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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001321
Mount Auburn Steam Academy
6012 E GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75223 · (972) 749-8500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
509 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 97 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Mount Auburn Steam Academy
Mount Auburn Steam Academy's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Auburn Steam Academy this school | 548 | 92.9% | 33.7% |
| Young Elementary School PASADENA | 545 | 93.8% | 26.5% |
| Keeble Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 548 | 93.4% | N/A |
| Rankin Elementary School ARLINGTON | 562 | 94.1% | 29.4% |
| KIPP Paseo Primary School AUSTIN | 560 | 90.9% | 34.6% |
| Hodges Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 570 | 90.9% | 28.0% |
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 Mount Auburn Steam Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,286 of 4,401 | #283 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,938 of 4,466 ▲ 486 | #151 of 429 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,244 of 4,466 ▲ 568 | #161 of 429 ▲ 61 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,306 of 3,998 | #98 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #2,055 of 4,938 | #160 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,413 of 4,622 | #114 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #3,576 of 4,628 | #345 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #754 of 4,789 | #137 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #1,600 of 2,838 | #161 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
548
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,040
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 548 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 93% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 90% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 90% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 89% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 40.3 | 16.0:1 | 93% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 91% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 94% (669) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 91% (661) |
| 1990-91 | 1,040 | 59 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Auburn Steam Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (644 to 548); teachers down 2% (40.3 to 39.5).
About Mount Auburn Steam Academy
As a medium-sized elementary school, Mount Auburn Steam Academy serves students in DALLAS, Texas. The student body numbers 548 students, from pre-K through 5.
Mount Auburn Steam Academy reports to DALLAS ISD, which has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
Most students at Mount Auburn Steam Academy are Hispanic: 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Mount Auburn Steam Academy comes in at 26%.
Mount Auburn Steam Academy counts 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
Mount Auburn Steam Academy is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mount Auburn Steam Academy scores 33.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.0%.
Dallas County has about 2,621,179 residents, and median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The next-closest public school is East Grand Preparatory Academy, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mount Auburn Steam Academy. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mount Auburn Steam Academy ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mount Auburn Steam Academy as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 509 to 548.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Mount Auburn Steam Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 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
- East Grand Preparatory Academy0.2 mi · 816
- Woodrow Wilson High School0.8 mi · 1,832
- Oran M Roberts Elementary School0.8 mi · 340
- J L Long Middle School0.8 mi · 1,079
- Eduardo Mata Montessori School1.0 mi · 720
- William Lipscomb Elementary School1.1 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Auburn Steam AcademyHow large is Mount Auburn Steam Academy?
Mount Auburn Steam Academy enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mount Auburn Steam Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Auburn Steam Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mount Auburn Steam Academy have?
Mount Auburn Steam Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Auburn Steam Academy?
Student demographics at Mount Auburn Steam Academy are roughly 3% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Mount Auburn Steam Academy public or private?
Mount Auburn Steam Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.