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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Urban Park Steam Academy
Urban Park Steam Academy's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Park Steam Academy this school | 507 | 98.2% | 40.4% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School DALLAS | 492 | 97.8% | 29.7% |
| Edwin J Kiest Elementary School DALLAS | 535 | 96.3% | 31.3% |
| Coop Elementary School HOUSTON | 533 | 96.1% | 35.5% |
| Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School DALLAS | 497 | 96.2% | 26.8% |
| Herff Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 461 | 98.0% | 14.3% |
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 Urban Park Steam Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,543 of 4,401 | #183 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,394 of 4,466 ▼ 701 | #198 of 429 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,120 of 4,466 ▼ 117 | #255 of 429 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #957 of 3,998 | #130 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,467 of 4,938 | #205 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,984 of 4,622 | #173 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #3,761 of 4,628 | #365 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #154 of 4,789 | #38 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,246 of 2,838 | #130 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
507
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 98% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 99% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 98% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 93% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 38.7 | 16.2:1 | 96% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 95% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 95% (763) |
| 2000-01 | 957 | 53 | 18.1:1 | 91% (867) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urban Park Steam Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (627 to 507); teachers down 10% (38.7 to 35).
About Urban Park Steam Academy
Urban Park Steam Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 507 students enrolled.
Within DALLAS ISD, Urban Park Steam Academy is one of 240 schools. The district enrolls 140,630 students.
The share of students at Urban Park Steam Academy who are Hispanic is 89%. Other groups make up 7% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
The school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. At Urban Park Steam Academy, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
A school with Urban Park Steam Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 31.7%. Urban Park Steam Academy scores 40.4%, 8.6 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Skyline High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Urban Park Steam Academy places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Urban Park Steam Academy is City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 559 in 2020-21 to 507 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Urban Park Steam Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 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
- Skyline High School0.8 mi · 3,837
- Buckner Terrace Montessori0.8 mi · 307
- Frank Guzick Elementary School0.9 mi · 680
- Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School0.9 mi · 496
- Nova Academy1.1 mi · 77
- Nova Academy Prichard1.1 mi · 235
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.
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