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Nova Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

3810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nova Academy is a small public charter elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Dallas, Texas, with only 83 students. The school is part of the Nova Academy District, which is ranked 859 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nova Academy's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading and math, compared to the state averages of 52.02% and 44.88%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), such as Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary, Nova Academy's performance is also lagging, with the school's statewide ranking fluctuating between 1,553 (2010-2011) and 4,205 (2021-2022) out of around 4,600 Texas elementary schools.

Nova Academy serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 96.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 20.4 students per teacher in 2023-2024, compared to nearby schools like Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary (14.2) and Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy (12.3). Additionally, Nova Academy's per-student spending of $11,604 in 2020-2021 is lower than the state average and some nearby schools, which may contribute to the academic challenges the school is facing.

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,066

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Prichard Ln
Dallas, TX 75227

(214) 381-3088

District: Nova Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Texas avg49%

3,810^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 14% (2018) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

859^th of 961Nova Academy among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	3810 of 4651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3547 of 4710	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	2057 of 4647	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.0	4205 of 4581	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2801 of 4578	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3872 of 4479	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3766 of 4359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	64.2	1553 of 4095	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	2240 of 3937	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	2593 of 3884	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.0	1826 of 3768	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.0	2772 of 3724	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	1065 of 2443	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	1658 of 2421	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	646 of 2444	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	18.0	2313 of 2483	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	49.6	1859 of 4331	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2411 of 4295	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	1251 of 4240	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	57.2	1168 of 3226	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	2338 of 4499	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3867 of 4306	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	31.5	3168 of 4168	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	3509 of 4594	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.7	1202 of 4521	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	26.7	3707 of 4477	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.9	1823 of 4451	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	3092 of 4309	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3412 of 4264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	4071 of 4563	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3763 of 4498	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3406 of 4319	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)64th percentile+50 vs school

At Risk (2021)57th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2024)56th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2021)48th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2018)24th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile~ school

Male (2022)11th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Nova Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Nova Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 381-3088	77	7	11.3	88.3%	3 (3.9%)	43 (55.8%)	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	3810^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%		28.6	3547^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.7%	263								30.0	40.0					30.0	40.0								$14,066
Nova Academy Prichard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy Southeast	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 808-7470	235	17	14.0	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	70 (29.8%)	159 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	35.9	3063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%		35.5	3120^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.8%	57								16.7	18.2	62.5	46.0	54.8	71.4	16.7	27.3	45.8	48.7	45.2	28.6	20.8	39.3	50.0	$13,057
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Hume Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4200	437	31	14.3	96.1%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.3%)	391 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	1922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%		32	3341^st of 4710 public elementary schools	29.1%	1419	35.5	41.4	77.8		14.3			22.2	45.0	48.5				42.9	64.3	66.0				25.0			$12,036
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5700	496	34	14.5	98.4%	9 (1.8%)	79 (15.9%)	401 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	34.8	3136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%		30.2	3452^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.7%	316	31.0	72.4	66.7		20.0	20.0		50.0	32.4	64.3				36.4	43.1	22.5				9.3			$10,843
Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	443	24	18.5	97.3%	11 (2.5%)	84 (19.0%)	339 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	14.9	4299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.6%		33.1	3268^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.6%	1031	7.7	17.7	0.0				0.0	22.5	34.8	26.5	32.5	14.3	50.0	35.9	15.0	25.0	15.4	21.4	42.9	8.6	28.6	0.0	$11,246
Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 Burton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-8100	497	33	15.0	96.2%	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.4%)	461 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.6	3525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%		25.2	3764^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.1%	239	18.2	23.3	40.6	0.0	14.3	66.7	25.0	29.4	12.0	48.7				20.0	30.6	62.9				15.0			$10,941
Urban Park Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6901 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1100	507	35	14.4	98.2%	16 (3.2%)	34 (6.7%)	452 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	49.8	2154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%		41.2	2765^th of 4710 public elementary schools	41.3%	611	21.1	44.8	40.6					54.2	58.1	45.7				38.3	66.1	38.5				21.5			$10,712
Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	685	48	14.2	97.8%	14 (2.0%)	63 (9.2%)	598 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	56.7	1742^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%		60.3	1590^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.2%	152	38.2	66.7	55.8	12.5		12.5	0.0	25.9	51.6	36.1				46.0	65.0	68.8				18.8			$12,265
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	434	30	14.4	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	414 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	47.7	2276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%		47.3	2348^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.1%	72	52.8	62.5	60.0				27.3	50.0	34.4	60.0				50.0	39.7	40.0				30.4			$13,343
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8421 Bohannon Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 391-7964	578	30	19.0	99.3%	10 (1.7%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.8	4097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%		17	4220^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.4%	123								34.3	25.6	29.1	39.2			27.4	39.0	21.3	19.6			13.8			$15,391

Frequently Asked Questions about Nova Academy

What is the racial makeup of Nova Academy?

Students at Nova Academy are 56% African American, 40% Hispanic, 4% White.

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How many students attend Nova Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Nova Academy.

Is Nova Academy a good school?

Nova Academy ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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