[13] The School for the Talented and Gifted was established in 1982 as part of a desegregation court order and was originally located in West Dallas on the L.G.

Its curriculum was designed to provide a comprehensive academic program to serve identified talented and gifted students in grades nine through twelve.

This magnet center would house six different schools, each offering college-preparatory and pre-professional programs alongside a solid academic education.

[15] The School for the Talented and Gifted is housed in the south section on the third floor of the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center.

During the spring semester a screening process is initiated to place incoming students drawn from across the Dallas Independent School District at the TAG Magnet for the following year.

A holistic, case-study approach is used by the screening committee, which is composed of the principal, the counselor, teachers, and community representatives.

Multiple identification criteria are used in the screening process including academic transcripts, TAKS/ITBS scores, a behavioral assessment, student portfolio, and anecdotal information.

In the 2010–2011 school year there were 240 students enrolled, and the racial/ethnic makeup reflected the culturally diverse fabric of the larger school district as best as it could following the desegregation rulings of Judge Barefoot Sanders that required "improved programs for minority students and hiring goals for minority faculty and administration staff".

[18] The average class sizes at TAG used to be 14.8 students for English, 5.2 for foreign language, 13.7 for math, 16.4 for science, and 16.8 for social studies[18] but have since increased to about 20.

The school does allow those advanced students to do take an elective called independent study in math, which teaches number theory and linear algebra, as well as other topics they will encounter at the university level.

The scrapbook is officially a collective publication of the members of the Senior Class and expresses their opinions and memories of the school.

Inklings is a monthly publication featuring student submissions of editorials, reviews, poetry, and general fiction stories.

[1] The TAG Magnet also has several student and school run clubs and organizations including: Academic Decathlon, Destination Imagination, Math Olympiads, Mock Trial, Robotics, Science Fair, Quiz Bowl, Ballet Folklorico, Chess Club, Cross-Country Club, Dallas Association of Minority Engineers (DAME), Gay and Straight Alliance (GASP), German Dance, Junior State of America (JSA), Pan-American Student Forum (PASF), Student Council, Students Against Global Abuse (SAGA), Texas Area Model of American States (TAMOAS), Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE), Youth for Global Improvement (YGI).