Enrollment
235
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST·NCES 480020112713
Nova Academy Prichard
2800 PRICHARD LN, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 808-7470 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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.
- C+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
14.1:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
223 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
45%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 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 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Prichard
Nova Academy Prichard's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Academy Prichard this school | 235 | 94.9% | 40.7% |
| Isaacs Elementary School HOUSTON | 241 | 98.8% | 29.6% |
| John W Carpenter Elementary School DALLAS | 208 | 97.6% | 35.4% |
| A W Orr El - Cp TYLER | 247 | 92.3% | N/A |
| Oak Springs Elementary School AUSTIN | 215 | 96.7% | 12.3% |
| William B Miller Elementary School DALLAS | 286 | 99.7% | 26.7% |
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 Prichard ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,501 of 4,401 | #179 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,462 of 4,466 ▲ 188 | #202 of 429 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,959 of 4,466 ▼ 651 | #235 of 429 ▼ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,453 of 3,998 | #201 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #4,517 of 4,938 | #424 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,612 of 4,622 | #136 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #2,770 of 4,628 | #221 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #526 of 4,789 | #111 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.1% | #47 of 2,838 | #5 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
235
-251 (-52%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 235 | 16.7 | 14.1:1 | 95% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 20.7 | 13.6:1 | 90% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 24.5 | 14.4:1 | 91% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 90% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 36.2 | 13.3:1 | 80% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 89% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nova Academy Prichard.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (481 to 235); teachers down 54% (36.2 to 16.7).
About Nova Academy Prichard
Nova Academy Prichard is a small elementary school serving families in DALLAS, Texas. The school has 235 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is the district for Nova Academy Prichard.
Hispanic students are 68% of those enrolled at Nova Academy Prichard. The next largest groups are 30% Black. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 95% of students at Nova Academy Prichard are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Nova Academy Prichard holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Nova Academy Prichard would be expected to post about 33.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.7%.
The school is in Dallas County, where the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Nova Academy Prichard shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Nova Academy Prichard's nearest public school is Nova Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Nova Academy Prichard ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Nova Academy Prichard holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Nova Academy Prichard enrolled 486 in 2020-21 and 235 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.1:1, from 15.7:1.
The allk12 page for Nova Academy Prichard lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Nova Academy0.0 mi · 77
- Piedmont Global Academy0.3 mi · 692
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- 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 Academy PrichardHow large is Nova Academy Prichard?
Nova Academy Prichard enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-08.
Is Nova Academy Prichard an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nova Academy Prichard is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Nova Academy Prichard have?
Nova Academy Prichard employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Nova Academy Prichard?
Student demographics at Nova Academy Prichard are roughly 1% White, 68% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Nova Academy Prichard in?
Nova Academy Prichard is part of NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.