James Madison H S

Dallas Isd · Dallas County · High school

James Madison H S enrolled 349 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 82.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 11% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

James Madison H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 17% in TX-5.3 vs TX
James Madison H S 84.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 29% in TX+14.9 vs TX
James Madison H S 90.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 31% in TX-5.3 vs TX
James Madison H S 39.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 34% in TX+12.2 vs TX
James Madison H S 93.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 2% in TX-14.5 vs TX
James Madison H S 0.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 18% in TX+25.2 vs TX
James Madison H S 51.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 32% in TX+8.0 vs TX
James Madison H S 63.1%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 course63 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 111
Take an AP/IB exam53 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 110
Pass an AP/IB exam19 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 58

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

708090100201220152018202120249085

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249075

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.

2040608020162018202020224539

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.

708090100201220152018202120249381

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.

0510152020122015201820212024150

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 benchmark434389

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 benchmark457398

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

Avg ACT math

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

1415161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

121416201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT science

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

141618201320162019202220241713

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

204060201720192022202420255126

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

02040602017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254429

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

406080201420172020202320246355

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060801002015201720192021202320247835

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030405060201220152018202120245317

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

010203040201220152018202120243619

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336206

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202482.5%84.5%84%
College/career/military ready202490.1%90%91.3%
Algebra I proficiency202556.6%51.2%65.5%56%
Biology proficiency202544.4%47.8%36.7%43.6%
English II proficiency202528.9%28.6%26.8%27.9%
Advanced course completion202458.5%63.1%52%59.7%
Took an AP/IB course202476.5%78.3%76.3%
Took an AP/IB exam202450.6%52.7%47.9%52.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202421%19%26.1%21%

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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).