Summary:
There is one middle school, St Anthony School, serving grades 6-8 in Dallas, TX, a very small school with 116 students where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty area.
St Anthony School shows a striking contrast between subjects. In the most recent school year, the school outperformed the state average in 7th and 8th Grade Reading, with 8th Grade Reading proficiency reaching 66.67% compared to the state's 58.69%. However, Mathematics is a major challenge; while 8th Grade Math improved dramatically to 37.14% proficiency, it still lags behind the state average. The school's state ranking is volatile, earning 3 stars in the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 school years but dropping to 2 stars in 2024-2025. The district, St Anthony School, is ranked higher (73rd percentile) than the school itself (54th percentile), suggesting other schools in the district perform better.
A key takeaway is the extreme disparity between Reading and Math performance, with Reading scores sometimes over 10 times higher than Math scores in prior years. The dramatic year-over-year improvement in Math—from around 5% proficiency to over 37% in 8th Grade—is unusual and warrants attention to ensure it is sustainable. On a positive note, 8th Grade Social Studies proficiency (34.29%) exceeded the state average (31.69%), highlighting a specific strength. The school maintains a 0% dropout rate and spends $9,915 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
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