Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001335
Bishop Arts Steam Academy
201 N ADAMS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (972) 502-8200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
335 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
15%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
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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Bishop Arts Steam Academy
Bishop Arts Steam Academy's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Arts Steam Academy this school | 349 | 96.0% | 37.3% |
| Houston Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 356 | 95.2% | 40.9% |
| John F Peeler Elementary School DALLAS | 353 | 95.2% | 40.6% |
| Allen Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 331 | 96.1% | 25.6% |
| McBee Elementary School AUSTIN | 347 | 94.5% | 22.4% |
| L O Donald Elementary School DALLAS | 324 | 95.7% | 43.5% |
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 Bishop Arts Steam Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,913 of 4,401 | #225 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,718 of 4,466 ▼ 23 | #227 of 429 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,857 of 4,466 ▼ 1,063 | #219 of 429 ▼ 92 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #490 of 3,998 | #69 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #3,876 of 4,938 | #369 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,096 of 4,622 | #82 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #3,913 of 4,628 | #394 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #388 of 4,789 | #88 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #2,628 of 2,838 | #259 of 274 |
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
349
+69 (+25%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 96% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 28.7 | 11.4:1 | 92% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 21.2 | 13.9:1 | 91% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 95% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 91% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 93% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 95% (713) |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 41 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop Arts Steam Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (359 to 349); teachers up 4% (25 to 26).
About Bishop Arts Steam Academy
Bishop Arts Steam Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in DALLAS, Texas. The school had 349 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
The district, DALLAS ISD, operates 240 schools serving 140,630 students.
Hispanic students make up 92% of enrollment at Bishop Arts Steam Academy. Other students are 3% White and 3% Black. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Bishop Arts Steam Academy total 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 19 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Bishop Arts Steam Academy is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bishop Arts Steam Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.3% and a predicted 32.7%.
In Dallas County (population about 2,621,179), the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bishop Arts Steam Academy is one of 771 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.8% on proficiency, and Bishop Arts Steam Academy is below that at 37.3%.
NCES assigns Bishop Arts Steam Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 69 more students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
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Nearby schools
- Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff0.4 mi · 523
- John F Peeler Elementary School0.6 mi · 353
- W H Adamson High School0.6 mi · 1,353
- Hogg New Tech Center0.8 mi · 322
- Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School0.8 mi · 581
- W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy0.9 mi · 1,116
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop Arts Steam AcademyHow large is Bishop Arts Steam Academy?
Bishop Arts Steam Academy enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bishop Arts Steam Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bishop Arts Steam Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bishop Arts Steam Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bishop Arts Steam Academy is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bishop Arts Steam Academy?
Bishop Arts Steam Academy reports a student body of 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bishop Arts Steam Academy?
Bishop Arts Steam Academy is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.