School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Dallas, Texas

School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove in Dallas, Texas enrolled 385 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 89-94% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 93% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

383 students in 2022-23, 382 students in 2023-24, 385 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233832023-243822024-25385
Students enrolled at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233832023-243822024-25385
Students enrolled at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233832023-243822024-25385
Students enrolled at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233832023-243822024-25385
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338324.515.6
2023-2438225.015.3
2024-2538524.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 16.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 16.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 16.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 16.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 385 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove enrolled 385 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 385 of the 385 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent0.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.1% of students were Hispanic, 1.6% White, 1.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic96.1%
  2. White1.6%
  3. Black1.3%
  4. American Indian0.5%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. Two or more races0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove scored proficient or above: 89-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 93% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2289‑94%45%52%
Math, 2022-2393%39% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Dallas

60 public middle schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Coppell Middle West1,23016.4not reported
Forest Meadow Junior High1,21113.769.8%
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy1,11616.488.0%
Lake Highlands Junior High1,11413.337.2%
J L Long Middle1,07916.362.1%
Seagoville Middle1,06315.090.2%
Ann Richards Steam Academy1,01015.893.8%
Highland Park Middle93914.3not reported

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove

  1. Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F FlorenceThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 467 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Ann Richards Steam AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 1,010 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove with Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F FlorenceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dallas ISD spends per student$14,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,470
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSchool for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove is the number 1,257 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,257 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove

  1. How many students attend School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove?
    385 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 383 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dallas, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove a Title I school?
    School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove do on state tests?
    The students tested at School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove scored proficient or above: 89-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 93% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove in?
    Dallas ISD, NCES district ID 4816230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481623013856 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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