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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218008856
Academy at Nola Dunn
201 S DOBSON ST, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-3300 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
99 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 43.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy at Nola Dunn
Academy at Nola Dunn's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at Nola Dunn this school | 668 | 14.8% | 59.4% |
| Annetta Elementary School ALEDO | 689 | 17.9% | 65.4% |
| Vandagriff Elementary School ALEDO | 640 | 10.9% | 72.6% |
| Lone Star Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 695 | 14.2% | 60.4% |
| Bowie Elementary School DALLAS | 644 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| Bill Brown Elementary School SPRING BRANCH | 799 | 12.9% | 76.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy at Nola Dunn ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #798 of 4,401 | #6 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #750 of 4,466 ▲ 164 | #6 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #563 of 4,466 ▲ 163 | #2 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #485 of 3,998 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #1,137 of 4,938 | #5 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,161 of 4,622 | #27 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #2,872 of 4,628 | #32 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #4,549 of 4,789 | #34 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #2,835 of 2,838 | #21 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
668
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+78% since 2000-01, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 668 | 42.2 | 15.8:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 42.1 | 15.6:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 39.8 | 17.0:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 40.9 | 16.4:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 14% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 7% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy at Nola Dunn.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (669 to 668); teachers up 3% (40.9 to 42.2).
About Academy at Nola Dunn
Federal records list Academy at Nola Dunn as an elementary school in BURLESON, Texas. The student body numbers 668 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 29% bigger than that.
BURLESON ISD is the district for Academy at Nola Dunn. It has 18 schools and 12,759 students.
Academy at Nola Dunn's enrollment is 72% White. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share in Johnson County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. Academy at Nola Dunn has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%. The rate at public schools in Johnson County averages 51%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Academy at Nola Dunn is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Academy at Nola Dunn is 8.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Academy at Nola Dunn is located in Johnson County, where median household income is about $84,859, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 77 public schools in Johnson County, with a combined enrollment of about 39,004.
The nearest other public school, Crossroads High School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Academy at Nola Dunn ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 660 to 668, a small change.
Community posts for Academy at Nola Dunn can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
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- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Tom and Nita Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads High School0.8 mi · 84
- Burleson Collegiate High School0.9 mi · 151
- Mound Elementary School0.9 mi · 397
- Norwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD1.0 mi · 323
- Hughes Middle School1.1 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About Academy at Nola DunnWhat is the total enrollment at Academy at Nola Dunn?
Academy at Nola Dunn enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Academy at Nola Dunn serve?
Academy at Nola Dunn serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy at Nola Dunn?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy at Nola Dunn is approximately 15.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Academy at Nola Dunn?
Student demographics at Academy at Nola Dunn are roughly 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Academy at Nola Dunn in?
Academy at Nola Dunn is part of BURLESON ISD.
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