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UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL
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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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Related schools
- 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