Enrollment
77
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVA ACADEMY·NCES 480007210549
Nova Academy
2800 PRICHARD LN, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (214) 381-3088 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
68 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 8% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
8.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 0.0% | 42.0% | 50.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 17.0% | 25.0% | 58.0% |
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 | 8.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Nova Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Academy this school | 77 | 88.3% | 31.3% |
| Joseph J Rhoads Learning Center DALLAS | 105 | 93.3% | N/A |
| Step Charter III HOUSTON | 76 | 77.6% | N/A |
| Arlington Park Early Childhood Center DALLAS | 77 | 93.5% | N/A |
| Two Dimensions at Corsicana CORSICANA | 58 | 94.8% | N/A |
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy HOUSTON | 141 | 89.4% | 27.0% |
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 Nova Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #4,857 of 4,938 | #446 of 448 |
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
77
-45 (-37%) vs 2020
-64% since 2010-11, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 77 | 6.8 | 11.3:1 | 88% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 4.1 | 20.5:1 | 96% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 7.9 | 14.3:1 | 91% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 9 | 13.6:1 | 93% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 11.9 | 15.3:1 | 79% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 10 | 19.7:1 | 95% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | 43% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nova Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 58% (182 to 77); teachers down 43% (11.9 to 6.8).
About Nova Academy
The public elementary school Nova Academy is located in DALLAS, Texas. The school's enrollment of 77 students covers pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Federal records list Nova Academy as its own district.
Nova Academy is 56% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 4% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Dallas County's population at about 22%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1, with 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Nova Academy is 88%. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
Nova Academy scores 31.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
The school nearest to Nova Academy is Nova Academy Prichard, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.3%; Nova Academy's is 31.3%, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal data place Nova Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Nova Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 77, a 37% decrease from 122 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Nova Academy Prichard0.0 mi · 235
- Piedmont Global Academy0.3 mi · 692
- San Jacinto Elementary School0.4 mi · 437
- Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School0.6 mi · 496
- Buckner Preparatory0.9 mi · 443
- Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School1.0 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Nova AcademyHow large is Nova Academy?
Nova Academy enrolls approximately 77 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Nova Academy serve?
Nova Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Nova Academy?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Nova Academy.
How diverse is Nova Academy?
Nova Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 40% Hispanic, 56% Black.
Who oversees Nova Academy?
Nova Academy is overseen by NOVA ACADEMY in Dallas County.
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