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Booker T Washington Spva Magnet
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Booker T Washington Spva Magnet

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3434 S R L Thornton, Dallas, TX 75224 · (972) 925-1200 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

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

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Students
970
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Booker T Washington Spva Magnet

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 43 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–855 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Booker T Washington Spva MagnetYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts85%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3434 S R L Thornton, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9229
Grade 10273
Grade 11238
Grade 12230
Enrollment over time
999’20
949’21
950’22
963’23
970’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 36%Black 20%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Booker T Washington Spva Magnet from Dallas families.

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B
1,119 students17:1
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
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
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.