📍 309 e Ninth St, Dallas, Dallas County, 75203
W H Adamson H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 1,482 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Oscar Rodriguez. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers 39 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W H Adamson H S enrolls 1,482 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,405 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 2.8% |
| White | 17 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,419 of the school's 1,482 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,391 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W H Adamson H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 104.
W H Adamson H S is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,482 students, W H Adamson H S is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large