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Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4001 Capitol Ave, Dallas, TX 75204 · (972) 925-2300 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
486
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 37.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dallas kids: 38 high schools

On the path

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

PK–5143 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted AcademyYou are here
9–1238 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4001 Capitol Ave, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6148
Grade 7169
Grade 8169
Enrollment over time
783’20
680’21
599’22
512’23
486’24

Down 37.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%Black 29%White 4%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy from Dallas families.

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The district →
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Anne Frank El
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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
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.