Early College High School
Public high school in Dallas, Texas · Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD · Grades 9–12
Early College High School serves 363 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 38 schools in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 1068th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 24 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481305011190 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 363 | 24,165 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.5% | 63.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Early College High School in context
Size
Early College High School is the 5th largest of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD's 7 high schools; its 363 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 865; Early College High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 83, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (83 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 73.6% here and 60.7% across Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 15.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 363 students, Early College High School has 24 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 363 students would have about 25.9 teachers, so Early College High School has 10.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Early College High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is W T White High School, 1.5 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 73.6% |
| Black | 9.9% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
59.8% of students are girls and 40.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 95 |
| Grade 10 | 87 |
| Grade 11 | 98 |
| Grade 12 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3939 Vly View Ln Bldg G, Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: (972)968-6200
Website: cfbisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W T White High School | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 2,204 | 15.9 | 90% |
| Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch | Texans Can Academies | 2.4 mi | 214 | 31 | 72.4% |
| Turner High School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 2.7 mi | 2,035 | 14.9 | 66.4% |
| Salazar District Alternative Education Program | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 3.1 mi | 39 | 2.3 | 79.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,516 | 14 | 97.6% |
| Grimes Education Center | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 3.9 mi | 99 | 10.5 | 62.6% |
| Smith High School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,971 | 14.8 | 67.5% |
| Letot Campus | Academy for Academic Excellence | 4.7 mi | 45 | 5.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.