Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet

Dallas Isd · Dallas County · High school

Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet enrolled 494 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 100% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 8% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~8 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

Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+24.9 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 100.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+3.2 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 47.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+18.9 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 100.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+60.5 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 75.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’22+40.1 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 62.5%Texas 22.4%
Advanced course completion ’24top 2% in TX+44.9 vs TX
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet 100.0%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 course100 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 35 · White: 91
Take an AP/IB exam100 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 35 · White: 92
Pass an AP/IB exam66 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 35 · White: 90

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

808590951002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

4060801002017201920212023202410075

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.

406080201620182020202248

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.

7080901002012201520182021202410081

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.

020406080201220152018202120247515

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.

40045050055020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark553434

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.

400600800100020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark595457

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

Avg ACT math

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

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT English

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

1618202224201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT science

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

18202224201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20406080100201720192022202420256326

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4060801002017201920222024202510049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4060801002017201920222024202510044

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

4060801002014201720202023202410055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

40608010020152017201920212023202410035

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

204060801002012201520182021202410017

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120246636

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33677

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate2024100%100%100%100%100%
College/career/military ready2024100%100%100%100%100%
Algebra I proficiency202468.4%64.3%62.5%
Biology proficiency202597.6%100%97.3%100%96.6%
English II proficiency202599.2%100%99%100%99%
Advanced course completion202498.7%100%99.4%90.9%99%
Took an AP/IB course2024100%100%100%100%100%
Took an AP/IB exam202498.3%100%98.9%91.7%98.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202474%65.7%73.6%72.8%

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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).