BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE

www.dallasisd.org/dade

636 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Billy Earl Dade Middle School, located in the South Dallas area at 2801 Park Row Avenue, is a public middle school serving students within the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD). The school is named in honor of Billy Earl Dade, a dedicated educator and community advocate who spent decades serving the youth of Dallas, and the campus strives to uphold his legacy by fostering an environment centered on academic growth, student leadership, and community engagement.

As part of the Dallas ISD network, the school offers a standard middle school curriculum supplemented by various extracurricular programs designed to support the development of the "whole child." The campus emphasizes a commitment to equity and excellence, aiming to provide its diverse student body with the foundational skills necessary for success in high school and beyond. Through partnerships with local organizations and a focus on personalized learning, the school works to address the unique social and academic needs of its neighborhood students.

636

Total Students

55.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

93.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE
Demographic	Student Count
White	8
Hispanic	229
Black	394
Asian	2
Two or More	3

Black
394 (61.9 %)
Hispanic
229 (36.0 %)
White
8 (1.3 %)
Two or More
3 (0.5 %)
Asian
2 (0.3 %)

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)749-3800
Website:	http://www.dallasisd.org/dade
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	636
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	55.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	587
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	7

* 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 6 160

Grade 7 220

Grade 8 256

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE
Grade	Student Count
Grade 6	160
Grade 7	220
Grade 8	256

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	297	46.7%
Male	339	53.3%

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3732 MYRTLE ST
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Middle School 6th - 8th