Manara Leadership Academy
Public high school (charter) in Irving, Texas · Manara Academy · Grades 7–12
Manara Leadership Academy serves 125 students in grades 7–12 in Irving (Dallas County). It is one of 3 schools in Manara Academy. By enrollment it is the 1533rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.6 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 ÷ 7.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Manara Academy |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141513534 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Manara Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 125 | 671 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56% | 58.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Manara Leadership Academy in context
Size
Manara Leadership Academy is the only high school in Manara Academy. Its 125 students are 18.6% of the district's 671. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 711; Manara Leadership Academy 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 7 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 11, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 12 has 49% fewer students than grade 7 (20 against 39). 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 Asian students: 45.6% here and 35.3% across Manara Academy. Black students are next, at 23.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.6% across Manara Academy and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 7.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 125 students, Manara Leadership Academy has 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 125 students would have about 8.9 teachers, so Manara Leadership Academy has 1.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Manara Leadership Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Great Hearts Irving Upper, 2.7 miles away in Great Hearts Texas. Within 10 miles there are 38 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 45.6% |
| Black | 23.2% |
| White | 23.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
54.4% of students are girls and 45.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 39 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 17 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8201 Tristar Dr., Irving, TX 75063
Phone: (972)304-1155
Website: manaraacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Manara Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | Great Hearts Texas | 2.7 mi | 937 | 15.6 | 18.9% |
| Ranchview High School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 3.5 mi | 899 | 13.1 | 50.2% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving) | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.6 mi | 173 | 40 | – |
| Coppell High School | Coppell ISD | 3.9 mi | 4,068 | 15.3 | – |
| North Lake Early College High School | Dallas ISD | 4.0 mi | 291 | 17.1 | 87.6% |
| New Technical H S at Coppell | Coppell ISD | 4.1 mi | 321 | 12.3 | – |
| Jack E Singley Academy | Irving ISD | 4.4 mi | 1,697 | 17.7 | 77.5% |
| Uplift North Hills Prep High School | Uplift Education | 4.5 mi | 522 | 14.3 | 20.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Manara Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manara Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 275 |
| Manara STEM Academy - Arlington | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 271 |