UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY

UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY, with 540 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,703 students; UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 24% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is UME DALLAS SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies an urban site. UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 540). Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 61% across the same window.

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