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D A Hulcy STEAM MS

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 364 students

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Current score
91/1002025-26
Change
±0 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+13.5 ptsvs 77.5 average · 2,242 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
138 of 2,242tied with 73 others
A91

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is flat; under the rules in force back then it scored 88 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.5 average for 2,242 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 2 points

89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 91 is 13.5 points above the 77.5 average among 2,242 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Student Achievement rose 7 points

83 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 90 is 18.3 points above the 71.7 average among 2,074 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
63%vs 41.4% avg · +21.6 pts
Masters
29%vs 16.2% avg · +12.8 pts

Among 2,074 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

D A Hulcy STEAM MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.5 average for 2,242 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2021-22.

Ranks 138th of 2,242 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 73 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageD A Hulcy STEAM MS 9192868991 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 88 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9177.5 2,242 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8977.1 2,229 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8674.4 2,212 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9274.8 2,198 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9181.6 2,178 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement90 A+18.3 vs similar economic context · 2,074 reporting
  • School Progress92 A+13.3 vs similar economic context · 2,066 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps88 B+13.4 vs similar economic context · 2,050 reporting
  • Academic Growth87 B+14.8 vs similar economic context · 2,018 reporting
  • Relative Performance92 A+15.1 vs similar economic context · 2,066 reporting
  • D A Hulcy STEAM MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,242 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement90A—
School Progress92A—
Closing the Gaps88B2
Academic Growth87B3
Relative Performance92A—

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (92), so Student Achievement (90) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level88%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,074 reporting
  • Meets grade level63%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,074 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,074 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
  • Meets grade level65%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
  • Masters grade level30%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level84%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,062 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,062 reporting
  • Masters grade level23%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,062 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level97%+31 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
  • Meets grade level80%+44 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
  • Masters grade level36%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Masters grade level34%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,242 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
364
Economically disadvantaged
82.4%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
38.7%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.8%−3.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.1%+2.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
6.0%−15.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

D A Hulcy STEAM MS

African American: 38.2%Hispanic: 56.9%White: 1.4%American Indian: 0.5%Asian: 0.3%Two or More Races: 2.7%
  • African American 38.2%
  • Hispanic 56.9%
  • White 1.4%
  • American Indian 0.5%
  • Asian 0.3%
  • Two or More Races 2.7%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 reporting for every category shown · 2,242 in full cohort

African American: 14.2%Hispanic: 70.2%White: 11.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.4%
  • African American 14.2%
  • Hispanic 70.2%
  • White 11.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
364
Economically disadvantaged students
300
Emergent bilingual students
141
Special education students
54

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
10
Students in TEA mobility denominator
404
TEA-published mobility rate
2.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 364 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 36 (9.0%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
364

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−36

Decrease · −9.0%

Change since 2021–22
−101

Decrease · −21.7%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
364
Selected comparison
616.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,214 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for D A Hulcy STEAM MS
School yearStudents enrolledD A Hulcy STEAM MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 465 First available year 647.4
2022–23 423 Decrease of 42 (9.0%) 648
2023–24 423 No change 641
2024–25 400 Decrease of 23 (5.4%) 637
2025–26 364 Decrease of 36 (9.0%) 616.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
402

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for D A Hulcy STEAM MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 530 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 468 20 4.3% 20 4.27 12.9% 30.9
2022–23 432 14 3.2% 15 3.47 13.8% 34
2023–24 424 10 2.4% 10 2.36 13.8% 33.9
2024–25 402 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for D A Hulcy STEAM MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$17k$27k20182020202220242025
  • D A Hulcy STEAM MS
  • Parent district: Dallas ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,106
Selected comparison
$13,275

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,227 rated schools reporting

−$2,169 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,106 per student for this campus, $23,271 per student for its parent district, Dallas ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearD A Hulcy STEAM MSParent district: Dallas ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$9,335$13,363$13,054$8,243 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,113 rated schools reporting
2019$8,456$13,990$13,108$8,339 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,141 rated schools reporting
2020$9,196$14,981$14,058$8,859 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,154 rated schools reporting
2021$8,549$17,075$14,797$9,536 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,162 rated schools reporting
2022$10,654$18,716$15,708$11,000 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,178 rated schools reporting
2023$13,260$20,932$16,792$11,510 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,197 rated schools reporting
2024$25,521$22,990$18,125$12,494 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,211 rated schools reporting
2025$11,106$23,271$18,972$13,275 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,227 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$74,470+$7,066 vs similar economic context
Teachers
25−17.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.6+0.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

D A Hulcy STEAM MS

Beginning: 8%1 to 5 years: 28%6 to 10 years: 24%11 to 20 years: 32%21 to 30 years: 8%
  • Beginning 8%
  • 1 to 5 years 28%
  • 6 to 10 years 24%
  • 11 to 20 years 32%
  • 21 to 30 years 8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 reporting for every category shown · 2,242 in full cohort

Beginning: 7%1 to 5 years: 27.6%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for D A Hulcy STEAM MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classD A Hulcy STEAM MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 623.917.6
Secondary English17.915.2
Secondary math16.816.5
Secondary science15.217.7
Secondary social studies17.317.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

13 measures

  • 29of 540

    Science — Approaches

    Dallas County · of the 540 that report this measure · tied with 8

  • 37of 1,913

    Science — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,913 that report this measure

  • 51of 2,148

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,148 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 54of 1,106

    Relative Performance

    Region 10: Richardson · of the 1,106 that report this measure · tied with 15

  • 60of 2,072

    Reading — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,072 that report this measure · tied with 8

  • 66of 2,074

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,074 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 66of 1,913

    Science — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,913 that report this measure · tied with 7

  • 77of 2,152

    Attendance

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,152 that report this measure · tied with 10

  • 86of 2,074

    All Subjects — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,074 that report this measure · tied with 10

  • 95of 2,066

    School Progress

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,066 that report this measure · tied with 41

  • 97of 2,072

    Reading — Meets

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,072 that report this measure · tied with 15

  • 101of 2,074

    Student Achievement

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,074 that report this measure · tied with 17

  • 110of 2,074

    All Subjects — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,074 that report this measure · tied with 13

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057905360.