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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 480142512685
Ume Preparatory Academy
3838 SPUR 408, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (214) 445-6243 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
18.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
267 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
56%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
Students here typically continue to
Ume Preparatory Academy→Ume Dallas Secondary
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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 35.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Preparatory Academy
Ume Preparatory Academy's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ume Preparatory Academy this school | 540 | 49.4% | 52.5% |
| Longs Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 541 | 47.3% | 57.1% |
| Galm Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 541 | 47.0% | 46.5% |
| Wetmore Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 479 | 52.2% | 52.4% |
| Thousand Oaks Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 598 | 54.3% | 46.6% |
| Daggett Montessori FT WORTH | 546 | 46.0% | 46.8% |
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 Ume Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,236 of 4,401 | #76 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,721 of 4,466 ▼ 756 | #126 of 429 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,148 of 4,466 ▼ 196 | #83 of 429 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,001 of 3,998 | #75 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #2,130 of 4,938 | #171 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #4,301 of 4,622 | #409 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #1,861 of 4,628 | #123 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #3,605 of 4,789 | #380 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #2,440 of 2,838 | #244 of 274 |
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
540
-514 (-49%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 540 | 29.2 | 18.5:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 30.2 | 17.9:1 | 49% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 39.9 | 13.2:1 | 48% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 1,054 | 65 | 16.2:1 | 37% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 31.9 | 17.9:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 28% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ume Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (570 to 540); teachers down 8% (31.9 to 29.2).
About Ume Preparatory Academy
Ume Preparatory Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 540 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Ume Preparatory Academy's enrollment is 61% Hispanic. Next come 24% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, Ume Preparatory Academy comes in at 56%.
Its 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Ume Preparatory Academy a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ume Preparatory Academy is -0.1 points: 52.5% actual, 52.6% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The nearest other public school, Ume Dallas Secondary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ume Preparatory Academy. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ume Preparatory Academy is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Ume Preparatory Academy's location as City: Large. Ume Preparatory Academy is one of the charter schools in Texas.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 1,054 to 540. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 18.5:1.
Community posts for Ume Preparatory Academy can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Dallas SecondaryHigh · 688 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 Dallas Secondary0.0 mi · 688
- Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek0.8 mi · 167
- La Academia De Estrellas Middle School2.1 mi · 297
- La Academia De Estrellas2.1 mi · 727
- James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School2.1 mi · 541
- Life School Mountain Creek2.2 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Ume Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Ume Preparatory Academy?
Ume Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 540 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ume Preparatory Academy serve?
Ume Preparatory Academy serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ume Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ume Preparatory Academy is approximately 18.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ume Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Ume Preparatory Academy are roughly 24% White, 61% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ume Preparatory Academy?
Ume Preparatory Academy is overseen by UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.