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Academy of Dallas

Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Academy of Dallas · Grades Pre-K–8

Academy of Dallas serves 220 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is the only school in Academy of Dallas. By enrollment it is the 4447th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

220
students
–
students per teacher
88.2%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–8
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.

School facts

School typeRegular School, charter
LevelElementary
GradesPre-K–8
DistrictAcademy of Dallas
CountyDallas County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID480009008161

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolAcademy of DallasTexas elementary schools (median)
Students220220516
Students per teacher––14.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible88.2%88.2%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.

Academy of Dallas in context

Size

Academy of Dallas is the only school in Academy of Dallas, so its 220 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 459 students, so Academy of Dallas 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 pre-K with 35 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 18, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than kindergarten (21 against 18). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Black students are the largest group, at 71.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (12.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

88.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

NCES reports no teacher count for Academy of Dallas for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.

Location

NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps (in Uplift Education) is listed at the same location. There are 65 elementary schools within 5 miles and 172 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Black
71.4%
Hispanic
25.9%
Two or more races
1.4%
White
1.4%

47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
35
Kindergarten
18
Grade 1
21
Grade 2
22
Grade 3
18
Grade 4
20
Grade 5
20
Grade 6
20
Grade 7
25
Grade 8
21

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

2324 S Vernon Ave, Dallas, TX 75224
Phone: (214)371-9600
Website: academyofdallas.com

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Academy of Dallas. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Uplift Pinnacle Prep PsUplift Education0.1 mi48616.588.9%
Margaret B Henderson Elementary SchoolDallas ISD0.4 mi33713.593.5%
Winnetka Elementary SchoolDallas ISD1.0 mi69316.590.5%
John F Peeler Elementary SchoolDallas ISD1.1 mi35316.495.2%
Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolDallas ISD1.2 mi49214.197.8%
Clinton P Russell Elementary SchoolDallas ISD1.2 mi46113.696.5%
Maria Moreno STEAM AcademyDallas ISD1.2 mi34414.395.6%
Harrell Budd Elementary SchoolDallas ISD1.2 mi45715.595.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.