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Bessie Coleman Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1208 Pleasant Run Rd
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Phone
(972) 293-4505
District
CEDAR HILL ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
528
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.9% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Bessie Coleman Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
43%
37%
50%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
42%
33%
52%
13%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
49%
43%
55%
14%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 160 30.3%
Grade 7 174 33.0%
Grade 8 194 36.7%
Total 528 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.2% 2.6% 26.7%
Black 75.4% 68.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 20.4% 27.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.9% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.9% 67.9% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 71.6% 58.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 9.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,374 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,359.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.0% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,808 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 12.6% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.9% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.5% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.2% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,050 $44,666,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $570 $3,614,000 3.9%
Staff $537 $3,401,000 3.7%
General Administration $144 $912,000 1.0%
School Administration $695 $4,402,000 4.7%
Operation $1,618 $10,253,000 11.1%
Transportation $545 $3,456,000 3.7%
Other $723 $4,582,000 4.9%
Total Support $4,833 $30,620,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,750 $17,424,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $14,632 $92,710,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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