State/Public High Open

School of Science and Engineering

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

490
Pupils
17.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

School of Science and Engineering is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Newton. 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 17.5:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Joshua Newton
School district
Dallas Isd

Enrollment & staffing

School of Science and Engineering enrolls 490 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 75% male and 25% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.

Male students
367 (75%)
Female students
123 (25%)
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student-teacher ratio
17.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 9.6% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino33568%
White6112%
Asian479.6%
Black or African American387.8%
Two or more races51%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

277 of the school's 490 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Science and Engineering 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 Science and Engineering 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 490 students, School of Science and Engineering 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

98%
Reading proficient
98%
Math proficient
20%
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 (8) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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