Academy for Academic Excellence
Dallas, Texas · Dallas County · Grades 6–12 · Charter
Academy for Academic Excellence runs 3 schools (3 high) with 280 students. By enrollment it is the 965th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 280 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 50.7 |
| Students per teacher | 5.5 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800093 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Academy for Academic Excellence
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Juvenile Justice | High | 6–12 | 139 | 5 | 100% |
| Letot Campus | High | 7–12 | 45 | 5.3 | 100% |
| Medlock Youth Village | High | 6–12 | 88 | 6.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Academy for Academic Excellence schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Academy for Academic Excellence in context
Size
Academy for Academic Excellence enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 93 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Dallas County Juvenile Justice (139) and the smallest is Letot Campus (45). NCES lists Academy for Academic Excellence as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 130 students. Grade 12 has 4 students and grade 6 has 3, 33% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Academy for Academic Excellence.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Academy for Academic Excellence at 55.7%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 37.5%.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 5.5 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Academy for Academic Excellence reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Academy for Academic Excellence is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1.9 miles away with 348 students. 66 districts are within 25 miles, and 57 of them enroll more students than Academy for Academic Excellence. Dallas County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 50.6 | 6 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 2 | 140 |
| School administrators | 5 | 56 |
| District administrators | 1 | 280 |
| All staff | 74.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 55.7% |
| Hispanic | 37.5% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 14 |
| Grade 8 | 30 |
| Grade 9 | 130 |
| Grade 10 | 77 |
| Grade 11 | 22 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 2 mi | 348 | 11.6 | – |
| Dallas ISD | 3 mi | 139,802 | 15.1 | – |
| Academy of Dallas | 3 mi | 220 | – | – |
| St Anthony School | 4 mi | 318 | 15.1 | – |
| Golden Rule Charter School | 5 mi | 1,298 | 11.9 | – |
| Highland Park ISD | 6 mi | 6,350 | 13.8 | – |
| La Academia De Estrellas | 6 mi | 1,024 | 16.2 | – |
| Cityscape Schools | 7 mi | 1,259 | 19 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dallas County
- Dallas ISD (139,802 students)
- Garland ISD (51,021 students)
- Mesquite ISD (37,930 students)
- Richardson ISD (36,971 students)
- Irving ISD (30,767 students)
- Grand Prairie ISD (26,129 students)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (24,165 students)
- Uplift Education (23,384 students)
- Coppell ISD (13,233 students)
- Duncanville ISD (11,562 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - North Texas (11,042 students)
- Lancaster ISD (6,822 students)
- Highland Park ISD (6,350 students)
- Cedar Hill ISD (6,253 students)
- Life School (5,735 students)
- Desoto ISD (5,708 students)
- Texans Can Academies (3,479 students)
- Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (2,328 students)
- Sunnyvale ISD (2,306 students)
- Universal Academy (2,036 students)
- Ume Preparatory Academy (1,703 students)
- A+ Academy (1,678 students)
- Village Technical Schools (1,335 students)
- Golden Rule Charter School (1,298 students)
- Cityscape Schools (1,259 students)
- Legacy Preparatory (1,138 students)
- Inspired Vision Academy (1,136 students)
- Winfree Academy Charter Schools (1,098 students)
- La Academia De Estrellas (1,024 students)
- Advantage Academy (972 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1673 Terre Colony Court, Dallas, TX 75212
Phone: (214)637-6136
Website: dallascounty.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.