The 863,137 sq ft (80,188.1 m2) campus is more than twice as large as the nearby Mountain View College, and it is over the size of four combined Wal-Mart Supercenters.

With the exception of softball and girls track and field, the school has won state titles in every major team sport, including football.

In the same school year, the Assistant Choir Director, De'Evin Johnson was named a 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist.

[35] In 2021 the A Capella Men's Choir was also named a Foundation for Music Education- Mark of Excellence National High School Winner in the Open Class.

For the first time in 2002, Duncanville received a Gold Crown for its newspaper and its yearbook, one of only two high schools in the nation to capture both honors that year.

[41] A video of a student from Duncanville, 18-year-old sophomore Jeff Bliss scolding his social studies/history[42] teacher,[43] went viral in May 2013, and was picked up by media.

[45] The official reaction of the Duncanville Independent School District was not to discipline the student, but to offer private and public reminders that there are other ways to make a point.

A video of students protesting the school's strict dress code was sent to several of the local media outlets, who reported on the incident.