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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001378
URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY
6901 MILITARY PKWY, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 794-1100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
498 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
-120 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.2:1
% White
3%
was 0%
% Hispanic
89%
was 96%
% Black
7%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY
As an average-sized primary school in DALLAS, Texas, URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY teaches 507 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY is among them.
On the student-mix side, URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: SKYLINE H S, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY has declined 19%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 96% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- SKYLINE H S0.8 mi · 3,837
- BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI0.8 mi · 307
- FRANK GUZICK EL0.9 mi · 680
- ADELFA BOTELLO CALLEJO EL0.9 mi · 496
- NOVA ACADEMY PRICHARD1.1 mi · 235
- NOVA ACADEMY1.1 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMYHow large is URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY?
URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY serve?
URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY?
At URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY in?
URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.