HAROLD WENDELL LANG SR MIDDLE

www.dallasisd.org/lang

814 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School is a public school located in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, Texas, and is part of the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD). The school serves students in grades 6 through 8, offering a curriculum designed to prepare adolescents for the transition to high school. As a neighborhood campus, it emphasizes community engagement and provides a range of academic and extracurricular opportunities aimed at fostering both intellectual and personal growth.

The school is committed to the Dallas ISD mission of educating all students for success, providing various resources such as athletics, fine arts, and academic support programs to help students navigate their middle school years. By focusing on a structured learning environment, Lang Middle School strives to meet the diverse needs of its student body, encouraging students to develop the foundational skills necessary for future academic achievement and citizenship.

814

Total Students

64.1

Full-Time Teachers

12.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

87.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for HAROLD WENDELL LANG SR MIDDLE
Demographic	Student Count
White	27
Hispanic	455
Black	315
Asian	10
Two or More	3
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
455 (55.9 %)
Black
315 (38.7 %)
White
27 (3.3 %)
Asian
10 (1.2 %)
Two or More
3 (0.4 %)
American Indian
3 (0.4 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	DALLAS ISD
Phone:	(972)925-2400
Website:	http://www.dallasisd.org/lang
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	814
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	64.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	703
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	8

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 267

Grade 7 267

Grade 8 280