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School Of Science And Engineering

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 100% of Texas high schools

Summary

The School Of Science And Engineering in Dallas, TX, is a highly selective magnet high school serving 505 students in grades 9-12 within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), and it has consistently ranked among the top five schools in Texas for the past decade.

This school is an academic powerhouse, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate in four of the last five years and near-zero dropout rates. Its students demonstrate near-perfect proficiency on state exams, with 100% scoring proficient in Biology, English II Reading, and U.S. History. This performance is a stark contrast to nearby comprehensive high schools like W H Adamson High School (71.9% in Biology) and Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation (59.3% in Biology). Remarkably, the school achieves these elite results while serving a student body where approximately 65% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it ranks in the 99th-100th percentile for nearly every student subgroup, including Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socio-economic status students. This demonstrates an exceptional ability to close achievement gaps, a feat not matched by its nearby peers.

An interesting finding is that the school shares a campus with several other top-ranked magnet schools, including School For The Talented And Gifted (#2) and Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet (#4), creating a unique, hyper-competitive environment. Despite its overall excellence, the school's performance for Gifted and Talented students is its lowest, ranking in the 78th percentile. This paradox suggests the curriculum is so rigorous that it elevates all students to a very high level, making it harder for even the most gifted to stand out. Furthermore, the school is highly resource-efficient, spending approximately $9,146 per student, significantly less than other high-performing magnets like Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School ($13,631).

505

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,154

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 E Eighth St
Dallas, TX 75203-2545

(972) 925-5960

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

10.5%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (100% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school100%

District avg65%

Texas avg67%

3^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 38High 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	95.2	3 of 2009	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	5 of 1974	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	2 of 1990	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	3 of 1961	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	3 of 1876	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	4 of 1861	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	1 of 1857	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	5 of 1797	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	2 of 1777	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	86.0	2 of 1762	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.0	1 of 1743	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	3 of 1734	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	12 of 1652	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	4 of 1603	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	13 of 1672	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.7	16 of 1568	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	4 of 1539	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	11 of 1510	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	9 of 1497	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	90.5	5 of 1430	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	7 of 1429	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	89.0	6 of 1427	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	18 of 1086	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	19 of 834	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	7 of 1065	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	5 of 1069	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	13 of 1031	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	10 of 1020	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	4 of 1024	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	13 of 1013	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	37 of 556	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	10 of 428	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	9 of 530	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	22 of 525	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	39 of 507	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	26 of 488	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	8 of 487	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	13 of 486	97.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	2 of 1837	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 1829	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 1810	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	4 of 1784	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	4 of 1195	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	3 of 1153	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 1437	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 1371	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 1278	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 1195	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	4 of 1136	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	6 of 1113	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	6 of 1936	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	9 of 1504	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	1 of 1880	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	4 of 1891	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	4 of 1841	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	2 of 1815	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	2 of 1798	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	5 of 1781	99.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	266 of 1206	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	260 of 964	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	375 of 1182	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	409 of 1172	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	375 of 1177	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	313 of 1145	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	361 of 1137	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	7 of 1860	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	6 of 1453	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	3 of 1805	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	1 of 1820	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	5 of 1762	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	1 of 1743	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	2 of 1714	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	3 of 1691	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	9 of 1937	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	3 of 1513	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	4 of 1884	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	2 of 1897	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	4 of 1847	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	3 of 1848	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	1 of 1818	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	5 of 1794	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	11 of 1954	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	1 of 1515	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	4 of 1891	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	2 of 1913	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	7 of 1853	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	5 of 1840	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	1 of 1824	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	7 of 1803	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	31 of 713	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	29 of 731	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	15 of 664	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	5 of 588	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	9 of 1581	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	3 of 1548	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 1418	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	32 of 1584	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	8 of 1294	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	8 of 1556	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	19 of 1576	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	19 of 1525	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	12 of 1510	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	3 of 1526	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	8 of 1539	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

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Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)100th percentile~ school

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Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

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African American (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)93rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+29 vs state

English II Reading100%+40 vs state

U.S. History100%+30 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 EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	476	27	17.9	84.2%	16 (3.4%)	67 (14.1%)	386 (81.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	94.3	13^th of 2009 public high schools	99.4%		94.8	16^th of 1974 public high schools	99.2%	3	90.0	99.2	97.6	99.1	95.6	$10,221
School Of Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5930	497	25	19.8	83.7%	14 (2.8%)	69 (13.9%)	401 (80.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	94.4	11^th of 2009 public high schools	99.5%		95.1	14^th of 1974 public high schools	99.3%	3	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	94.4	$9,067
School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	505	26	19.4	65.3%	53 (10.5%)	37 (7.3%)	357 (70.7%)	47 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	95.2	3^rd of 2009 public high schools	99.9%		96.4	5^th of 1974 public high schools	99.7%	2		100.0		100.0	100.0	$8,154
Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5940	168	16	10.2	79.2%	6 (3.6%)	32 (19.0%)	127 (75.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	90.5	51^st of 2009 public high schools	97.5%		86.9	108^th of 1974 public high schools	94.5%	57	100.0	100.0	96.7	100.0	82.9	$20,682
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5920	494	26	19.0	78.9%	35 (7.1%)	77 (15.6%)	352 (71.3%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	95.2	4^th of 2009 public high schools	99.8%		96.5	4^th of 1974 public high schools	99.8%		100.0	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	$7,332
School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	555	32	17.6	39.6%	188 (33.9%)	36 (6.5%)	234 (42.2%)	67 (12.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.5%)	95.5	2^nd of 2009 public high schools	99.9%		96.7	3^rd of 1974 public high schools	99.8%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$8,390
W H Adamson High School	Public	9-12	309 E Ninth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1400	1,353	94	14.4	98.7%	18 (1.3%)	33 (2.4%)	1,288 (95.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	59.6	695^th of 2009 public high schools	65.4%		50.6	895^th of 1974 public high schools	54.7%	200	62.7	71.9	55.9	61.7	80.0	$10,717
Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6800	720	48	14.9	97.6%	10 (1.4%)	262 (36.4%)	434 (60.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	25.4	1569^th of 2009 public high schools	21.9%		16.9	1669^th of 1974 public high schools	15.5%	100	42.1	59.3	38.3	40.1	42.3	$14,515
Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff	Public, Charter	9-12	325 W 12th St	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 943-2244	523	19	28.2	99.4%	16 (3.1%)	130 (24.9%)	377 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	1947^th of 2009 public high schools	3.1%		3.3	1901^st of 1974 public high schools	3.7%	46	4.0	16.7	9.9	15.3	15.6	$11,732
Citylab High School	Public	9-12	912 S Ervay St	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2702	150	9	16.0	81.3%	17 (11.3%)	25 (16.7%)	105 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	46.5	1051^st of 2009 public high schools	47.7%		51	882^nd of 1974 public high schools	55.3%	169	71.4	73.9	52.6	47.1	61.5	$13,109

Frequently Asked Questions about School Of Science And Engineering

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Yes! School Of Science And Engineering is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 2009 Texas high schools.

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of School Of Science And Engineering?

Students at School Of Science And Engineering are 71% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended School Of Science And Engineering.

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