📍 7001 Fair Oaks Ave, Dallas, Dallas County, 75231
Sam Tasby Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nesha Maston. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sam Tasby Middle enrolls 709 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 9.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 441 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 22% |
| Asian | 68 | 9.6% |
| White | 35 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
687 of the school's 709 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 675 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sam Tasby Middle 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 16, state house district 114.
Sam Tasby Middle 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 709 students, Sam Tasby Middle 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