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According to the latest U.S. News & World Report, Dallas ISD high schools have been ranked to be in the top 10% of all Texas high schools, stated by News & World Report Best High Schools rankings.
Out of the national ranking, 18 Dallas ISD high schools earned high national rankings, with nine schools ranking in the top 50 of Texas.
These lists of schools in the top 50 include:
- School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center with a No. 1 ranking in Texas and sixth nationally.
- Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School which ranked second in Texas and No. 18 nationally.
- The School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center ranked third in Texas and No. 23 nationally.
- Trinidad Garza Early College High School at Mountain View, rank No. 8
- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, rank No. 9
- School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, rank No. 18
- Dr. Wright L Lassiter Jr. Early College High School at El Centro College, rank No. 36.
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, rank No. 43
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith, rank No. 45
The methodology behind the determination of school rankings is based on the following:
- 30% College Readiness: The proportions of 12th graders who took and earned a qualifying score on at least one AP or IB exam.
- 20% State Assessment Proficiency: Aggregated scores on state assessments that students may be required to pass for graduation.
- 20% State Assessment Performance:
How aggregated scores on state assessments compare with the U.S. News’ expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households. - 10% Underserved Student Performance: Scores on state assessments aggregated just among students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households.
- 10% College Curriculum Breadth 10%
The proportions of 12th graders who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and IB exams in multiple areas. - 10% Graduation Rate: The proportion of entering ninth graders who will have graduated four academic years later.
