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Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School

8421 BOHANNON DR, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (214) 391-7964 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Texas public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • B+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 elementary schools

Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
574 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K488%
Kindergarten5610%
Grade 16311%
Grade 27513%
Grade 37413%
Grade 48415%
Grade 58014%
Grade 69817%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (98).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
54194%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
265%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
27548%
Female
30352%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School→Inspired Vision Academy Secondary
Based on grade levels within INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading15.0%21.0%23.0%41.0%
Mathematics6.0%19.0%29.0%46.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2636.0%25.0%
2024-2533.0%28.0%
2023-2434.0%24.0%
2022-2322.0%18.0%
2021-2233.0%19.0%
2020-2123.0%18.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School

Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School this school57899.3%26.6%
J T Brackenridge Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
59798.5%21.9%
T A Sims Elementary School
FORT WORTH
56697.2%24.9%
William M Anderson Elementary School
DALLAS
57399.1%30.1%
Brookline Elementary School
HOUSTON
58096.9%55.9%
Anson Jones Elementary School
DALLAS
53998.1%33.0%
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 Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.6%#3,951 of 4,401#364 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#4,190 of 4,466
▼ 317
#402 of 429
▼ 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#3,960 of 4,466
▲ 30
#367 of 429
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.5pp#1,353 of 3,998#101 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
578#1,778 of 4,938#136 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#4,367 of 4,622#415 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.2%#4,024 of 4,628#405 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.3%#66 of 4,789#8 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.1%#999 of 2,838#111 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 2024-25
Enrollment
578
-123 (-18%) vs 2020
+359% since 2000-01, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2557830.319.1:199% (574)
2023-2466037.917.4:197% (642)
2022-2368643.715.7:194% (643)
2020-217013818.4:189% (625)
2017-1874237.419.8:194% (694)
2015-165493018.3:191% (502)
2010-115072619.5:188% (444)
2000-01126718.0:18% (10)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (742 to 578); teachers down 19% (37.4 to 30.3).

About Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School

Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 578 students in pre-K through 6.

The 2 schools in INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY enroll 1,136 students altogether, Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School among them.

Most students at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Black. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.

Staffing totals 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is 99%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 22 points.

allk12 grades Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is 31.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%.

Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.

The closest public school, Inspired Vision Academy Secondary, is about 0.4 miles from Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School as City: Large. Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is a publicly funded charter school.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 701 to 578.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dallas County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School
District
INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY
Address
8421 BOHANNON DR, DALLAS, TX 75217
Phone
(214) 391-7964
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
578
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
574 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480020408759
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School
How large is Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School?
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School serve?
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School?
At Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School in?
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School is part of INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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