Ume Dallas Secondary
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Ume Preparatory Academy · Grades 7–12
Ume Dallas Secondary serves 688 students in grades 7–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 4 schools in Ume Preparatory Academy. By enrollment it is the 756th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.3 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 ÷ 39.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Ume Preparatory Academy |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480142522809 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ume Preparatory Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 688 | 1,703 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 17.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.6% | 42% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Ume Dallas Secondary in context
Size
Ume Dallas Secondary is the only high school in Ume Preparatory Academy. Its 688 students are 40.4% of the district's 1,703. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 535; Ume Dallas Secondary 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 grade 7 with 135 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 94, against an average of 115 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 7 (94 against 135). 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 Hispanic students: 54.7% here and 52.5% across Ume Preparatory Academy. White students are next, at 26.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42% across Ume Preparatory Academy and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 39.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 688 students, Ume Dallas Secondary has 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 688 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so Ume Dallas Secondary has 9.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Ume Dallas Secondary is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Duncanville High School, 2.4 miles away in Duncanville ISD. Within 10 miles there are 61 other high schools, 10 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 | 54.7% |
| White | 26.3% |
| Black | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 135 |
| Grade 8 | 118 |
| Grade 9 | 124 |
| Grade 10 | 112 |
| Grade 11 | 105 |
| Grade 12 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3838 Spur 408, Dallas, TX 75236
Phone: (214)545-6243
Website: umeprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ume Dallas Secondary. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville High School | Duncanville ISD | 2.4 mi | 4,399 | 18.2 | 70.1% |
| Moises E Molina High School | Dallas ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,006 | 16.1 | 93.2% |
| Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt View | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 474 | 20.2 | 94.7% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3.0 mi | 596 | 16.2 | 65.9% |
| Justin F Kimball High School | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,175 | 13.9 | 89.5% |
| Mary E Smithey Pace High School | Duncanville ISD | 3.7 mi | 76 | 6.8 | 57.9% |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.0 mi | 419 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.0 mi | 25 | 6.1 | 52% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ume Preparatory Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ume Mansfield Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 217 |
| Ume Preparatory Academy | Elementary | K–6 | 540 |
| Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville | Elementary | K–6 | 258 |