La Academia De Estrellas
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · La Academia De Estrellas · Grades Pre-K–5
La Academia De Estrellas serves 727 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 2 schools in La Academia De Estrellas. By enrollment it is the 757th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 20.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Academia De Estrellas |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480027011188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Academia De Estrellas | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 727 | 1,024 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 20.1 | 16.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.5% | 88.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
La Academia De Estrellas in context
Size
La Academia De Estrellas is the only elementary school in La Academia De Estrellas. Its 727 students are 71% of the district's 1,024. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 462; La Academia De Estrellas is larger 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 186 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 87, against an average of 104 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 87 in kindergarten and 92 in grade 5. It also enrolls 186 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.8% here and 98.8% across La Academia De Estrellas. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.3% across La Academia De Estrellas 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 36.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 727 students, La Academia De Estrellas has 20.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 727 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so La Academia De Estrellas has 13 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
La Academia De Estrellas is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Leslie a Stemmons Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 163 other elementary schools, 47 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 | 98.8% |
| White | 1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 186 |
| Kindergarten | 87 |
| Grade 1 | 92 |
| Grade 2 | 87 |
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4680 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas, TX 75236
Phone: (214)946-8908
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Academia De Estrellas. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie a Stemmons Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 603 | 15.1 | 95.7% |
| Thomas Tolbert Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 335 | 16.3 | 98.5% |
| Life School Mountain Creek | Life School | 1.5 mi | 354 | 15.9 | 79.1% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.6 mi | 538 | 15.5 | 91.6% |
| Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff | Dallas ISD | 1.7 mi | 443 | 15.8 | 95.7% |
| Ume Preparatory Academy | Ume Preparatory Academy | 2.1 mi | 540 | 18.5 | 49.4% |
| L O Donald Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.1 mi | 324 | 12.7 | 95.7% |
| IDEA a W Brown Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 481 | 18.6 | 92.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in La Academia De Estrellas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 297 |