Summary:
The 75252 zip code in Dallas, Texas, contains three schools—Haggar Elementary, Frankford Middle, and Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas—serving students from elementary through high school, with Haggar and Frankford belonging to the highly-rated Plano Independent School District (Isd) and Harmony operating as a charter under Harmony Public Schools - North Texas.
The standout school is Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas, a high school that consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 10-12% of Texas high schools, with a perfect 100% graduation rate and strong test scores that exceed both its district and state averages. In contrast, Frankford Middle is the weakest performer, holding a 2-star rating and scoring 20-30 percentage points below the Plano ISD average in core subjects like math and reading, despite being in the same district as the solid but average Haggar Elementary, which ranks in the low-to-mid 40th percentile among Texas elementary schools. Haggar provides a stable foundation, but students often experience a significant academic decline when transitioning to Frankford Middle, as seen in 6th-grade reading scores dropping to 39.48% proficiency compared to Haggar's 5th-grade reading at 53.49%.
Key metrics show moderate economic need across the area, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 46.2% at Harmony to 53.28% at Frankford. Harmony spends the most per student ($10,149) and has the largest class sizes (18.6:1), while Frankford spends the least ($8,867) but has the smallest classes (12.3:1). An interesting anomaly is Frankford Middle's Algebra I proficiency rate of 94.92%, far above the district's 59.54%, likely due to only advanced students taking the exam. Overall, Harmony offers exceptional value-add education, while the Plano ISD schools in this zip code show a clear drop-off in middle school performance that parents should investigate closely.
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