 of 1167	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1796 of 2182	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	1324 of 2118	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1773 of 2058	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1558 of 2008	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	999 of 1428	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1349 of 1770	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1051 of 1720	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	847 of 1643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	387 of 1592	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	519 of 1445	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	331 of 1376	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1634 of 1825	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2002 of 2242	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1961 of 2241	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2057 of 2221	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1795 of 2151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1976 of 2047	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1845 of 2008	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1206 of 1230	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1448 of 1481	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1455 of 1488	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1423 of 1501	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1438 of 1446	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1342 of 1430	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1348 of 1731	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1676 of 2119	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1660 of 2116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1715 of 2077	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1621 of 2043	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1803 of 1935	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1622 of 1895	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1145 of 1820	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1961 of 2235	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1892 of 2251	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1943 of 2220	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	1700 of 2172	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1961 of 2073	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1846 of 2039	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1298 of 1818	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2093 of 2246	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2028 of 2245	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2007 of 2228	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1827 of 2168	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1976 of 2069	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1890 of 2030	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	779 of 818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	754 of 817	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	497 of 1568	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	1416 of 1891	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1663 of 1815	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1593 of 1757	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1169 of 1712	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1193 of 1626	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1443 of 1597	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I75%+28 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

Reading30%-24 vs state

Science26%-20 vs state

Social Studies7%-22 vs state

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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 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th 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
Billy Earl Dade Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Park Row Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3800	599	43	13.9	99.2%	11 (1.8%)	354 (59.1%)	227 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21.4	1985^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.3%		13.9	2185^th of 2372 public middle schools	7.9%	200	75.0			29.0	33.0	27.3			24.0		36.8		26.2	7.1	$13,408
St Anthony School	Public, Charter	6-8	3732 Myrtle St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	St Anthony School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-3645	116	7	16.4	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	114 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.1	1620^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.9%		50.9	1029^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.6%	591				60.0	55.0	69.7			5.0	5.1	6.1		18.2	15.2	$7,224
Ilearn Virtual Academy At Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Virtual	4-8	408 N Haskell	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	32	8	4.0	81.3%	2 (6.3%)	12 (37.5%)	18 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.3	505^th of 2344 public middle schools	78.5%		49.4	1089^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.1%	584				71.4	66.7	80.0			14.3		41.7		60.0	50.0	$87,137
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4600 Bryan St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	422	29	14.5	87.4%	5 (1.2%)	43 (10.2%)	361 (85.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	29.8	1736^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.9%		25.3	1879^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.8%	143	31.0			49.3	45.5	43.6			32.1	0.0	26.0		28.6	9.0	$8,614
Ignite Middle At Jw Ray Learning Center	Public	6-8	2211 Caddo St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	292	19	15.3	94.2%	9 (3.1%)	56 (19.2%)	218 (74.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	39.3	1418^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.5%		28.4	1787^th of 2372 public middle schools	24.7%	369	31.9			36.8	46.2	55.9			16.8	0.0	47.4		41.8	26.1	$13,505
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
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
Hector P Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	700 E 8th St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5500	621	37	16.6	97.1%	20 (3.2%)	15 (2.4%)	582 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46.9	1170^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.1%		40.7	1376^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.0%	206	77.0			37.6	54.1	58.7			31.3	4.0	62.4		36.8	17.6	$12,083
J L Long Middle	Public	6-8	6116 Reiger Ave	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4700	1,079	66	16.3	63.7%	302 (28.0%)	86 (8.0%)	647 (60.0%)	9 (0.8%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	48.6	1122^nd of 2344 public middle schools	52.1%		43.7	1288^th of 2372 public middle schools	45.7%	166	79.8			58.1	52.6	56.7			42.9		29.4		37.4	30.9	$9,820
John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes	Public, Magnet	7-8	3111 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8500	324	23	14.0	100.0%	7 (2.2%)	135 (41.7%)	172 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	19.7	2028^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.5%		25.1	1887^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.4%	141	73.6				21.5	38.3				2.7	40.2		15.4	15.9	$18,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Earl Dade Middle

What high school do graduates of Billy Earl Dade Middle attend?

Students who attend Billy Earl Dade Middle usually go on to attend James Madison High School

Is Billy Earl Dade Middle a good school?

Billy Earl Dade Middle ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Billy Earl Dade Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Billy Earl Dade Middle.

What district is Billy Earl Dade Middle in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Billy Earl Dade Middle?

Students at Billy Earl Dade Middle are 59% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% White.

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