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Francisco Pancho Medrano J H

Public Grades 7-8

2188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Francisco Pancho Medrano J H is a public middle school in Dallas, Texas, serving 680 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state.

Despite the school's high spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Francisco Pancho Medrano J H consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on STAAR tests across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 7.82% in 8th grade Social Studies to 63.02% in Algebra I, compared to district averages of 26.62% to 46.68% and state averages of 29.64% to 47.01%. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.5% to 5.6% over the past few years.

While the nearby Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy and Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages, other nearby schools, such as Ewell D Walker Middle and Thomas C Marsh Middle, have similar demographic profiles and academic challenges as Francisco Pancho Medrano J H.

669

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,984

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9815 Brockbank
Dallas, TX 75220

(972) 925-1300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Francisco Pancho Medrano J H usually attend:

High:

Thomas Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Francisco Pancho Medrano J H:

Elementary:	David G Burnet Elementary
	Jose 'joe' May Elementary
	Julian T Saldivar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

3.7%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg41%

Texas avg46%

2,188^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	12.5	2188 of 2344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	2218 of 2372	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2090 of 2330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2025 of 2254	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1926 of 2252	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1957 of 2193	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1826 of 2080	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1807 of 2027	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	1733 of 1987	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1778 of 2043	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	1692 of 1987	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	1659 of 1973	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	1597 of 1951	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	1638 of 1895	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	1625 of 1803	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1528 of 1763	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	134 of 997	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	31.8	923 of 1280	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1065 of 1273	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1193 of 1251	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	593 of 1213	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	1070 of 1193	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	742 of 1167	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	1514 of 2182	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	1138 of 2118	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	823 of 2058	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	997 of 2008	50.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	950 of 1428	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1494 of 1770	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1161 of 1720	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1037 of 1643	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	619 of 1592	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	471 of 1445	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	381 of 1376	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1347 of 1825	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2098 of 2242	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2037 of 2241	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2081 of 2221	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1886 of 2151	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1937 of 2047	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1890 of 2008	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1171 of 1230	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1438 of 1481	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1454 of 1488	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1411 of 1501	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1378 of 1446	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1327 of 1430	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1312 of 1731	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1550 of 2119	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1875 of 2116	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1858 of 2077	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1710 of 2043	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1698 of 1935	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1640 of 1895	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1312 of 1820	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1587 of 2235	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1933 of 2251	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1929 of 2220	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1726 of 2172	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1737 of 2073	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1581 of 2039	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1427 of 1818	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2059 of 2246	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2007 of 2245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1965 of 2228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1809 of 2168	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1772 of 2069	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1667 of 2030	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	311 of 1568	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	300 of 1891	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.2	1280 of 1815	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1472 of 1757	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	962 of 1712	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1323 of 1626	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	874 of 1597	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1360 of 1439	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+80 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+74 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I63%+16 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 vs state

Reading24%-30 vs state

Science13%-33 vs state

Social Studies8%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
Francisco Pancho Medrano J H	Public	7-8	9815 Brockbank	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1300	669	38	17.6	99.9%	15 (2.2%)	25 (3.7%)	611 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	12.5	2188^th of 2344 public middle schools	6.7%		12.3	2218^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.5%	30	63.0						22.1	25.5					27.9		13.5	7.8	$11,984
Uplift Williams Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	532	35	15.3	89.5%	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	507 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	33.1	1616^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.1%		32.1	1673^rd of 2372 public middle schools	29.5%	57	83.4					39.2	32.4	60.3			31.6		29.5		18.0	29.7	$8,602
Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	446	26	17.2	13.7%	256 (57.4%)	15 (3.4%)	94 (21.1%)	35 (7.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.7%)	99.5	4^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.8%		99.4	4^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.8%		89.3			100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	96.6	95.7		97.8	88.8	97.7	94.1	$10,046
Thomas C Marsh Middle	Public	7-8	3838 Crown Shore Dr	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6600	445	30	14.8	97.3%	14 (3.1%)	12 (2.7%)	408 (91.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.7	2029^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.4%		16.8	2107^th of 2372 public middle schools	11.2%	78	45.0						22.1	43.4					18.5		31.9	17.5	$10,803
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	449	23	19.5	78.0%	46 (10.2%)	35 (7.8%)	343 (76.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	96.4	48^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.0%		97.1	41^st of 2372 public middle schools	98.3%	7	91.5					89.7	95.4	97.0			65.5		78.4		89.4	80.3	$10,360
Uplift North Hills Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	502	30	16.8	14.9%	27 (5.4%)	29 (5.8%)	66 (13.1%)	367 (73.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	96.5	46^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.0%		96.9	46^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.1%		66.5					85.5	85.5	89.3			79.5		81.3		75.6	66.7	$9,113
Field Middle	Public	6-8	13551 Dennis Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3900	864	65	13.1	77.9%	63 (7.3%)	51 (5.9%)	718 (83.1%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	42.3	1317^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.8%		37.8	1484^th of 2372 public middle schools	37.4%	167	91.8					52.5	42.1	51.1			27.5	27.1	51.6		35.3	22.6	$10,684
Thomas J Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	2929 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2000	373	25	14.9	94.1%	9 (2.4%)	112 (30.0%)	245 (65.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24	1913^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.4%		21.6	1990^th of 2372 public middle schools	16.1%	77	38.3					38.1	35.7	42.1			29.5		19.3		25.2	21.8	$15,874
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	825 E Union Bower Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3100	716	50	14.4	90.6%	32 (4.5%)	20 (2.8%)	645 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24.6	1900^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.9%		22.8	1961^st of 2372 public middle schools	17.3%	61	77.8	95.2	100.0			33.2	38.2	35.0			20.3	6.1	41.0		31.7	17.7	$9,944
Ewell D Walker Middle	Public	7-8	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	577	40	14.5	92.2%	34 (5.9%)	99 (17.2%)	424 (73.5%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	32.6	1636^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.2%		30.2	1741^st of 2372 public middle schools	26.6%	105	52.0						42.3	44.8					29.9		41.5	18.1	$10,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Francisco Pancho Medrano J H

Is Francisco Pancho Medrano J H a good school?

Francisco Pancho Medrano J H ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Francisco Pancho Medrano J H attend?

Students who attend Francisco Pancho Medrano J H usually go on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Francisco Pancho Medrano J H?

Students at Francisco Pancho Medrano J H are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Francisco Pancho Medrano J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Francisco Pancho Medrano J H.

What district is Francisco Pancho Medrano J H in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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