Booker T Washington Spva Magnet High School
3434 South R L Thornton
Dallas TX, 75224, Dallas County
Phone: 972-925-1200
Ranking:
(60 out of 1,337, top 4%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dallas Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 910 | 913 | 895 | 819 | 793 | 712 | 701 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 219 | 24.1% | 239 | 26.2% | 234 | 26.1% | 219 | 26.7% | 216 | 27.2% | 181 | 25.4% | 183 | 26.1% |
Grade 10: | 241 | 26.5% | 240 | 26.3% | 239 | 26.7% | 219 | 26.7% | 206 | 26.0% | 182 | 25.6% | 183 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 232 | 25.5% | 227 | 24.9% | 222 | 24.8% | 207 | 25.3% | 191 | 24.1% | 181 | 25.4% | 175 | 25.0% |
Grade 12: | 218 | 24.0% | 207 | 22.7% | 200 | 22.3% | 174 | 21.2% | 180 | 22.7% | 168 | 23.6% | 160 | 22.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 26.8% | 255 | 27.9% | 259 | 28.9% | 239 | 29.2% | 232 | 29.3% | 213 | 29.9% | 227 | 32.4% |
Female: | 666 | 73.2% | 658 | 72.1% | 636 | 71.1% | 580 | 70.8% | 553 | 69.7% | 491 | 69.0% | 470 | 67.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 223 | 24.5% | 231 | 25.3% | 233 | 26.0% | 209 | 25.5% | 203 | 25.6% | 188 | 26.4% | 179 | 25.5% |
Black: | 199 | 21.9% | 207 | 22.7% | 212 | 23.7% | 196 | 23.9% | 201 | 25.3% | 191 | 26.8% | 196 | 28.0% |
White: | 442 | 48.6% | 423 | 46.3% | 408 | 45.6% | 378 | 46.2% | 372 | 46.9% | 306 | 43.0% | 298 | 42.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 211 | 23.2% | 176 | 19.3% | 192 | 21.5% | 168 | 20.5% | 176 | 22.2% | 174 | 24.4% | 142 | 20.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.0% | 25 | 2.8% | 34 | 4.2% | 39 | 4.9% | 34 | 4.8% | 44 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.11 | 16.16 | 15.57 | 13.98 | 13.56 | 11.60 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 75% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 68% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 99% | 96% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 99% | 81% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 80% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 96% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 97% | 54% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 97% | 43% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 92% | 37% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 98% | 72% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 91% | 43% | 52% |
2013 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 63% |
2013 | English III Writing | End of course | % met std | 100% | 38% | 42% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 95% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 80% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 62% | 61% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 95% | 67% | 63% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 98% | 76% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 98% | 70% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 96% | 65% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 45% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 49% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 51% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 51% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 56% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 68% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 38% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 42% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 50% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 52% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 66% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 68% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 42% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 35% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 37% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 41% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 45% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 56% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 60% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 97% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $57,508.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $44,583.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,999.0 |
* Booker T Washington Spva Magnet High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.