Cityscape Schools
Dallas, Texas · Dallas County · Grades Pre-K–8 · Charter
Cityscape Schools runs 2 schools (2 elementary) with 1,259 students. By enrollment it is the 496th 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 | 2 |
| Students | 1,259 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 66.2 |
| Students per teacher | 19 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800288 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Cityscape Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Preparatory | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 443 | 18.6 | 97.3% |
| East Grand Preparatory Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 816 | 19.3 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Cityscape Schools schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cityscape Schools in context
Size
Cityscape Schools enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 630 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is East Grand Preparatory Academy (816) and the smallest is Buckner Preparatory (443). NCES lists Cityscape Schools 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 2, with 129 students. Grade 8 has 66 students and kindergarten has 124, 47% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Cityscape Schools enrolls 272 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 Cityscape Schools at 80.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 15.8%.
97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 96.9% at East Grand Preparatory Academy to 97.3% at Buckner Preparatory. All 2 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 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 630 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
Cityscape Schools is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Nova Academy, 1.8 miles away with 77 students. 58 districts are within 25 miles, and 38 of them enroll more students than Cityscape Schools. 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 | 59.2 | 21 |
| School counselors | 2 | 630 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 26 | 48 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 315 |
| School administrators | 6.6 | 191 |
| District administrators | 3 | 420 |
| All staff | 155.6 |
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 | 80.8% |
| Black | 15.8% |
| White | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 272 |
| Kindergarten | 124 |
| Grade 1 | 125 |
| Grade 2 | 129 |
| Grade 3 | 129 |
| Grade 4 | 116 |
| Grade 5 | 102 |
| Grade 6 | 110 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Academy | 2 mi | 77 | 11.3 | – |
| Nova Academy Southeast | 2 mi | 235 | 14.1 | – |
| Inspired Vision Academy | 3 mi | 1,136 | 17.4 | – |
| St Anthony School | 3 mi | 318 | 15.1 | – |
| Dallas ISD | 4 mi | 139,802 | 15.1 | – |
| Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 5 mi | 348 | 11.6 | – |
| Mesquite ISD | 6 mi | 37,930 | 13.9 | – |
| Highland Park ISD | 7 mi | 6,350 | 13.8 | – |
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)
- 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)
- Manara Academy (671 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
630 Texas St, Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: (214)545-6554
Website: cityscapeschools.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.