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Schools in Addison · Dallas Independent School District

Addison’s public schools score below 82% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 42% of Addison’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Addison, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#576of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 18% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
TX 14.9
Schools in town
2
72,103 students on the public path
In brief

Addison’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 705 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Addison’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,160 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then 56 middle and 39 high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Dominion Prep (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Addison’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Texas school districts, #576 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (705)Better than 10%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 74,078 test results and a graduating class of 10,062 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Addison’s students in the tested grades sat them (72,341 in math, 75,814 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Addison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6George Herbert Walker Bush ElDallas Independent School DistrictC+
7–856 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1239 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Addison’s public schools are run by Dallas Independent School District, which also serves Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Combine and Dallas and others. Parts of Addison (5% of its land) are served by Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dallas Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 239 schools · 139,802 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$15,160TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 75814 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.9% · 72341 students tested

Addison vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Addison’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AddisonC−Dallas Independent
DallasC−Dallas Independent
CarrolltonB+Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Lewisville Independent PK–12
Farmers BranchC−Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Dallas Independent PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Dallas Independent with Addison, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Addison

94 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Addisonby address
George Herbert Walker Bush El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
834 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Addisonin other towns
Alex Sanger Preparatory School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
B
769 students16:1Rate it →
Eduardo Mata Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
B−
720 students14:1Rate it →
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
A
703 students15:1Rate it →
George B Dealey Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
A+
634 students17:1Rate it →
Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
C+
633 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
B
516 students14:1Rate it →
L L Hotchkiss El
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
C
506 students13:1Rate it →
Harry Stone Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
A
505 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
C+
499 students13:1Rate it →
Solar Prep for Boys at John F Kennedy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
B+
449 students13:1Rate it →
K B Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
C−
427 students13:1Rate it →
Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
A−
398 students16:1Rate it →
Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez El
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
C+
346 students13:1Rate it →
J P Starks El
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas
B+
255 students13:1Rate it →
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Dallas
B−
244 students13:1Rate it →
Rosemont Upper
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Dallas
A−
459 students15:1Rate it →
William B Travis Vanguard Acad of Academically Tag
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Dallas
A+
517 students17:1Rate it →
Sudie L Williams Talented and Gifted Academy
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Dallas
A+
446 students17:1Rate it →
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Dallas
A+
385 students16:1Rate it →
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B
1,116 students16:1Rate it →
J L Long Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B−
1,079 students16:1Rate it →
Seagoville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
1,063 students15:1Rate it →
Ann Richards STEAM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C
1,010 students16:1Rate it →
Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Acad
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C
808 students16:1Rate it →
Robert T Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
762 students15:1Rate it →
W H Gaston Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
757 students15:1Rate it →
Sam Tasby Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
752 students17:1Rate it →
Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Balch Springs
C+
751 students15:1Rate it →
Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
D
740 students15:1Rate it →
L V Stockard Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
728 students15:1Rate it →
Piedmont Global Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
692 students15:1Rate it →
Hector P Garcia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
621 students17:1Rate it →
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School
High · Grades 6–12 · Dallas
A+
604 students18:1Rate it →
E B Comstock Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
D
599 students14:1Rate it →
Billy Earl Dade Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
599 students14:1Rate it →
Royce West Leadership School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
578 students15:1Rate it →
Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C
570 students15:1Rate it →
Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith
High · Grades 6–12 · Dallas
A
554 students16:1Rate it →
Judge Louis A Bedford Jr. Law Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B−
509 students15:1Rate it →
T W Browne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
D
491 students17:1Rate it →
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B
486 students16:1Rate it →
Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
D
467 students16:1Rate it →
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
A+
449 students20:1Rate it →
Dallas Environmental Science Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
A
431 students20:1Rate it →
Dr. Frederick Douglass Todd Sr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C
427 students14:1Rate it →
D A Hulcy STEAM Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C+
400 students15:1Rate it →
Boude Storey Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C
379 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas J Rusk Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
373 students15:1Rate it →
Ignite Middle at JW Ray Learning Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C−
292 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn
Middle · Grades 6–10 · Dallas
232 students14:1Rate it →
Francisco Pancho Medrano J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
C+
669 students18:1Rate it →
Ewell D Walker Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
C+
577 students15:1Rate it →
Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle STEAM Academy
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
C+
556 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas C Marsh Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
C−
445 students15:1Rate it →
West Dallas J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
353 students16:1Rate it →
John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W Holmes
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dallas
C−
324 students14:1Rate it →
Skyline H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C
3,837 students17:1Rate it →
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B
2,208 students15:1Rate it →
W T White H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C−
2,204 students16:1Rate it →
Sunset H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C−
2,164 students16:1Rate it →
Moises E Molina H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C
2,006 students16:1Rate it →
Woodrow Wilson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B+
1,832 students16:1Rate it →
Seagoville H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,786 students16:1Rate it →
W W Samuell H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C−
1,709 students14:1Rate it →
Hillcrest H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B−
1,572 students15:1Rate it →
South Oak Cliff H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,560 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C
1,516 students14:1Rate it →
H Grady Spruce H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,370 students15:1Rate it →
W H Adamson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C+
1,353 students14:1Rate it →
Emmett J Conrad H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B−
1,321 students16:1Rate it →
North Dallas H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C+
1,300 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. L G Pinkston Sr. H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,264 students15:1Rate it →
Justin F Kimball H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,175 students14:1Rate it →
David W Carter H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
1,097 students16:1Rate it →
Booker T Washington Spva Magnet
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A
970 students18:1Rate it →
Wilmer-Hutchins H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C−
921 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
720 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High SCH
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
580 students13:1Rate it →
School for the Talented and Gifted
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
555 students18:1Rate it →
School of Science and Engineering
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
505 students19:1Rate it →
School of Health Professions
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
497 students20:1Rate it →
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
494 students19:1Rate it →
Marvin E Robinson School of Business and MGMT
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
476 students18:1Rate it →
Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
474 students20:1Rate it →
New Tech H S at B F Darrell H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A
407 students17:1Rate it →
James Madison H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
D
349 students12:1Rate it →
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A
342 students18:1Rate it →
Dr. Wright L Lassiter Jr. Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
293 students20:1Rate it →
North Lake Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Irving
A+
291 students17:1Rate it →
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A
168 students10:1Rate it →
Citylab H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C+
150 students16:1Rate it →
Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C
149 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Dominion Prep
High · Grades 11
Private · Nonsectarian
1 students1:1Rate it →

Questions about Addison’s schools

Are Addison’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Addison children attend score below 82% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #576 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Addison in?

Dallas Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 139,802 students in 239 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Addison are served by Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent.

Where do Addison kids go to high school?

One of 39 high schools, depending on your address: Skyline H S, Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy, W T White H S, Sunset H S, Moises E Molina H S, Woodrow Wilson H S, Seagoville H S, W W Samuell H S, Hillcrest H S, South Oak Cliff H S, Thomas Jefferson H S, H Grady Spruce H S, W H Adamson H S, Emmett J Conrad H S, North Dallas H S, Dr. L G Pinkston Sr. H S, Justin F Kimball H S, David W Carter H S, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet, Wilmer-Hutchins H S, Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High SCH, School for the Talented and Gifted, Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith, School of Science and Engineering, School of Health Professions, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Marvin E Robinson School of Business and MGMT, Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View, New Tech H S at B F Darrell H S, James Madison H S, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, Dr. Wright L Lassiter Jr. Early College H S, North Lake Early College H S, Dr. Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S, Citylab H S and Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy.

What is Addison’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Dallas Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Addison spend per student?

$15,160 in Dallas Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Addison?

Yes: Dominion Prep (nonsectarian, grades 11, 1 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.