Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
- High school in Dallas ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Total students
2,247
Avg. teacher experience
8.3 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
86.5 %
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy is a high school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,247 students. 74.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 52.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 86.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.2% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy was 853 for 2022-2023 graduates.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,674, which is $6,200 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2101 Millmar DrDallas, TX 75228-3399
Office phone number
Principal
- Sarah Marie Foster
- SAFOSTER@dallasisd.org
- (972) 502-4900
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,247
African American
236 (10.5%)
Dallas ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
11 (0.5%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
25 (1.1%)
Dallas ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,834 (81.6%)
Dallas ISD: 71%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
117 (5.2%)
Dallas ISD: 6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
24 (1.1%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
74.5 %
Dallas ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
91 %
Dallas ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
57.1 %
Dallas ISD: 50.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
52.8 %
Dallas ISD: 48.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
16.5 %
Dallas ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.4 %
Dallas ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
86.5 %
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
84.1 %
Dallas ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
66.7 %
Dallas ISD: 87.3%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
86.5 %
Dallas ISD: 82.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
90.3 %
Dallas ISD: 89.8%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
100 %
Dallas ISD: 85.5%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
3.2 %
Dallas ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
1.8 %
Dallas ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Dallas ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
3 %
Dallas ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
3.3 %
Dallas ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Dallas ISD: 3%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
2.6 %
Dallas ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
10.7 %
Dallas ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
30.9 %
Dallas ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
39.7 %
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
33.3 %
Dallas ISD: 19%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
41.2 %
Dallas ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
29.8 %
Dallas ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Dallas ISD: 23.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
25.3 %
Dallas ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
33.3 %
Dallas ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
41.9 %
Dallas ISD: 33.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
20.2 %
Dallas ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
50 %
Dallas ISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
44.3 %
Dallas ISD: 33.7%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Dallas ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
41.7 %
Dallas ISD: 65.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
61.5 %
Dallas ISD: 48.1%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
30.6 %
Dallas ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
19 %
Dallas ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
28.6 %
Dallas ISD: 73.4%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
31.3 %
Dallas ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
36 %
Dallas ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
12.5 %
Dallas ISD: 48.4%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
853
Dallas ISD: 903
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Dallas ISD: 22.2
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
52.5 %
Dallas ISD: 47.6%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
29.1 %
Dallas ISD: 39.2%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
26.8 %
Dallas ISD: 33.8%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
143.8
African American
32.1 (22.3%)
Dallas ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (1.4%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
7.2 (5%)
Dallas ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
47 (32.7%)
Dallas ISD: 35%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
53.4 (37.1%)
Dallas ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2 (1.4%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
5.2 (3.6%)
Dallas ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
109.4 (76.1%)
Dallas ISD: 70.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
27.1 (18.9%)
Dallas ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2 (1.4%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.6
Dallas ISD: 13.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
8.3 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$68,674
Dallas ISD: $68,699
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,000
Dallas ISD: $60,399
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$65,600
Dallas ISD: $64,247
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$71,258
Dallas ISD: $70,325
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$72,923
Dallas ISD: $73,136
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,541
Dallas ISD: $74,317
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,663
Dallas ISD: $74,907
Statewide: $74,014