North Dallas H S

Dallas Isd · Dallas County · High school

North Dallas H S enrolled 1,300 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 81.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 10% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~28 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

North Dallas H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 7% in TX-17.8 vs TX
North Dallas H S 72.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 14% in TX+20.4 vs TX
North Dallas H S 95.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 41% in TX-2.1 vs TX
North Dallas H S 42.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 24% in TX+15.9 vs TX
North Dallas H S 97.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 27% in TX-8.2 vs TX
North Dallas H S 6.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 22% in TX-10.2 vs TX
North Dallas H S 15.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 17% in TX+18.6 vs TX
North Dallas H S 73.7%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course74 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 156 · White: 77
Take an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 156 · White: 29
Pass an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 28

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

405060708090201220152018202120249072

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320249675

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

204060201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080100201220152018202120249781

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

010203020122015201820212024156

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434410

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

121416201320162019202220241612

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241714

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

10203040201720192022202420252616

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254923

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

102030405060201720192022202420254429

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

406080201420172020202320247455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

1020304050602015201720192021202320244235

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

1020302012201520182021202418

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0204060201220152018202120243618

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336358

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202481.5%72%86.3%72.7%81.5%
College/career/military ready202494.3%95.5%94%88.9%93.6%
Algebra I proficiency202516.5%15.8%17%15.8%
Biology proficiency202537.3%23%39.3%35.9%
English II proficiency202536.8%29.1%38.2%44.4%37.1%
Advanced course completion202475.9%73.7%76.3%76.5%76.1%
Took an AP/IB course202446.2%42.4%46.7%55.6%44.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202425.7%17.9%28.8%29.4%24.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202421.6%17.9%20.6%60%14.8%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).