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North Dallas High School

Public Grades 9-12
1531st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 22% of Texas high schools
Summary

North Dallas High School is a public high school serving 1,276 students in grades 9-12 in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Dallas Independent School District. While the district is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in Texas, North Dallas High School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly lower in subjects like Algebra I, Biology, and English I Reading.

North Dallas High School's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 72.1% to 81.4% in recent years, are lower than the state average, and its dropout rates, ranging from 3.5% to 7.1%, are higher. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the Asian and White student subgroups performing lower compared to their peers in Texas, while the English Language Learner and Special Education subgroups have performed relatively better.

Interestingly, nearby magnet schools like Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt, School Of Health Professions, and Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School significantly outperform North Dallas High School on academic measures, graduation rates, and standardized test proficiency. This suggests that North Dallas High School may face unique challenges or resource constraints that prevent it from keeping pace with the higher-performing schools in the Dallas Independent School District.

1,300
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,977
Per pupil spending ?
91.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3120 N Haskell Ave
       Dallas, TX  75204-1510

(972) 925-1500

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for North Dallas High School:

Elementary:    Ben Milam Elementary
    Cesar Chavez Learning Center
    Esperanza Medrano Elementary
    Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy
    Thomas J Rusk Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.5%
African American:
27.5%
White:
2.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 22nd (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg50%
Texas avg56%
1,531st of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 38High Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)
493rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.41531 of 197422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.71531 of 199023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.11322 of 196132.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.41370 of 187627.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.71472 of 186120.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.61467 of 185721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.61429 of 179720.5%★☆☆☆☆
201725.01352 of 177723.9%★☆☆☆☆
201621.91487 of 176215.6%★☆☆☆☆
201522.11458 of 174316.4%★☆☆☆☆
201428.31369 of 173421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201336.61174 of 165228.9%★☆☆☆☆
201227.41318 of 160317.8%★☆☆☆☆
201132.61408 of 167215.8%★☆☆☆☆
201045.31138 of 156827.4%★☆☆☆☆
200931.91269 of 153917.5%★☆☆☆☆
200825.41300 of 151013.9%★☆☆☆☆
200722.81293 of 149713.6%★☆☆☆☆
200621.61240 of 143013.3%★☆☆☆☆
200519.61264 of 142911.5%★☆☆☆☆
200421.51266 of 142711.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.4600 of 83428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8783 of 106526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9697 of 106934.8%★★☆☆☆
202230.5682 of 103133.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.5736 of 102027.8%★☆☆☆☆
201927.7736 of 102428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2813 of 101319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.4359 of 42816.1%★☆☆☆☆
20246.9493 of 5307.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.7406 of 52522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.0461 of 5079.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.5449 of 4877.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201851.9274 of 48643.6%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202237.71077 of 183741.4%★★☆☆☆
202133.21223 of 182933.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.81286 of 181029.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.51210 of 178432.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202535.2689 of 115340.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.8749 of 143747.9%★★☆☆☆
202361.3311 of 137177.3%★★★★☆
202253.3383 of 127870.0%★★★★☆
202159.3301 of 119574.8%★★★★☆
201957.2308 of 113672.9%★★★★☆
201853.6317 of 111371.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.71249 of 150417.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.61563 of 188016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.91230 of 189135.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.11384 of 184124.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.81506 of 181517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.61533 of 179814.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.01490 of 178116.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20254.8937 of 9642.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.21074 of 11829.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.11053 of 117210.2%★☆☆☆☆
20218.11115 of 11775.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.01110 of 11453.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.51062 of 11376.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.31119 of 145323.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.91257 of 180530.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.7985 of 182045.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.71107 of 176237.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.11271 of 174327.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.91320 of 171423.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.41260 of 169125.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.11131 of 151325.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.11391 of 188426.2%★☆☆☆☆
202339.71106 of 189741.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.01261 of 184731.7%★★☆☆☆
202128.61392 of 184824.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.51401 of 181822.9%★☆☆☆☆
201830.91334 of 179425.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.11174 of 151522.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31441 of 189123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.71366 of 191328.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.11337 of 185327.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.61408 of 184023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.51434 of 182421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201821.61497 of 180317.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202546.4298 of 59850.2%★★★☆☆
202419.7618 of 73115.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.6633 of 6776.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.9541 of 66418.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6494 of 58816.0%★☆☆☆☆
201943.0332 of 60445.0%★★☆☆☆
201859.8205 of 58264.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202545.9613 of 129952.8%★★★☆☆
202452.3577 of 154862.7%★★★☆☆
202350.4574 of 147861.2%★★★☆☆
202234.4941 of 141833.6%★★☆☆☆
202141.9726 of 138247.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.7735 of 135745.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.7967 of 134728.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.4921 of 129428.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.11458 of 15566.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202363.9452 of 157671.3%★★★★☆
202220.81282 of 152515.9%★☆☆☆☆
202119.61268 of 151016.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.01087 of 152628.8%★☆☆☆☆
20186.91447 of 15396.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)53rd percentile+30 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school
At Risk (2022)41st percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school
White (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History61%-7 vs state
Biology38%-24 vs state
English II Reading38%-19 vs state
English I Reading34%-18 vs state
Algebra I16%-31 vs state

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Students at North Dallas High School are 67% Hispanic, 28% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,300 students attended North Dallas High School.

North Dallas High School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Texas high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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