Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy · Grades Pre-K–5
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy serves 144 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 3 schools in Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy. By enrollment it is the 4607th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16 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 ÷ 9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480006907916 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 144 | 405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.5% | 97.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% 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.
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy in context
Size
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy is the 2nd largest of Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy's 3 elementary schools; its 144 students are 35.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 662 students, so Two Dimensions Preparatory 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 pre-K with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 9, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% fewer students than kindergarten (12 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy (89.6%).
96.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.3% across Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 144 students would have about 9.7 teachers, so Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Donna Lewis Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Spring ISD. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 144 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 97.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% |
53.5% of students are girls and 46.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 13 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 19 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12121 Veterans Memorial Dr. Ste 10, Houston, TX 77067
Phone: (281)440-8853
Website: twodimensions.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Lewis Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.4 mi | 689 | 17.1 | 93.8% |
| Kaiser Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.0 mi | 724 | 13.9 | 86.6% |
| Deloras E Thompson Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.1 mi | 634 | 15.6 | 80.6% |
| Joan Link Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.2 mi | 556 | 15 | 86.3% |
| Greenwood Forest Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.4 mi | 557 | 13 | 74% |
| Beneke Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.4 mi | 573 | 16.7 | 83.8% |
| Klenk Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.6 mi | 717 | 12.2 | 73.8% |
| Heritage Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.6 mi | 807 | 18.5 | 88.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Dimensions at Corsicana | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 58 |
| Two Dimensions/Vickery | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 203 |