Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Summary:

Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith is a public magnet high school in Dallas, Texas, serving grades 6-12 with 499 students and a strong focus on male leadership development.

This school consistently outperforms the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) and the state of Texas in academic performance. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in STAAR Reading compared to the district and state averages. The school also maintains an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate of 97.4%, well above the district and state levels. Additionally, the school excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the Dallas ISD, such as South Oak Cliff High School and Wilmer-Hutchins High School, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher STAAR test proficiency rates. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there is room for improvement in certain areas, such as STAAR Mathematics and Science proficiency rates, which, although still higher than the district and state averages, could be further strengthened.


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Public, Magnet 6-12

 3030 Stag
       Dallas, TX  75241


(972) 749-2100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
124th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,118 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.4%
African American:
17.2%
White:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.8% Help


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Compare Details Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith ranks better than 86.1% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.61. (See more...)
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Compare Details Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith ranks better than 93.8% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 13th among 38 ranked high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.96. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.4%), African American (17.2%), White (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith is 16.9. 27 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith employs 32 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith is $10,118. 26 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith:

SchoolDigger ranks Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith 327th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith 124th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith in the ranking list.)

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Rank History for all middle school students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.81 128th 2193 94.2%
2021 75.55 390th 2252 82.7%
2022 80.41 325th 2254 85.6%
2023 77.85 369th 2330 84.2%
2024 79.61 327th 2361 86.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 99.31 8th 1445 99.4%
2021 92.36 45th 1592 97.2%
2022 95.20 35th 1643 97.9%
2023 94.61 48th 1720 97.2%
2024 87.73 112th 1760 93.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.59 35th 2073 98.3%
2021 82.79 164th 2172 92.4%
2022 87.25 128th 2220 94.2%
2023 88.99 102nd 2251 95.5%
2024 86.07 119th 2224 94.6%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.52 1248th 1446 13.7%
2021 18.88 1305th 1501 13.1%
2022 23.74 1293rd 1488 13.1%
2023 17.82 1357th 1481 8.4%
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Rank History for middle school At Risk students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 98.91 14th 2058 99.3%
2021 89.61 65th 2118 96.9%
2022 93.44 57th 2182 97.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.38 100th 2069 95.2%
2021 75.62 381st 2168 82.4%
2022 79.28 310th 2228 86.1%
2023 77.13 363rd 2245 83.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.85 52nd 1193 95.6%
2021 75.25 184th 1213 84.8%
2022 74.96 194th 1251 84.5%
2023 75.76 206th 1273 83.8%
2024 80.50 141st 1271 88.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 95.05 51st 1935 97.4%
2021 82.90 172nd 2043 91.6%
2022 86.93 149th 2077 92.8%
2023 87.24 142nd 2116 93.3%
2024 85.44 148th 2108 93.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Rank History for all high school students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2012 70.39 273rd 1603 83.0%
2013 87.90 13th 1652 99.2%
2014 88.34 1st 1734 99.9%
2015 85.91 5th 1743 99.7%
2016 85.17 5th 1762 99.7%
2017 95.57 15th 1777 99.2%
2018 95.23 14th 1797 99.2%
2019 83.40 144th 1857 92.2%
2021 66.85 488th 1861 73.8%
2022 81.62 173rd 1876 90.8%
2023 81.18 188th 1961 90.4%
2024 85.96 124th 1987 93.8%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.16 215th 1136 81.1%
2021 76.75 121st 1195 89.9%
2022 91.18 59th 1278 95.4%
2023 86.76 96th 1371 93.0%
2024 90.23 67th 1435 95.3%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 97.24 34th 1382 97.5%
2022 100.00 1st 1418 99.9%
2023 100.00 1st 1478 99.9%
2024 99.99 8th 1547 99.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.97 10th 1794 99.4%
2019 83.32 130th 1818 92.8%
2021 71.28 299th 1848 83.8%
2022 85.65 105th 1847 94.3%
2023 84.04 129th 1897 93.2%
2024 88.16 75th 1883 96.0%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.44 549th 1137 51.7%
2019 43.75 860th 1145 24.9%
2021 32.32 966th 1177 17.9%
2022 37.41 930th 1172 20.6%
2023 36.46 939th 1182 20.6%
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Rank History for high school At Risk students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.32 24th 1784 98.7%
2019 75.44 213th 1810 88.2%
2021 72.34 250th 1829 86.3%
2022 84.89 105th 1837 94.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.43 17th 1803 99.1%
2019 84.64 137th 1824 92.5%
2021 67.77 449th 1840 75.6%
2022 82.31 161st 1853 91.3%
2023 81.98 183rd 1913 90.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.19 25th 1013 97.5%
2019 88.31 68th 1024 93.4%
2021 71.30 201st 1020 80.3%
2022 85.07 97th 1031 90.6%
2023 91.30 66th 1069 93.8%
2024 83.43 113th 1065 89.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.75 11th 1691 99.3%
2019 83.98 137th 1714 92.0%
2021 68.66 366th 1743 79.0%
2022 83.53 135th 1762 92.3%
2023 82.70 143rd 1820 92.1%
2024 87.86 72nd 1804 96.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2012 1 10 0 4 0 0 1 0 16
2013 1 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 30
2014 1 40 0 23 0 0 0 0 64
2015 3 65 0 59 1 0 0 0 128
2016 3 70 0 79 0 0 0 0 152
2017 4 77 0 106 0 0 0 0 187
2018 5 58 0 102 0 0 2 0 167
2019 5 122 6 326 1 0 1 0 461
2020 6 108 6 335 2 0 1 0 458
2021 13 106 5 371 2 0 1 0 498
2022 6 88 4 358 2 1 1 0 460
2023 6 96 5 385 2 1 4 0 499
2024 9 93 6 424 3 1 5 0 541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 16 4.2 3.7 68.8
2013 30 4.8 6.1 63.3
2014 64 7.2 8.8 68.8
2015 128 11.0 11.6 76.6
2016 152 12.0 12.6 83.6
2017 187 17.4 10.7 84
2018 167 15.5 10.7 82.6
2019 461 27.1 16.9 75.7
2020 458 28.0 16.3 79.9
2021 498 29.0 17.1 81.3
2022 460 30.1 15.2 79.8
2023 499 31.1 16.0 83.2
2024 541 32.0 16.9 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 16 4.2 3.7 68.8
2013 30 4.8 6.1 63.3
2014 64 7.2 8.8 68.8
2015 128 11.0 11.6 76.6
2016 152 12.0 12.6 83.6
2017 187 17.4 10.7 84
2018 167 15.5 10.7 82.6
2019 461 27.1 16.9 75.7
2020 458 28.0 16.3 79.9
2021 498 29.0 17.1 81.3
2022 460 30.1 15.2 79.8
2023 499 31.1 16.0 83.2
2024 541 32.0 16.9 87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,488 (15.6%) $8,065 (84.4%) $9,553
2020 $2,139 (20.0%) $8,567 (80.0%) $10,706
2021 $1,153 (11.4%) $8,965 (88.6%) $10,118

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 128th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 369th of 2330 Middle schools
 10%
Ranks 144th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 188th of 1961 High schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)5470
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2644
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)8661
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)8287
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3744
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
8th Grade Reading (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)9086
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4048
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)7049
 21%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5440
 14%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)6349
 14%
   8th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3634
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)5229
 23%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2624
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)7358
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6440
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)9694
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5646
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)9592
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)9489
 5%
   End of Course English II Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4144
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith)10098
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))7362
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students461499
 8.2%
African American12296
 21.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic326385
 18.1%
Pacific Islander01
White56
 20%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.7%83.2%
 7.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 541 students attended Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith.

Students at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith are 78% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Yes. Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith ranks in the top 6.2% of Texas high schools.


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