State/Public High Open

School of Health Professions

๐Ÿ“ 1201 e Eighth St, Dallas, Dallas County, 75203

465
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

School of Health Professions is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lasandra Gillard. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Lasandra Gillard
School district
Dallas Isd

Enrollment & staffing

School of Health Professions enrolls 465 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 23% male and 77% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
106 (23%)
Female students
359 (77%)
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 2.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino36679%
Black or African American7115%
Asian132.8%
White112.4%
Two or more races3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

345 of the school's 465 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

School of Health Professions 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 100.

School district: DALLAS ISD

School of Health Professions 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 465 students, School of Health Professions is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

139,802
District students
240
Schools
9,952
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

92%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (18) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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