MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

As a very small four-year high school in IRVING, Texas, MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY serves 125 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within MANARA ACADEMY. That puts it 84% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of 3 schools operated by MANARA ACADEMY, a district that enrolls 671 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY logs that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 23% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is MANARA ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. As a public charter, MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has shrank 16%, going from 149 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 33% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.