Launch Your Aviation Career before You Graduate High School
Rising Aviation High School is an accredited private high school at Addison Airport, where DFW students earn pilot certificates, drone licenses, and aircraft maintenance skills alongside their diploma. Get your teen career, college, and life ready.
Did You Know You Can Use Your Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) at Rising Aviation High School?
"Students from Rising Aviation High School didn’t just show up to compete, they dominated."
At the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition, our students completed nine real-world maintenance tasks against professional military, commercial, and university teams from across the country. Then they took the top overall spot.
Career and Technical Education Designed for the Next Generation of Aviators
Dallas's Best High School for Future Aviation and Aerospace Professionals
Rising Aviation High School provides an affordable, safe, and secure learning environment for teens in the DFW Metroplex. Our innovative educational program builds on the foundations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), which are emphasized in many modern academic institutions.
However, we take STEM education to the next level by coupling it with aviation and aerospace technology studies, practical aviation applications, and a focus on content mastery rather than just seat time.
With over 20 years of STEM education expertise, we've developed a unique blended learning model we call STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Aviation, and Math. Our approach actively prepares students for success in aviation and beyond.
Students Choose their Aerospace Pathway
At Rising Aviation we offer our students three pathways to choose from beginning their 11th grade year of high school. Each of these programs continues our STEAM-centered curriculum while giving your student the opportunity to focus on a specific area of aviation study that interests them.
Fixed Wing Pilot License Program
Earn your private pilot certificate while in high school. After graduation you're ready to enroll in flight school full time.
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Remote Pilot License Program
Earn your FAA Remote Pilot Certificate with Rising Aviation. Start your career in drone technology while in high school.
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program
Open the door to a career as an aviation maintenance technician.. Gain practical skills on our national championship team.
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Thrive with Our Hybrid Class Schedule
Rising Aviation High School offers a hybrid model that allows students more flexibility in how they learn.
Students can complete core classes remotely with access to live certified teachers and one-on-one support from our on-campus Learning Lab.
Students in our fixed wing, aircraft maintenance, and drone pathways attend campus one designated weekday and every Friday for hands-on STEM activities, excursions, and guest speakers from the aerospace industry.
Our program encourages students to advance based on subject mastery rather than standard time-oriented assessments, moving ahead at their own pace.
Small class sizes mean individual and small group instruction tailored to each student, with honors and AP classes available. And because the school operates 11 months of the year, closing only in July, families gain tremendous schedule flexibility.
Schedule shown reflects the hybrid model for pathway students. Students are welcome on campus every day.
A Private STEM School Education Customized for Your Teen
See why Rising Aviation is one of the best high schools in Dallas. Give your teen a one of a kind education and set them up for success in any STEM career they pursue after graduation.
Meet the People Behind Our Students' Success
From the first day a student walks through our doors, we strive to cultivate their curiosity about aviation and provide hands-on learning in a supportive environment. As principal, the most fulfilling part of my job is seeing our students earn their licenses and pursue their aviation dreams.
Or meet them in person: book a campus tour →
Book a Campus Tour Today
Walk the classrooms, experience the simulator lab, and see the airplane our students are building. Tours run year-round and take about an hour.
Prefer to talk to a person? Call (469) 206-3048 or email our principal at kdena@risingaviation.com.
Schedule Your Visit
Tell us a little about your student and we'll reach out to confirm a time.