📍 2815 Bickers St, Dallas, Dallas County, 75212
L G Pinkston H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 1,139 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tameca Ward. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
L G Pinkston H S enrolls 1,139 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 821 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 289 | 25% |
| White | 12 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,046 of the school's 1,139 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,004 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
L G Pinkston 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.
L G Pinkston 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 1,139 students, L G Pinkston 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