High Schools in Irving Independent School District (Isd)

The Irving Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is home to 6 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. These schools include MacArthur High School, Irving High School, Nimitz High School, Jack E Singley Academy, Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center, and Dallas County School For Accelerated Learning.

Among these high schools, Jack E Singley Academy stands out as the top performer. This public magnet high school ranks in the top 50% of Texas high schools and consistently outperforms the Irving ISD and state averages on STAAR end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 51.83% to 73.33%. In contrast, the other high schools in the district generally lag behind, with proficiency rates often in the 20-40% range, and Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center having the lowest proficiency rates, sometimes below 20%.

Despite the performance differences, all 6 high schools in the Irving ISD share a consistent 90.5% 4-year graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate. However, the schools vary significantly in their per-student spending, ranging from $10,312 at MacArthur High School to $26,001 at Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center, suggesting that simply increasing spending may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes across the district.