Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy.
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About this school.
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is a public middle school in Dallas, Texas, serving grades 06–08. It enrolled 486 students in 2024. 45% reached math proficiency and 62% reached reading proficiency in 2024-2025 state testing. The school performs at or above the state median in math (2024-2025). The pupil–teacher ratio was 15.97 to 1 (2025).
What the numbers say.
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Pupil–teacher ratio. A staffing ratio, not class size.
Academic outcomes
Math proficiency
Students meeting the grade-level math standard
Source year 2024-2025
Reading proficiency
Reading and writing proficiency
Source year 2024-2025
Science proficiency
Science assessment proficiency
Member-only field
Staff & support
Counts part-time teachers as fractions — about 30 teachers' worth of full-time staffing.
Reported teaching staff
Counselors
Support-staff FTE · member-only rows
Attendance & climate
Source year 2023
Source year 2025
Class size & programs
Average students per class, reported by the school
Reported programs
Programs the school reports offering this year
Program flags as reported
Equity
Source year 2024
Source year 2024
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This school performs at or above the state median in math (2024-2025). This school performs at or above the state median in reading (2024-2025). We publish peer-relative facts only — no ratings, no rankings.
Where students come from — and go next.
Schools this one is reported to receive students from, or send students to. Reported relationships only — not guaranteed progression or attendance eligibility.
Students here typically continue to
High schools · 7
- North Dallas HS
High · Dallas0.4 mi - Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy
High · Dallas0.7 mi - Booker T Washington Spva Magnet
High · Dallas1.2 mi - Citylab HS
High · Dallas2.3 mi - Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School
High · Dallas2.8 mi - Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
High · Dallas4 mi - Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt
High · Dallas4 mi
Other schools · 1
Students typically arrive from
Elementary schools · 6
- Cesar Chavez Learning Center
Elementary · Dallas0.5 mi - Ignacio Zaragoza EL
Elementary · Dallas1.3 mi - Biomedical Preparatory at Ut Southwestern
Elementary · Dallas3.6 mi - N W Harllee Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Dallas4.1 mi - Dr Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School
Elementary · Dallas4.5 mi - HS Thompson Learning Center
Elementary · Dallas4.8 mi
Questions about Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy.
What grades does Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy serve?
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is a middle school serving grades 06–08.
Where is Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy located?
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is in Dallas, Texas. Its reported address is 4001 CAPITOL AVE.
How many students attend Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy?
486 students were enrolled in 2024.
How big are classes at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy?
The pupil–teacher ratio was 15.97 to 1. That is a staffing ratio, not the same as class size — see the class-size chart on this page.
How do students score at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy?
45% reached math proficiency and 62% reached reading proficiency in 2024-2025 state testing.
How does Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy compare to other Texas schools?
This school performs at or above the state median in mathematics (2024-2025).
What programs does Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy offer?
The school reports: gifted program. Full course-level detail is a member extra.
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