📍 1208 Pleasant Run Rd, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, 75104
Bessie Coleman Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cedar Hill, Dallas County. The school has 649 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Porsche Colbert. It is part of the Cedar Hill Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bessie Coleman Middle enrolls 649 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 438 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.9% |
| White | 12 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
470 of the school's 649 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bessie Coleman Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
Bessie Coleman Middle is one of 13 schools in CEDAR HILL ISD, based in CEDAR HILL, Texas. The district serves 6,253 students district-wide and employs 438 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 649 students, Bessie Coleman Middle is larger than the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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