Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas ISD is among 15 North Texas schools ranked in the state’s top 31 by U.S. News & World Report. The all-boys school has a 100% graduation rate and now includes teachers such as Ontario Brown, a former student who returned to help mentor a new generation.

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