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W T White HS

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 1,945 students

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Current score
85/1002025-26
Change
+26 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.9 ptsvs 79.1 average · 2,023 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
563 of 2,023tied with 69 others
B85

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 73 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 79.1 average for 2,023 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 4 points

81 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 85 is 5.9 points above the 79.1 average among 2,023 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
59%vs 42.9% avg · +16.1 pts
Masters
23%vs 18.7% avg · +4.3 pts

Among 1,746 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.

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W T White HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.1 average for 2,023 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 26 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 563rd of 2,023 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 69 others).

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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageW T White HS 5973778185 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 C with 73 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
2025-26B8579.1 2,023 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8178.8 2,004 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7776.7 1,988 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7377.2 1,962 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22F5982.0 1,943 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 Achievement78 C+2.1 vs similar economic context · 1,899 reporting
  • School Progress87 B+6.8 vs similar economic context · 1,892 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps79 C+2.7 vs similar economic context · 1,880 reporting
  • Academic Growth65 D−8.2 vs similar economic context · 1,835 reporting
  • Relative Performance87 B+8.4 vs similar economic context · 1,892 reporting
  • W T White HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,023 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement78C2
School Progress87B3
Closing the Gaps79C1
Academic Growth65D5
Relative Performance87B3

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point below B 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 (87), so Student Achievement (78) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 87.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level75%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,899 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,899 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,899 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,897 reporting
  • Meets grade level41%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,897 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,897 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
  • Meets grade level34%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
  • Masters grade level23%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level93%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 890 reporting
  • Meets grade level67%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 890 reporting
  • Masters grade level34%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 890 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,023 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.

Graduation

Four-Year
82.4%−11.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
87.4%−6.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
82.2%−10.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 424 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
4.1%+3.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 429 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
94.0%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria94.0%87.1%+6.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course61.5%59.0%+2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA18.9%26.4%−7.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)27.3%11.1%+16.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course19.7%33.6%−13.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification37.7%37.4%+0.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.2%−2.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree15.8%7.4%+8.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.2%−4.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.8%3.3%−2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student5.7%8.4%−2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces2.5%3.0%−0.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

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.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
424

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
166

39.2% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
174

41.0% of graduates

Not trackable
84

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
424
Selected comparison
245.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
166
Selected comparison
105.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
39.2%
Selected comparison
43.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

−4.2 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
41.0%
Selected comparison
51.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

−10.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
19.8%
Selected comparison
5.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

+14.2 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. DALLAS COLLEGE DISTRICT (009331)49
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (003594)36
  3. U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (003656)13

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

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

Students
1,945
Economically disadvantaged
70.5%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
57.7%+37.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.8%−7.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
88.6%−5.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
39.4%+21.6 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

W T White HS

African American: 10%Hispanic: 83.6%White: 3.9%American Indian: 0.8%Asian: 0.8%Two or More Races: 0.9%
  • African American 10%
  • Hispanic 83.6%
  • White 3.9%
  • American Indian 0.8%
  • Asian 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 0.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,023 reporting for every category shown · 2,023 in full cohort

African American: 12.4%Hispanic: 57.1%White: 24.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.4%
  • African American 12.4%
  • Hispanic 57.1%
  • White 24.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,944
Economically disadvantaged students
1,370
Emergent bilingual students
1,122
Special education students
229

Early college pathways

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
472

TEA-published share: 24.3%

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
417
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,388
TEA-published mobility rate
17.5%

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 1,945 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 259 (11.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,945

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−259

Decrease · −11.8%

Change since 2021–22
−144

Decrease · −6.9%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,945
Selected comparison
634.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,986 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for W T White HS
School yearStudents enrolledW T White HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,089 First available year 645.7
2022–23 2,149 Increase of 60 (2.9%) 652.7
2023–24 2,074 Decrease of 75 (3.5%) 651.4
2024–25 2,204 Increase of 130 (6.3%) 649.4
2025–26 1,945 Decrease of 259 (11.8%) 634.7

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
167

7.1% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
195

8.29 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,353

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
7.1%
Selected comparison
13.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,547 rated schools reporting

−5.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
8.29
Selected comparison
30.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,658 rated schools reporting

−22.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for W T White HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,172 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 2,356 110 4.7% 137 5.81 12.9% 30.3
2022–23 2,343 168 7.2% 225 9.60 13.5% 32.4
2023–24 2,295 181 7.9% 229 9.98 13.3% 32.1
2024–25 2,353 167 7.1% 195 8.29 13.0% 30.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for W T White HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 167 7.1% 195 8.29 13.0% 30.8
In-school suspensions 55 2.3% 63 2.68 11.6% 23.3
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements 122 5.2% 132 5.61 5.2% 6.2
Mandatory DAEP placements 68 2.9% 73 3.10 3.7% 4.3
Discretionary DAEP placements 56 2.4% 59 2.51 3.0% 3.5
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.

$6k$15k$24k20182020202220242025
  • W T White HS
  • Parent district: Dallas ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,951
Selected comparison
$13,174

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,003 rated schools reporting

−$2,223 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,951 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
YearW T White HSParent district: Dallas ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,735$13,363$13,054$8,035 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,866 rated schools reporting
2019$6,740$13,990$13,108$8,202 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,883 rated schools reporting
2020$7,583$14,981$14,058$8,749 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,905 rated schools reporting
2021$7,832$17,075$14,797$9,245 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,919 rated schools reporting
2022$9,353$18,716$15,708$10,522 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,944 rated schools reporting
2023$9,662$20,932$16,792$11,225 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,964 rated schools reporting
2024$14,627$22,990$18,125$12,417 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,987 rated schools reporting
2025$10,951$23,271$18,972$13,174 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,003 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
$71,590+$5,152 vs similar economic context
Teachers
129+86.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
15.1+1.1 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

W T White HS

Beginning: 6.2%1 to 5 years: 35.7%6 to 10 years: 26.9%11 to 20 years: 22.7%21 to 30 years: 5.4%Over 30 years: 3.1%
  • Beginning 6.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 35.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 26.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 22.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 5.4%
  • Over 30 years 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,023 reporting for every category shown · 2,023 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.6%1 to 5 years: 27%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.4%21 to 30 years: 15.4%Over 30 years: 3.9%
  • Beginning 6.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 27%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.4%
  • Over 30 years 3.9%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for W T White HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classW T White HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English14.615.2
Secondary languages other than English19.917.9
Secondary math20.616.2
Secondary science21.517.5
Secondary social studies22.117.4

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 200 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

1 measure

  • 17of 461

    Earned an associate degree

    Similar size · of the 461 that report this measure

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.

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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 057905021.