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UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL
Set in COPPELL, Texas, UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL is a large K-12 campus, overseen by UNIVERSAL ACADEMY. It enrolls 1,302 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 168% larger than typical.
UNIVERSAL ACADEMY comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,036 students; UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL is among them.
In terms of who attends, UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL records that 84% of students identify as Asian, making the school strongly Asian-majority. The remainder reads as 8% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL records 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL higher than the state norm the norm.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: RIVERCHASE ELE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a suburban site. UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 1,386 students in 2018 compared to 1,302 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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- UNIVERSAL ACADEMYCombined · 623 students
- UNIVERSAL ACADEMY-BARTONVILLEElementary · 111 students
- COPPELL H SHigh · 4,068 students
- COPPELL MIDDLE EASTMiddle · 1,120 students
- COPPELL MIDDLE NORTHMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN ELElementary · 541 students
- DENTON CREEK ELElementary · 497 students
- RIVERCHASE ELEElementary · 496 students
- RIVERCHASE ELE0.3 mi · 496
- LAKESIDE EL0.3 mi · 410
- MOCKINGBIRD EL0.8 mi · 441
- COPPELL MIDDLE EAST0.8 mi · 1,120
- NEW TECH H S AT COPPELL1.0 mi · 321
- AUSTIN EL1.2 mi · 541