Dallas County Juvenile Justice

Dallas County Juvenile Justice is a high school located in Dallas, TX, serving grades 6–12 and approximately 238 students. Operated by Academy For Academic Excellence, the campus sits about 26.9 miles from The Fort Worth's newsroom and is part of The Fort Worth's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 28 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.5:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Dallas County Juvenile Justice operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Fort Worth publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from Dallas County Juvenile Justice — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Fort Worth's Dallas coverage.

Tip about Dallas County Juvenile Justice? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Dallas County Juvenile Justice". For more education coverage, see thefortworth.org/schools or browse The Fort Worth's latest reporting at thefortworth.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.