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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCANVILLE ISD·NCES 481764001521
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy
7095 W WHEATLAND RD, DALLAS, TX 75249 · (972) 708-2400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
473 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 110 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 28% smaller than its 4th grade class (102).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 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 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Charles Acton Leadershp Academy
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Acton Leadershp Academy this school | 537 | 88.1% | 29.6% |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont BEAUMONT | 536 | 86.6% | 33.1% |
| Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School HOUSTON | 574 | 91.8% | 26.6% |
| Ogden Elementary School HOUSTON | 584 | 84.6% | 20.6% |
| Port Acres Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 507 | 85.6% | 22.1% |
| William Lee Hastings Elementary School DUNCANVILLE | 529 | 83.6% | 33.8% |
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 Charles Acton Leadershp Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,703 of 4,401 | #335 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,641 of 4,466 ▲ 320 | #341 of 429 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,100 of 4,466 ▼ 35 | #383 of 429 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #426 of 3,998 | #60 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #2,156 of 4,938 | #175 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,829 of 4,622 | #369 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,054 of 4,628 | #142 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #1,276 of 4,789 | #200 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #2,797 of 2,838 | #272 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
537
+76 (+16%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 537 | 31.8 | 16.9:1 | 88% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 32.9 | 16.3:1 | 87% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 32.6 | 16.2:1 | 86% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 89% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 33.6 | 16.1:1 | 85% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 85% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 86% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 58% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Acton Leadershp Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (541 to 537); teachers down 5% (33.6 to 31.8).
About Charles Acton Leadershp Academy
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 537 students.
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy is run by DUNCANVILLE ISD, whose 17 schools enroll 11,562 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Charles Acton Leadershp Academy, at 51%. Smaller groups are 45% Black and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. Charles Acton Leadershp Academy's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 31.8 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.9:1 here. About 88% of students, or 473, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Test results at Charles Acton Leadershp Academy are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.6% actual, 36.1% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The closest other public school is G W Kennemer Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Charles Acton Leadershp Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.9% on proficiency, and Charles Acton Leadershp Academy is below that at 29.6%.
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 76 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.9 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 DUNCANVILLE ISD
- Duncanville High SchoolHigh · 4,399 students
- G W Kennemer Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- William Lee Hastings Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn C Hardin Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 508 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
- G W Kennemer Middle School0.1 mi · 795
- William H Byrd Middle School0.9 mi · 517
- Clint Q Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 344
- H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate School1.1 mi · 443
- Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville1.3 mi · 258
- Duncanville High School1.3 mi · 4,399
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Acton Leadershp AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Charles Acton Leadershp Academy?
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Charles Acton Leadershp Academy serve?
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Charles Acton Leadershp Academy have?
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles Acton Leadershp Academy?
At Charles Acton Leadershp Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 51% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Acton Leadershp Academy?
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy is overseen by DUNCANVILLE ISD in Dallas County.
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