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Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith
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Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith

PublicHighGrades 6–12

3030 Stag, Dallas, TX 75241 · (972) 749-2100 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

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

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Students
554
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.2% 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
6–12Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo SmithYou are here
9–1238 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts69%
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

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3030 Stag, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 698
Grade 7113
Grade 892
Grade 943
Grade 1077
Grade 1161
Grade 1270
Enrollment over time
498’20
460’21
499’22
541’23
554’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%Black 13%White 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith from Dallas families.

Other schools in Dallas Independent School District

The district →
Prek Partnership Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dallas
1,295 students12:1
Anne Frank El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
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.