📍 3000 Martin Luther King Jr Blv, Dallas, Dallas County, 75215
James Madison H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lonnie Russell. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Madison H S enrolls 359 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 223 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 36% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 359 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Madison 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 100.
James Madison 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 359 students, James Madison H S is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large