Advantage Academy
Public school (charter) in Grand Prairie, Texas · Advantage Academy · Grades Pre-K–12
Advantage Academy serves 972 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Grand Prairie (Dallas County). It is the only school in Advantage Academy. By enrollment it is the 44th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 19.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Advantage Academy |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480004108501 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Advantage Academy | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 972 | 972 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 19.4 | 19.4 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.2% | 80.2% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Advantage Academy in context
Size
Advantage Academy is the only school in Advantage Academy, so its 972 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 8.3 miles away and have a median of 944 students, so Advantage Academy is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 106 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 34, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 12 has 37% fewer students than kindergarten (52 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 54.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Texas public schools (53.5%). Black students are next, at 30.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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
Advantage Academy has 49.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 972 students would have about 88.4 teachers, so Advantage Academy has 38.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Trinity Leadership, 5.5 miles away in Texas Leadership Public Schools. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54.5% |
| Black | 30.6% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
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.
Location and contact
955 Freetown Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75051
Phone: (214)276-5800
Website: advantageacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Advantage Academy. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Leadership | Texas Leadership Public Schools | 5.5 mi | 990 | 13.6 | 55.3% |
| Jean Massieu Academy | Jean Massieu Academy | 5.7 mi | 185 | 11.6 | 70.3% |
| Newman International at Cedar Hill | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 7.8 mi | 897 | 18.9 | 34% |
| Village Technical Schools | Village Technical Schools | 8.1 mi | 1,335 | 19.8 | 54.9% |
| Great Hearts Arlington | Great Hearts Texas | 8.6 mi | 998 | 19.3 | 48.4% |
| Treetops School International | Treetops School International | 8.8 mi | 343 | 12 | 7% |
| Universal Academy | Universal Academy | 9.7 mi | 623 | 13.7 | 83.8% |
| Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | Faith Family Academy | 11.1 mi | 2,670 | 20.2 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.