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Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

5314 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75209 · (972) 749-5400 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
449
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • 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
6–8Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration AcademyYou are here
9–1238 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts81%
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 ↗

5314 Boaz St, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6166
Grade 7151
Grade 8132
Enrollment over time
450’20
455’21
430’22
431’23
449’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 10%Black 8%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy from Dallas families.

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The district →
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Anne Frank El
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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.