Advantage Academy
Duncanville, Texas · Dallas County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Advantage Academy runs 1 school (1 other) with 972 students. By enrollment it is the 585th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 972 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 50 |
| Students per teacher | 19.4 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800041 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Advantage Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Academy | Other | Pre-K–12 | 972 | 19.4 | 80.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Advantage Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Advantage Academy in context
Size
Advantage Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Advantage Academy, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Advantage Academy 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
Grade 6 is its largest grade, with 106 students this year. Grade 12 has 52 students and kindergarten has 83, 37% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Advantage Academy enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Advantage Academy at 54.5%, close to their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 30.6%.
80.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves 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 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19.4 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 486 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. 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
NCES classifies Advantage Academy's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Grand Prairie ISD, 0.9 miles away with 26,129 students. 71 districts are within 25 miles, and 51 of them enroll more students than Advantage Academy. 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 | 48.3 | 20 |
| School counselors | 2 | 486 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.6 | 374 |
| Other student support staff | 2.1 | 463 |
| School administrators | 5.2 | 187 |
| District administrators | 3.9 | 249 |
| All staff | 94.6 |
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
| Hispanic | 54.5% |
| Black | 30.6% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
| Grade 6 | 106 |
| Grade 7 | 63 |
| Grade 8 | 98 |
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 45 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie ISD | 1 mi | 26,129 | 15.1 | – |
| Uplift Education | 3 mi | 23,384 | 16.8 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3 mi | 11,042 | 16.3 | – |
| Ume Preparatory Academy | 4 mi | 1,703 | 17.5 | – |
| Arlington ISD | 6 mi | 53,339 | 14.1 | – |
| Jean Massieu Academy | 6 mi | 185 | 11.6 | – |
| Newman International Academy of Arlington | 6 mi | 2,830 | 18.1 | – |
| La Academia De Estrellas | 7 mi | 1,024 | 16.2 | – |
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)
- Manara Academy (671 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
618 W Wheatland Rd, Duncanville, TX 75116
Phone: (214)276-5800
Website: advantageacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.