Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001283
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston
2827 THROCKMORTON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75219 · (972) 749-5800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+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
13.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
154 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 50 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
61%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston this school | 250 | 61.6% | 55.0% |
| Jackson Elementary School ROSENBERG | 293 | 58.0% | 45.2% |
| Life School Carrollton CARROLLTON | 283 | 64.3% | 40.9% |
| Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center DENTON | 255 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Austin Elementary School MESQUITE | 306 | 66.3% | 51.0% |
| Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy DALLAS | 341 | 65.7% | 44.5% |
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 Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,070 of 4,401 | #62 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,534 of 4,466 ▼ 2,468 | #323 of 429 ▼ 246 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,853 of 4,466 ▼ 1,881 | #215 of 429 ▼ 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #558 of 3,998 | #76 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #4,455 of 4,938 | #419 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #910 of 4,622 | #63 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #1,340 of 4,628 | #91 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #3,036 of 4,789 | #356 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #365 of 1,307 | #33 of 118 |
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
250
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 62% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 62% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 62% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 25 | 10.2:1 | 63% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 77% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 19 | 10.6:1 | 92% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 95% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 96% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 37 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (204 to 250); teachers up 12% (17 to 19).
About Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston is a small elementary school for students in DALLAS, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 250 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
DALLAS ISD, which runs Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston, has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
More than half of enrollment at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston is Hispanic: 56%. Next come 26% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.9 students per teacher. In all, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.0%) and its predicted rate (47.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston.
Measured in a straight line, Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J Hay is about 0.8 miles from Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.0% is above the 45.0% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston as City: Large.
Federal data show 256 students in 2020-21 and 250 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.2:1 to 13.2:1.
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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
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- Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J Hay0.8 mi · 111
- Esperanza Medrano Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
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- North Dallas High School1.1 mi · 1,300
- Ben Milam Elementary School1.4 mi · 298
- Maple Lawn Elementary School1.5 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam HoustonHow many students attend Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston?
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston serve?
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston.
What is the student diversity at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston?
Student demographics at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston are roughly 9% White, 56% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston public or private?
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston 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.