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J L Long 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
6116 Reiger Ave
Dallas, TX 75214
Phone
(972) 502-4700
District
DALLAS ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1094
Classroom Teachers
80

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.1% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

J L Long Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
47%
52%
56%
39%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
66%
43%
51%
54%
80%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
49%
54%
56%
23%
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
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 353 32.3%
Grade 7 361 33.0%
Grade 8 380 34.7%
Total 1094 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.0% 6.1% 26.1%
Black 8.2% 20.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 62.9% 72.0% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.3% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.6% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.2% 87.2% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 59.8% 84.7% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 2.5% 4.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,105,370 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,964.2 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.8% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.4% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 441,624 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.7% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.5% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.1% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.6% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 10.2% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,226 $1,006,223,000 38.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $806 $112,210,000 4.3%
Staff $1,016 $141,405,000 5.5%
General Administration $100 $13,890,000 0.5%
School Administration $829 $115,436,000 4.5%
Operation $1,348 $187,693,000 7.3%
Transportation $421 $58,640,000 2.3%
Other $664 $92,398,000 3.6%
Total Support $5,183 $721,672,000 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,174 $859,655,000 33.2%
Total Expenditures $18,583 $2,587,550,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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