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Bessie Coleman Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1208 Pleasant Run Rd, Cedar Hill, TX 75104 · (972) 293-4505 · Part of Cedar Hill Independent School District

Cedar Hill’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
488
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bessie Coleman Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 33.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cedar Hill kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Cedar Hill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bessie Coleman MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1208 Pleasant Run Rd, Cedar Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6141
Grade 7161
Grade 8186
Enrollment over time
733’20
685’21
649’22
528’23
488’24

Down 33.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 69%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 5%White 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bessie Coleman Middle from Cedar Hill families.

Other schools in Cedar Hill Independent School District

The district →
Waterford Oaks El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
D
521 students21:1
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
B+
520 students18:1
Lakeridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
B−
466 students17:1
Highlands El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
C−
419 students16:1
High Pointe El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
C−
411 students14:1
Plummer El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Hill
C−
347 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Cedar Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.