TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS

Located at 808 N EWING AVE, in DALLAS, Texas, TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS is a substantial elementary campus that teaches 1,873 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 261% above typical.

TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 7,007 students. TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 10% Black, 7% White, 2% Native American. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS has 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Across the wider county, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JAMES BOWIE EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 81.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 41%: 3,152 students in 2018 compared to 1,873 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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