ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY

Set in DALLAS, Texas, ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY is a well-populated middle-grades school, operated by DALLAS ISD. It hosts 1,010 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 57% above the state mean of about 643.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Other groups include 16% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 29.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is BUCKNER PREPARATORY, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 1,324 (now 1,010).

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