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David W Carter H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1819 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TX 75232 · (214) 932-5700 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,097
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about David W Carter H S

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–855 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12David W Carter H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1819 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9339
Grade 10268
Grade 11238
Grade 12252
Enrollment over time
1,098’20
1,129’21
1,082’22
1,054’23
1,097’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%Hispanic 40%White 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about David W Carter H S from Dallas families.

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George W Truett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C
987 students16:1
Kleberg El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
C+
870 students17:1
George Herbert Walker Bush El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Addison
C+
834 students18:1
Albert C Black Jr. STEAM Academy
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C+
828 students17:1

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; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.