Prestige
•2012 - SEM wins the Intel School of Distinction Award for the Best High School Math Program in the Country.
•2012 - SEM Ranked #2 (out of 1900 public high schools) -Washington Post High School Challenge
•2012 - SEM Ranked #4 (out of 1000 public high schools) -Newsweek.com
In 2011, SEM was ranked the number 1 high school in America by the Washington Post. The school was also ranked number 1 in the Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools. In 2012, it was ranked the number one high school in the North Texas area by Children at Risk, a research and advocacy institute dedicated to helping children.
In both 2005 & 2011, SEM has received the Blue Ribbon School award by the U.S. Department of Education.
SEM was ranked as second best high school in the United States in 2007 according to the survey "The 1200 Best Public High Schools in the USA", it was eighth in 2006 and sixth in 2005. In 2007, SEM was ranked as the 18th best public high school in America by U.S. News & World Report.
The College Board announced that SEM is number 1 in the world for passing minorities in Calculus AB and number one in the United States for passing Hispanics in Computer Science. In 2006, SEM was visited by President George W. Bush for excellence in education and the school's philosophy of emphasising math and science, something he stressed in his 2006 State of the Union address. The school consistently ranks number one in D Magazine's Best Public High Schools in Dallas and has been named the Academic UIL District Champion for District 9-5A and 11-5A in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
SEM graduates have gained acceptance to and have attended many prestigious schools including: St. Edward's University, University of Dallas, Louisiana State University, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, Duke University, Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wellesley College, Vanderbilt University, Rice University,the University of Oklahoma, Johns Hopkins University,the United States Military Academies, Emory University, California Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Reed College, Southern Methodist University, University of California-Berkley, University of Southern California, Morehouse College, Tulane University, and Kettering University.
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—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)
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—C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)