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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY this year?
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Enrollment
1,010
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623012796
Ann Richards Steam Academy
3831 N PRAIRIE CREEK, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 892-5400 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,010 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
975 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 369 | 37% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ann Richards Steam Academy→Skyline High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ann Richards Steam Academy
Ann Richards Steam Academy's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Richards Steam Academy this school | 1,010 | 96.5% | 31.0% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus HOUSTON | 991 | 91.0% | 50.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School WACO | 786 | 93.5% | 21.9% |
| Seagoville Middle School DALLAS | 1,063 | 92.6% | 38.0% |
| W H Gaston Middle School DALLAS | 757 | 94.7% | 39.4% |
| Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl BALCH SPRINGS | 751 | 95.9% | 42.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Ann Richards Steam Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,354 of 1,635 | #88 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,241 of 1,670 ▲ 213 | #82 of 123 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,264 of 1,670 ▼ 78 | #69 of 123 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #881 of 1,570 | #47 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,010 | #270 of 1,749 | #15 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,048 of 1,542 | #85 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #1,185 of 1,543 | #93 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #77 of 1,648 | #20 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #251 of 942 | #38 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,010
-200 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,010 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 97% (975) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 76 | 14.4:1 | 93% (1,021) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 76.1 | 15.4:1 | 94% (1,103) |
| 2020-21 | 1,210 | 84 | 14.4:1 | 93% (1,130) |
| 2017-18 | 1,324 | 83 | 15.9:1 | 96% (1,274) |
| 2015-16 | 1,239 | 77 | 16.1:1 | 97% (1,203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ann Richards Steam Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,324 to 1,010); teachers down 23% (83 to 64).
About Ann Richards Steam Academy
As a large middle-grades school, Ann Richards Steam Academy serves students in DALLAS, Texas. The school counted 1,010 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 57% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
DALLAS ISD serves 140,630 students across 240 schools.
The share of students at Ann Richards Steam Academy who are Hispanic is 81%. Other groups include 16% Black and 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Ann Richards Steam Academy are from different groups.
For every teacher at Ann Richards Steam Academy, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Ann Richards Steam Academy earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Texas public middle schools.
Ann Richards Steam Academy is 1.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.0% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Census data for Dallas County show median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Buckner Preparatory, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ann Richards Steam Academy ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Ann Richards Steam Academy inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,210 (2020-21) to 1,010 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
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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 DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Buckner Preparatory0.4 mi · 443
- C A Tatum Jr Elementary School0.7 mi · 415
- Edward Titche Elementary School1.1 mi · 676
- Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School1.1 mi · 496
- Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School1.3 mi · 685
- Nova Academy Prichard1.3 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Ann Richards Steam AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ann Richards Steam Academy?
Ann Richards Steam Academy enrolls approximately 1,010 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ann Richards Steam Academy serve?
Ann Richards Steam Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ann Richards Steam Academy?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Ann Richards Steam Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ann Richards Steam Academy?
At Ann Richards Steam Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 81% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Ann Richards Steam Academy in?
Ann Richards Steam Academy is part of DALLAS ISD.
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