MANARA ACADEMY

As a small primary school in IRVING, Texas, MANARA ACADEMY hosts 275 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under MANARA ACADEMY. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.

MANARA ACADEMY comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 671 students; MANARA ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, MANARA ACADEMY logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest breaks down as 16% White, 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MANARA ACADEMY records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MANARA ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MANARA ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.9%; MANARA ACADEMY posts 19.8%, -33.1 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MANARA ACADEMY is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANARA ACADEMY at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

MANARA ACADEMY operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, MANARA ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 44%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 46% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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