NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD

NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in DALLAS, Texas, run under NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST, with 235 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

NOVA ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is the operating authority for NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

Around the school, 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. NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is NOVA ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD has fell 51%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025.

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