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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 480006907916

TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY

12121 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR STE 10, HOUSTON, TX 77067 · (281) 440-8853 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 135 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
139 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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
Pre-K
59
Kindergarten
21
Grade 1
13
Grade 2
11
Grade 3
19
Grade 4
9
Grade 5
12
Student demographics
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54%
Black
14198%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 13%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6747%
Female
7753%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
32.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
8.0%
TX avg 42.0%
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
144
-76 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 20.1:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
98%
was 95%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a minimally staffed elementary school, run under TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY. It hosts 144 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY, which oversees 3 schools and 405 students, TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY reports that nearly all students (98%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.7%; this one comes in at 16.1%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one.

EDWARD ROBERSON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.9%.

TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates from a city-core location. TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 35%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
District
TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Address
12121 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR STE 10, HOUSTON, TX 77067
Phone
(281) 440-8853
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
144
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
139 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480006907916
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
How large is TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is approximately 16.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
At TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 98% Black.
Who oversees TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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