David W Carter High School

1819 West Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TX 75232 | (214) 932-5700

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,390

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4 out of 5 | 12 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,390 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1298th out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1819 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TX 75232

Principal or Admin: Gail David Dupree
Fax: (214) 932-5701
Website: www.dallasisd.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Dallas Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,236
Graduation Rate: 53.3%
Dropout Rate: 8.9%
Students Per Teacher: 15.0
Enrolled Students: 157,092

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,390
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 96.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 729 (52.4%)
Females: 661 (47.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 114 (8.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 887 (63.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,001 (72.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

David W Carter High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.07%
Black	1,125	80.9%
Asian	1	0.07%
Hispanic	255	18.3%
White	8	0.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	441	31.7%
10th Grade	348	25.0%
11th Grade	312	22.4%
12th Grade	289	20.8%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

40.0%

District:

49.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

47.0%

District:

29.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

66.3%

District:

67.6%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

24.5%

District:

19.1%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

13.0

District:

11.9

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

23.8%

District:

33.6%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

30.0%

District:

21.5%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

23.8%

District:

20.0%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

21.3%

District:

21.0%

State:

18.3%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$82,077

District:

$79,563

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$55,363

District:

$54,645

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$45,350

District:

$47,743

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$47,999

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$52,682

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$55,578

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$67,663

State:

$58,427

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 12 Reviews

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12 reviews for David W Carter High School

Reviewed by Former Student on November 04, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I'm a '76 alum. The old neighborhood changed, but several of the friends of my youth are still there.
Carter had it pros and cons, but if you applied yourself and wanted to go somewhere you could. I have 3 degrees, from the foundation I got there, so they can't be as bad as some think they are. No school can provide everything. There were and always will be haves and have nots.
This is a country that only provides the opportunity, so what you do with it is all up to you. Those who complain are doing nothing but complaining, and want the field artificially leveled for them. There are quite few very successful people I know from Carter, and a few that were an embarrassment.

Quit complaining you whiners out there and make something of yourself.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 24, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My daughter attend Duncanville last year. This year I had to enroll her into Carter. So far she doesn't like it & I can also say the same. I plan on returning to the Duncanville district, once my lease is up.

Reviewed by Student on August 23, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
HEY WUZ UP DIS SCHOOL IS THE BEST N I HOPE IT DO BETA

Reviewed by Former Student on July 09, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Good

Reviewed by Student on December 22, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a Junior at this fine establishment. Carter serves 9th thru 12th, not 8th thru 12th. People down Carter so much, but don't even really know what happens there. This school is great, I am learning, and progressing, and our school gets better every year.

Reviewed by Former Student on December 15, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I went to this school back in the mid 60's - I thought it was a horrible school then and hear it has gone down hill very fast over the years. I was passed from grade to grade, irregardless of my grades. The school was made up of students that had Daddy's $ and those that didn't. I hated it. Cut my apple in half!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 03, 2009
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I am a parent and my daughter goes to D.W. Carter high School. she come from Desoto High School and I can Honestly say I Love Carter much better than Desoto. At Carter the teachers relate to her and They seem to passionately care. Maybe because they no how hard it can be for a Black to make it. they have great Teachers and they reach out to their students and they don't shut the parents out. we are like one big team aiming for the same goal. A child has to want to learn no matter what school their at. So D. W. Carter is my daughter graduating School and I say that Proudly. I am Satisfied and so is my Daughter.

Reviewed by Student on August 27, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i dnt go to carter but i play sports for them and from the looks of things and what my friends say it seems like a pretty okay school. if i hadnt gotten accepted into townview, that's probably where i would have gone.

Reviewed by Former Student on February 13, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i went to carter i had a great time i was so bless to have teacher that wanted to teacher and wanted me to make

Reviewed by Student on February 12, 2009
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i don't go to carter but i play sports for them and from what my best friends tell me, it's a pretty good school.

Reviewed by Student on September 11, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a senior at David W. Carter High School and I believe that our school has progressed a lot over the past four years and will only get better!!!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 20, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
because there grades and test score are very low and i want my child to go to a better school. so i am paying a out of district fee. i wish we had the choice to pick the school

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that David W Carter High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on TAKS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

AYP and Performance (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

SAT & ACT Exam Details (2009)

Percent of Students Taking SAT or ACT Exam

School:

63.1%

District:

64.5%

State:

61.5%

Percent of Test Takers Above Exam Criteria

School:

2.7%

District:

10.5%

State:

26.9%

SAT Average Score

School:

788.0

District:

861.0

State:

985.0

ACT Average Score

School:

15.1

District:

17.1

State:

20.5

TAKS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	33.0%	60.0%	70.0%
2009	28.0%	56.0%	67.0%
2008	26.0%	45.0%	60.0%

Reading Test
2010	84.0%	87.0%	92.0%
2009	81.0%	83.0%	87.0%
2008	67.0%	76.0%	84.0%

Science Test
2008	14.0%	-	-

Social Studies Test
2008	7.0%	-	-

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	83.0%	87.0%	90.0%
2009	82.0%	83.0%	88.0%
2008	76.0%	80.0%	86.0%

Math Test
2010	47.0%	68.0%	74.0%
2009	39.0%	56.0%	65.0%
2008	38.0%	51.0%	63.0%

Science Test
2010	49.0%	65.0%	74.0%
2009	34.0%	52.0%	66.0%
2008	37.0%	50.0%	64.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	86.0%	92.0%	93.0%
2009	86.0%	88.0%	90.0%
2008	81.0%	86.0%	88.0%

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	88.0%	91.0%	93.0%
2009	86.0%	90.0%	92.0%
2008	86.0%	86.0%	90.0%

Math Test
2010	77.0%	86.0%	89.0%
2009	75.0%	77.0%	81.0%
2008	72.0%	74.0%	79.0%

Science Test
2010	78.0%	88.0%	91.0%
2009	84.0%	82.0%	85.0%
2008	75.0%	75.0%	80.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	95.0%	98.0%	98.0%
2009	95.0%	97.0%	97.0%
2008	95.0%	95.0%	95.0%

Source: TX Department of Education 2009-2010

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