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Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston is a public elementary school (PK-5) in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, serving 250 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a stark contrast to its overall volatile performance. While the school has historically been a strong performer, its most recent ranking dropped dramatically to the 45th percentile, making it a high-risk, high-reward option compared to more stable nearby schools like Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham (consistently in the 90th percentile) and Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern (96th percentile).

A key strength is the school's personalized learning model, which appears to produce a "5th grade bump" in reading, with 76.67% of 5th graders proficient in 2025-2026—significantly outperforming the district and state averages. However, this success is not consistent across all grades, as 3rd and 4th grade scores are lower, and middle school performance drops sharply. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $16,236 per pupil with a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, higher than many peers like Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham ($10,556/student). This investment may explain its strong results with Special Education students, but it also highlights a potential trade-off: the school ranks in the 8th percentile for Gifted and Talented students, suggesting resources are focused on supporting struggling learners rather than challenging high achievers.

Compared to traditional neighborhood schools in the district, Personalized Learning Preparatory outperforms schools like Esperanza Medrano Elementary (5th percentile) and Ben Milam Elementary (41st percentile), but it lags behind specialized magnet programs. Its ranking history is a rollercoaster, unlike the stable performance of Bradfield Elementary in the Highland Park Independent School District (Isd) (consistently in the 99th percentile). For parents, this school offers a unique, personalized approach with strong upper elementary reading and exceptional Special Education support, but its volatility and weak Gifted and Talented program require careful consideration.

250

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,097

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2827 Throckmorton Ave
Dallas, TX 75219-3447

(972) 749-5800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

25.6%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

2,563^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	2563 of 4627	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	78.4	815 of 4651	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	1282 of 4710	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1294 of 4647	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	1919 of 4581	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	1753 of 4578	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2474 of 4479	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.6	1130 of 4359	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	1012 of 4329	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	592 of 4286	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	1444 of 4320	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.0	623 of 4260	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	790 of 4221	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	991 of 4206	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	568 of 4095	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	1131 of 3937	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.5	1746 of 3884	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	1203 of 3768	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	2304 of 3724	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	1899 of 3476	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.6	2681 of 3475	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	3341 of 3465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	1179 of 2406	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	1287 of 1905	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	1177 of 2443	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1306 of 2443	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1649 of 2421	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	421 of 2444	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	6.6	2505 of 2515	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	1538 of 4461	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	1003 of 4331	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1331 of 4295	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.9	199 of 4240	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	1060 of 2918	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	2194 of 3668	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	1040 of 3556	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	579 of 3487	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	998 of 3446	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	1062 of 3333	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.4	189 of 3226	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	2316 of 4575	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	78.4	612 of 3744	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	1254 of 4658	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	1248 of 4588	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	1584 of 4561	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	1480 of 4499	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2418 of 4348	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	961 of 4306	77.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	2838 of 3075	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	1696 of 2619	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2207 of 2980	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2507 of 2958	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	2123 of 3006	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	1635 of 3106	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2194 of 4413	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.5	453 of 3644	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1309 of 4465	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1104 of 4401	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1144 of 4376	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	1555 of 4329	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	1503 of 4188	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	714 of 4168	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	2110 of 4520	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	432 of 3705	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	1882 of 4594	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1468 of 4521	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1821 of 4477	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	1635 of 4451	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	1559 of 4309	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	701 of 4264	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2837 of 4582	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.3	799 of 3739	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	1948 of 4647	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	1316 of 4585	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	2279 of 4563	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	1968 of 4498	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	2607 of 4357	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	1309 of 4319	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	518 of 4301	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	313 of 3549	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	429 of 4086	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	41.7	2153 of 3952	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	687 of 3799	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	2700 of 3684	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	72.2	673 of 3082	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+43 vs school

White (2022)78th percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I67%+13 vs state

Reading46%-9 vs state

Social Studies28%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Throckmorton Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5800	250	19	13.1	61.6%	23 (9.2%)	64 (25.6%)	140 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	42.4	2563^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.6%		78.4	815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	1748							67.4	45.8	44.8	76.7	28.6	39.7	51.5	50.0	53.6	53.3	14.3	12.2	27.9	$13,097
Esperanza Medrano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2221 Lucas Dr	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3300	349	25	13.9	96.3%	6 (1.7%)	69 (19.8%)	253 (72.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	13.1	4383^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	5.3%		29.5	3465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	918	23.3	43.8		40.0				22.2	40.7	40.5				17.7	22.0	27.9				$13,174
Ben Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5600	298	19	15.8	85.2%	14 (4.7%)	109 (36.6%)	164 (55.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	40.3	2722^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	41.2%		24	3795^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%	1073		11.1	40.0		0.0			54.4	38.5	41.5				58.7	37.5	30.2				$13,123
Maple Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2500	511	36	14.1	95.1%	15 (2.9%)	186 (36.4%)	283 (55.4%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	58.2	1694^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.4%		41.9	2646^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%	952	30.8	50.0	82.6	23.8	40.0	46.2		57.1	47.4	63.0				42.5	54.4	51.6				$13,757
Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	346	27	12.9	76.0%	15 (4.3%)	27 (7.8%)	276 (79.8%)	18 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	36.2	3010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		54.4	1879^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%	1131							50.0	50.0	25.0	55.9	35.7	60.6	58.8	29.0	28.6	54.6	39.3	52.8	29.4	$11,981
Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	98	51^st of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.8	26^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%	25								93.0	87.7					80.0	79.8					$10,842
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham	Public	PK, KG-8	2617 N Henderson Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4300	703	48	14.6	55.9%	172 (24.5%)	104 (14.8%)	386 (54.9%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	89.2	409^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.2%		87.9	457^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.2%	48							88.6	87.9	84.6	83.3	72.4	84.7	85.0	77.3	73.9	56.1	56.3	65.3	62.5	$10,656
Cesar Chavez Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Carroll	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1000	541	37	14.8	99.3%	13 (2.4%)	284 (52.5%)	218 (40.3%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	14.6	4315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.7%		19	4080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	235	40.0	37.5	30.0	28.6	66.7	22.2		8.1	27.3	46.3				13.5	31.9	33.3				$12,314
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3600 Cornell Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3100	431	33	13.2		346 (80.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	98.6	33^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	25^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.5%	8								86.8	86.2					85.3	88.5					$12,295
Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern	Public	PK, KG-3	6516 Forest Park Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	213	13	16.6	55.4%	25 (11.7%)	40 (18.8%)	98 (46.0%)	38 (17.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	94.3	201^st of 4627 public elementary schools	95.7%					(n/a)								76.3	76.1					79.7	71.7					$14,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston

Is Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston a good school?

Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston ranks 2563^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston.

What is the racial makeup of Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston?

Students at Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston are 56% Hispanic, 26% African American, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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