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Enrollment
688
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 480142522809
Ume Dallas Secondary
3838 SPUR 408, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (214) 545-6243 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
279 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 135 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 14% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 44.0% | 15.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ume Dallas Secondary
Ume Dallas Secondary's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ume Dallas Secondary this school | 688 | 40.6% | 63.6% |
| Hutto Ninth Grade Center HUTTO | 808 | 41.3% | 59.1% |
| Sst Sa College Prep High School SAN ANTONIO | 615 | 43.7% | 63.7% |
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 877 | 47.7% | 72.8% |
| Monahans High School MONAHANS | 624 | 41.3% | 48.3% |
| Talkington School for Young Women Leaders LUBBOCK | 450 | 42.4% | 83.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Ume Dallas Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #394 of 1,385 | #25 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #283 of 1,425 ▲ 61 | #21 of 100 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #192 of 1,425 ▲ 54 | #21 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #454 of 1,184 | #25 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #752 of 2,107 | #59 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,115 of 1,344 | #74 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #325 of 1,346 | #17 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #1,199 of 1,522 | #101 of 107 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 688 | 39.7 | 17.4:1 | 41% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 33.3 | 17.5:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 29.7 | 20.1:1 | 41% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ume Dallas Secondary.
About Ume Dallas Secondary
Ume Dallas Secondary, a mid-sized high school, is located in DALLAS, Texas. Its enrollment is 688 students, spread over grades 7 through 12.
Within UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY, Ume Dallas Secondary is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,703 students.
At Ume Dallas Secondary, 55% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% White, 13% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ume Dallas Secondary scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ume Dallas Secondary is 17.4:1, based on 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
Ume Dallas Secondary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Texas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ume Dallas Secondary, the prediction is 56.4% and the result is 63.6%.
In Dallas County, home to about 2,621,179 people, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Ume Dallas Secondary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Ume Preparatory Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Ume Dallas Secondary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Ume Dallas Secondary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Ume Dallas Secondary is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY
- Ume Preparatory AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Ume Preparatory Academy - DuncanvilleElementary · 258 students
- Ume Mansfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Ume Preparatory Academy0.0 mi · 540
- Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek0.8 mi · 167
- La Academia De Estrellas2.1 mi · 727
- La Academia De Estrellas Middle School2.1 mi · 297
- James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School2.1 mi · 541
- Life School Mountain Creek2.2 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Ume Dallas SecondaryHow many students attend Ume Dallas Secondary?
Ume Dallas Secondary enrolls approximately 688 students in grades 07-12.
Is Ume Dallas Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ume Dallas Secondary is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Ume Dallas Secondary have?
Ume Dallas Secondary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Ume Dallas Secondary?
Student demographics at Ume Dallas Secondary are roughly 26% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ume Dallas Secondary in?
Ume Dallas Secondary is part of UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.