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Enrollment
972
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADVANTAGE ACADEMY·NCES 480004108501
Advantage Academy
955 FREETOWN RD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051 · (214) 276-5800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL972 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
780 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 63.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
972
-235 (-19%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,424
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 972 | 50 | 19.4:1 | 80% (780) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 52 | 18.7:1 | 86% (835) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 60.5 | 16.7:1 | 88% (893) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 57 | 21.2:1 | 81% (983) |
| 2017-18 | 1,666 | 95 | 17.5:1 | 76% (1,263) |
| 2015-16 | 1,833 | 109 | 16.8:1 | 76% (1,386) |
| 2010-11 | 1,424 | 109 | 13.1:1 | 61% (869) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Advantage Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (1,666 to 972); teachers down 47% (95 to 50).
About Advantage Academy
Advantage Academy is a large combined-grade school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, administered by ADVANTAGE ACADEMY. A federal count lists 972 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
Federal records list Advantage Academy as its own district.
At Advantage Academy, Hispanic students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 31% Black, 11% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at Advantage Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.4:1. That is higher than the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 80% of students at Advantage Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Advantage Academy is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Texas public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Advantage Academy is 39.4%. It actually posts 24.1%, which is 15.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The closest public school, Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Advantage Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Advantage Academy is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Advantage Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. Advantage Academy is run as a public charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 972, a 19% decrease from 1,207 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.4 students per teacher, compared with 21.2 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Advantage Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary School0.4 mi · 696
- John A Dubiski Career High School0.9 mi · 1,574
- Lyndon B Johnson DAEP0.9 mi · 73
- Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 582
- Young Women's Leadership Academy High School1.0 mi · 25
- Ymla at John F Kennedy Middle School1.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Advantage AcademyHow large is Advantage Academy?
Advantage Academy enrolls approximately 972 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Advantage Academy serve?
Advantage Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Advantage Academy have?
Advantage Academy employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is Advantage Academy?
Advantage Academy reports a student body of 11% White, 55% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Advantage Academy public or private?
Advantage Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ADVANTAGE ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.