Middle school (grades 6-8) · Dallas, TX

Boude Storey Middle

Federal NCES profile for Boude Storey Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 481623001366
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Boude Storey Middle earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Texas schools.

#16 of 52
middle schools in Dallas · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
11.5:1
small classes for Texas
94.8%
free-lunch eligible

Boude Storey Middle has class sizes smaller than 81% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Boude Storey Middle ranks #16 of 52 middle schools in Dallas, TX.

School address

Enrollment

379

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

94.8%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Boude Storey Middle compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Boude Storey Middle

Boude Storey Middle is a high-poverty, mid-sized middle school in Dallas, Texas, enrolling 379 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 94.8% of students qualify for free meals, 53% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 379 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Among 1,236 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #114, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (61%) and African American (35%) (diversity index 51/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 126 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 48.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 19.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Dallas Isd also operates Skyline H S (3,837 students) and Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy (2,208 students) alongside Boude Storey Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Boude Storey Middle compares

Boude Storey Middle on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.5:1 ▼ 22% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 94.8% ▲ 53% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 379 top 66% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
379
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
94.8%
free-lunch eligible - 53% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.5:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 19% in Texas - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
48.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,650
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 126 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
42
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 60.9%
African American 34.6%
White 2.6%
Two or More 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.9, Boude Storey Middle is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dallas Isd, which includes Boude Storey Middle.

$12,650
Per student
-7%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.4%
State 8.0%
Federal 19.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Boude Storey Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Skyline H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
W T White H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sunset H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Moises E Molina H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Boude Storey Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dallas Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Boude Storey Middle's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Boude Storey Middle

How many students attend Boude Storey Middle?

Boude Storey Middle has 379 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Dallas, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Boude Storey Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Boude Storey Middle is 11.5:1, which is 22% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 27% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Boude Storey Middle?

94.8% of students at Boude Storey Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Boude Storey Middle?

The largest demographic group at Boude Storey Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 60.9% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Boude Storey Middle?

Boude Storey Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Boude Storey Middle rank among middle schools in Dallas?

By Resource Investment Index, Boude Storey Middle ranks #16 of 52 middle schools in Dallas, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Dallas on the city page.

Is Boude Storey Middle a good school?

Boude Storey Middle earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Dallas Isd?

Besides Boude Storey Middle, Dallas Isd also operates Skyline H S (3,837 students), Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy (2,208 students), and W T White H S (2,204 students). See the Dallas Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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