High school (grades 9-12) · Dallas, TX

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S

Federal NCES profile for Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 71/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 481623005441
0/100100/10071/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
📚 AP courses
80
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools.

#1 of 53
high schools in Dallas · Resource Index
71
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
small classes for Texas
67.0%
free-lunch eligible

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S has class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S ranks #1 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX.

School address

Enrollment

168

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-29% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

67.0%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S 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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S is a higher-need, small high school in Dallas, Texas, enrolling 168 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S is leaner than roughly 87% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 67.0% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 168 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 405 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #22, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (76%) and African American (19%) (diversity index 39/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 16 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 168 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 7.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S.

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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S compares

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 29% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.0% ▲ 8% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 168 top 87% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
168
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
67.0%
free-lunch eligible - 8% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 13% in Texas - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 168 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 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 75.6%
African American 19.0%
White 3.6%
Two or More 1.2%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 75.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.1, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 16
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dallas Isd, which includes Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S.

$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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S'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 high 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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S'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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S

How many students attend Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S?

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S has 168 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dallas, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S?

The student-teacher ratio at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S is 10.5:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 33% 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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S?

67.0% of students at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S?

The largest demographic group at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S is Hispanic or Latino at 75.6% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S?

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S rank among high schools in Dallas?

By Resource Investment Index, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S ranks #1 of 53 high 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 high schools in Dallas on the city page.

Is Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S a good school?

Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S, 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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