A+ Secondary School
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · A+ Academy · Grades 7–12
A+ Secondary School serves 790 students in grades 7–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 2 schools in A+ Academy. By enrollment it is the 690th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | A+ Academy |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 480020313579 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | A+ Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 790 | 1,678 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 18.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.2% | 94.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
A+ Secondary School in context
Size
A+ Secondary School is the only high school in A+ Academy. Its 790 students are 47.1% of the district's 1,678. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 994; A+ Secondary School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 110, against an average of 132 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 7 (113 against 144). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94.8% here and 94.5% across A+ Academy. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94.8% across A+ Academy and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 790 students, A+ Secondary School has 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 790 students would have about 56.4 teachers, so A+ Secondary School has 11.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
A+ Secondary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is H Grady Spruce High School, 0.3 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 41 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.8% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 144 |
| Grade 8 | 137 |
| Grade 9 | 140 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
445 S Masters Dr., Dallas, TX 75217
Phone: (469)677-1000
Website: apluscharterschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: A+ Secondary School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Grady Spruce High School | Dallas ISD | 0.3 mi | 1,370 | 14.5 | 96.4% |
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Texans Can Academies | 1.7 mi | 529 | 26.1 | 62.8% |
| W W Samuell High School | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,709 | 14.3 | 95.7% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 618 | 16.4 | 93.4% |
| Inspired Vision Academy Secondary | Inspired Vision Academy | 3.2 mi | 558 | 16 | 99.5% |
| West Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,997 | 13.8 | 84.9% |
| Medlock Youth Village | Academy for Academic Excellence | 4.2 mi | 88 | 6.5 | 100% |
| Vroonland - Vanguard High School | Mesquite ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,605 | 16.5 | 73.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in A+ Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ Academy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 888 |