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Roughly
76.1% (135,232) of the children in the Dallas Independent School District
are economically disadvantaged and qualify for free or reduce school
lunches.
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Dallas has
the second-highest graduation rate among the 10 largest U.S. cities.
However, roughly one out of every four residents (ages 25 and older) in
Dallas has not completed high school.
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Hispanics in
Dallas have the lowest high school completion rate (33.4%) and the lowest
college completion rate (6.5%) among the major ethnic groups in the city.
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Less than
50% of the Dallas ISD graduating seniors in 2002 took a college entrance
exam.
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Less than
30% of Hispanic seniors graduating from the Dallas ISD in 2002 took a
college entrance exam.
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There is a
steady increase in the number of 3rd graders in the Dallas ISD who are
passing the reading section of the TAKS test.
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SAT and ACT
scores for Dallas ISD graduates are below the state average.
