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W H Adamson High School

Dallas ISD · Dallas County

W H Adamson High School is a public high school in Dallas ISD, serving 1,398 students in grades 09-12 in Dallas County. It holds a Texas Education Agency rating of A (91 out of 100), with a 14.5:1 student-to-teacher ratio. View the W H Adamson High School 2026–2027 school calendar, key dates, academic ratings, demographics, and staff below.

1,398
Students
09-12
Grades
High School
Type
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Texas Education Agency

School Report Card

Official A–F accountability rating and profile for W H Adamson High School · Grade 9 - Grade 12.

TEA A–F
A
91out of 100
Overall rating
1,353Students
14.5Students / teacher
93.6Full-time teachers
$70,577Avg teacher salary

Student population & indicators

Economically disadvantaged 98.7%
Emergent bilingual / EL 59.3%
Special education 9.4%
Attendance rate 91.5%
Chronic absenteeism 30.0%
Postsecondary outcomes 23.0%

Distinction designations (7)

Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Academic Achievement in Social Studies Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps Postsecondary Readiness

Academic programs

Advanced Placement (AP)Dual CreditDual Language Immersion
Advanced Placement courses22
2-D Art and DesignDrawingPhysics 1Spanish Language and Culture3-D Art and DesignEnglish Language and CompositionPrecalculusSpanish Literature and CultureBiologyEnglish Literature and CompositionPsychologyU.S. Government and PoliticsCalculus ABEnvironmental ScienceResearchUnited States HistoryCalculus BCHuman GeographySeminarWorld History: ModernChemistryMacroeconomics
UIL activities22
BaseballBoys TrackGirls SoccerTeam TennisBoys BasketballBoys WrestlingGirls TennisVolleyballBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls TrackAcademicsBoys GolfGirls BasketballGirls WrestlingMarching BandBoys SoccerGirls Cross CountrySoftballSpiritBoys TennisGirls Golf

Texas School Report Card

Full official report from the Texas Education Agency.

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School Calendar

Official Calendar
Printable Calendar
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Interactive calendar

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    Attendance zone

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    NCES · Common Core of Data

    Students & Community

    Enrollment and demographics for W H Adamson High School (2024-2025), from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

    NCES CCD
    1,353Total students
    14.46:1Student / teacher ratio
    93.56Teachers (FTE)
    City, LargeLocale

    Enrollment by race & ethnicity

    Hispanic / Latino 95.2% (1,288)White 1.3% (18)Black / African American 2.4% (33)Asian 0.3% (4)Two or more races 0.2% (3)American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% (7)

    Enrollment by gender

    Male 54.4% (736) Female 45.6% (617)

    Free / reduced-price lunch

    99%

    1,335 of 1,353 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

    NCES school report (2024-2025)

    Full Common Core of Data profile from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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    Faculty & Staff

    Browse the full faculty and staff directory for W H Adamson High School — teacher names and email addresses — on the school's official site.

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