David W Carter High School
- High school in Dallas ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Total students
1,054
Avg. teacher experience
11.2 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
74.8 %
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
David W Carter High School is a high school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,054 students. 68.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.6% 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, 74.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at David W Carter High School was 813 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.1.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,163, which is $5,689 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1819 W Wheatland RdDallas, TX 75232
Office phone number
Principal
- Troy A Tyson
- TTyson@dallasisd.org
- (214) 932-5700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in David W Carter High School 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
1,054
African American
653 (62%)
Dallas ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
373 (35.4%)
Dallas ISD: 71%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
19 (1.8%)
Dallas ISD: 6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (0.8%)
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
68.9 %
Dallas ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
82.4 %
Dallas ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
23 %
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
20.6 %
Dallas ISD: 48.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
13.3 %
Dallas ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
17 %
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
74.8 %
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
80.4 %
Dallas ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 87.3%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
64.5 %
Dallas ISD: 82.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Dallas ISD: 89.8%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
Masked
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
5 %
Dallas ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
3.4 %
Dallas ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
7.9 %
Dallas ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 3%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
5.3 %
Dallas ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
8.3 %
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
46.4 %
Dallas ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
45.5 %
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 19%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
48.1 %
Dallas ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 23.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
42.1 %
Dallas ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
50 %
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
5.9 %
Dallas ISD: 33.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
5.9 %
Dallas ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
5.1 %
Dallas ISD: 33.7%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
20 %
Dallas ISD: 65.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
Masked
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
0 %
Dallas ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
0 %
Dallas ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Dallas ISD: 73.4%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Dallas ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
Masked
Dallas ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
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
813
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
16.1
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
35.5 %
Dallas ISD: 47.6%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
23.5 %
Dallas ISD: 39.2%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
22.5 %
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
73.2
African American
62.2 (84.9%)
Dallas ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (2.7%)
Dallas ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (4.2%)
Dallas ISD: 35%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
5.8 (7.9%)
Dallas ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.2 (0.3%)
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
3.3 (4.5%)
Dallas ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
48.5 (66.3%)
Dallas ISD: 70.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
19.2 (26.2%)
Dallas ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2.2 (3.1%)
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
14.4
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
11.2 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
$68,163
Dallas ISD: $68,699
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,000
Dallas ISD: $60,399
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,308
Dallas ISD: $64,247
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$72,541
Dallas ISD: $70,325
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,299
Dallas ISD: $73,136
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,159
Dallas ISD: $74,317
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,874
Dallas ISD: $74,907
Statewide: $74,014