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What tradition at DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AT ADAMS MIDDLE should never be changed?
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Enrollment
542
Middle
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142002143
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School
833 W TARRANT RD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050 · (972) 262-1934 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- 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.
- 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
12.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
482 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 158 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 36% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School this school | 542 | 88.9% | 30.7% |
| Ewell D Walker Middle School DALLAS | 577 | 92.2% | 42.9% |
| New Middle School MESQUITE | 670 | 87.3% | 39.0% |
| Long Middle School DALLAS | 477 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 475 | 91.4% | 42.4% |
| Uplift Heights Prep Middle School DALLAS | 448 | 90.6% | 25.7% |
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 Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,368 of 1,635 | #90 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,430 of 1,670 ▲ 81 | #104 of 123 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,396 of 1,670 ▲ 100 | #87 of 123 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #1,276 of 1,570 | #83 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #1,025 of 1,749 | #76 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #233 of 1,542 | #11 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #1,070 of 1,543 | #75 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #283 of 1,648 | #47 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #114 of 942 | #23 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
542
-193 (-26%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 542 | 43.7 | 12.4:1 | 89% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 44.8 | 12.9:1 | 86% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 48.1 | 12.2:1 | 87% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 79% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 54.1 | 14.7:1 | 86% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 57 | 11.7:1 | 87% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 81% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 58% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 33 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (796 to 542); teachers down 19% (54.1 to 43.7).
About Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School
This page covers Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. It reports enrollment of 542 students in grades 6 through 8.
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School is one school in a 40-school district, GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, which enrolls 27,240 students.
More than half of the students at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School are Hispanic (74%). Other reported shares: 17% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School totals 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Federal data show 89% of students (482) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Texas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School would score about 35.7%. It scores 30.7%, 5.0 points below that figure.
For the population of Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Crosswinds Accelerated High School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School at 7th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 26% across 4 years, from 735 in 2020-21 to 542 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 ISD
- 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
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
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
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Crosswinds Accelerated High School0.1 mi · 435
- Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie0.3 mi · 500
- Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy0.6 mi · 605
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy0.7 mi · 877
- Grand Prairie High School0.9 mi · 2,817
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School0.9 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle SchoolHow large is Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School?
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School serve?
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School?
At Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 74% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School in?
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School is part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.