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What advice would you give to incoming students at LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS?
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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS·NCES 480027011188
La Academia De Estrellas
4680 W KIEST BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (214) 946-8908 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
651 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 186 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
La Academia De Estrellas→La Academia De Estrellas Middle School
Based on grade levels within LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 La Academia De Estrellas
La Academia De Estrellas's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Academia De Estrellas this school | 727 | 89.5% | 42.4% |
| Aida C Escobar Elementary School PHARR | 735 | 90.5% | 57.1% |
| Collins-Parr Elementary School SAN DIEGO | 688 | 89.7% | 42.9% |
| Stonewall/Flanders Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 691 | 90.7% | 24.8% |
| A N Rico Elementary School WESLACO | 780 | 89.4% | 43.3% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo LAREDO | 679 | 88.5% | 36.8% |
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 La Academia De Estrellas ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #2,281 of 4,401 | #158 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,823 of 4,466 ▼ 251 | #137 of 429 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,086 of 4,466 ▼ 563 | #245 of 429 ▼ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,356 of 3,998 | #102 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #760 of 4,938 | #50 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #4,458 of 4,622 | #425 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.5% | #4,442 of 4,628 | #432 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #1,124 of 4,789 | #187 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #366 of 2,838 | #47 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
727
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 727 | 36.1 | 20.1:1 | 90% (651) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 38.8 | 18.3:1 | 90% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 38.6 | 18.3:1 | 89% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 89% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 1,088 | 60.6 | 17.9:1 | 88% (961) |
| 2015-16 | 1,126 | 55 | 20.5:1 | 90% (1,011) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 94% (568) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Academia De Estrellas.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,088 to 727); teachers down 40% (60.6 to 36.1).
About La Academia De Estrellas
Federal records list La Academia De Estrellas as an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 727 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
In federal data, the district for La Academia De Estrellas is the school itself.
Hispanic students make up 99% of enrollment at La Academia De Estrellas. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at La Academia De Estrellas and a ratio of 20.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 90% of enrollment. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
allk12 grades La Academia De Estrellas a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, La Academia De Estrellas is 7.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.4% actual, 35.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Dallas County has about 2,621,179 residents, and the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
La Academia De Estrellas Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of La Academia De Estrellas, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, La Academia De Estrellas is behind the 42.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 727, starting from 714.
Community posts for La Academia De Estrellas can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS
- La Academia De Estrellas Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 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
- La Academia De Estrellas Middle School0.0 mi · 297
- Leslie A Stemmons Elementary School0.8 mi · 603
- Thomas Tolbert Elementary School0.8 mi · 335
- Moises E Molina High School1.4 mi · 2,006
- Justin F Kimball High School1.4 mi · 1,175
- Life School Mountain Creek1.5 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About La Academia De EstrellasWhat is the total enrollment at La Academia De Estrellas?
La Academia De Estrellas enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does La Academia De Estrellas serve?
La Academia De Estrellas serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at La Academia De Estrellas?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at La Academia De Estrellas.
What is the student diversity at La Academia De Estrellas?
Student demographics at La Academia De Estrellas are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is La Academia De Estrellas in?
La Academia De Estrellas is part of LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.