Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy
Dallas, TX
PublicMiddle · Grades 6–8 · Magnet
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
A rating for 2025, with a score of 90.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | C78 | B82 | A90 |
| Student achievement | C73 | C74 | B81 |
| School progress | B83 | B85 | A91 |
| Academic growth | D67 | D67 | B81 |
| Relative performance | B83 | B85 | A91 |
| Closing the gaps | D66 | C75 | B89 |
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, Mathematics, Social studies, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
- Not earned
- Science
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
4.9% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 680 | 512 |
| Suspended out of school | 1.3% · 9 | 4.9% · 25 |
| Suspended in school | 4.3% · 29 | 14.3% · 73 |
| Expelled | 0.0% · 0 | 0.0% · 0 |
School Profile
Location
City, Large
Enrollment
512 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino62.9%
White3.5%
Black or African American29.5%
Asian2.0%
Two or More Races1.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 481623001359
- District
- Dallas Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 512 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41
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