W H Gaston Middle
Dallas, TX
PublicMiddle · Grades 6–8
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
B rating for 2025, with a score of 81.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | B80 | C78 | B81 |
| Student achievement | C70 | D69 | C72 |
| School progress | B81 | B80 | B83 |
| Academic growth | D69 | C70 | C72 |
| Relative performance | B81 | B80 | B83 |
| Closing the gaps | C76 | C72 | C76 |
The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.
Distinctions, 2025
- Earned
- ELA/reading, Social studies, Postsecondary readiness
- Not earned
- Mathematics, Science, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
9.1% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 701 | 718 |
| Suspended out of school | 3.9% · 27 | 9.1% · 65 |
| Suspended in school | 0.0% · 0 | 2.5% · 18 |
| Expelled | 0.1% · 1 | 7.0% · 50 |
School Profile
Location
City, Large
Enrollment
717 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino83.4%
White2.4%
Black or African American12.0%
Asian0.6%
Two or More Races1.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 481623001261
- District
- Dallas Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 717 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Texas A–F Accountability Ratings · Texas Education Agency · 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24