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Maria Moreno Steam Academy

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Maria Moreno Steam Academy ranks 2670 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Maria Moreno Steam Academy is an elementary school in Dallas, Texas that serves grades PK-5 and has 339 students. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maria Moreno Steam Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with student performance on STAAR tests generally below the district and state averages in reading, math, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.19% of 3rd graders were proficient in STAAR Reading compared to 47.27% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's high poverty rate, with 93.82% to 94.69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years, likely contributes to these academic challenges.

While Maria Moreno Steam Academy has seen increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, these resources have not yet translated into significantly better academic outcomes compared to nearby schools like Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary and Winnetka Elementary, which generally outperform Maria Moreno Steam Academy on STAAR tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's challenges.

344

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,089

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2115 Hampton Rd
Dallas, TX 75224

(972) 502-3100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Maria Moreno Steam Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle
High:	Justin F Kimball High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

African American:

5.5%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg46%

2,670^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^th of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2670 of 4651	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3313 of 4710	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2441 of 4647	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	2444 of 4581	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	2825 of 4578	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2630 of 4479	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2592 of 4359	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	2741 of 4329	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.0	3889 of 4286	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	4143 of 4320	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	4097 of 4260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	4011 of 4221	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	3840 of 4206	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	3943 of 4095	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3341 of 3937	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	3076 of 3884	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.6	2781 of 3768	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	3245 of 3724	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	3279 of 3476	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	3205 of 3475	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	3394 of 3465	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	1085 of 4461	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	755 of 4331	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	1126 of 4295	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	930 of 4240	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1172 of 2918	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	2420 of 3668	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1849 of 3556	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	1161 of 3487	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	982 of 3446	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	1468 of 3333	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	756 of 3226	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	1905 of 3744	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2754 of 4658	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	2063 of 4588	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	1667 of 4561	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	2582 of 4499	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2708 of 4348	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2245 of 4306	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2431 of 2619	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2688 of 2980	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2733 of 2958	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2465 of 3184	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1725 of 3106	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	1304 of 3644	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	2620 of 4465	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	1951 of 4401	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	2043 of 4376	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	2384 of 4329	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2126 of 4188	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2005 of 4168	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	947 of 3705	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	2417 of 4594	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.8	1200 of 4521	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1451 of 4477	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	2106 of 4451	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1476 of 4309	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1640 of 4264	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1874 of 3739	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3435 of 4647	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2665 of 4585	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2916 of 4563	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3036 of 4498	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2411 of 4357	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2975 of 4319	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	851 of 3549	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	1210 of 4292	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	2889 of 4086	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2747 of 3952	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	1339 of 3799	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading43%-12 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

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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
Maria Moreno Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3100	344	24	14.3	95.6%	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.5%)	313 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.6	2670^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%		32.5	3313^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.7%	643	41.7	55.6	50.0	16.7				44.2	36.1	48.5				44.0	46.3	43.2				20.5			$13,089
Golden Rule Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2602 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	490	40	12.1	94.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	481 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.1	2631^st of 4651 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.1	2656^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.6%	25	29.2	23.1	33.3	66.7	7.7	0.0	0.0	79.0	65.5	59.5	36.9	36.5	51.8	68.4	41.4	39.5	13.9	15.4	30.4	20.9	41.1	16.1	$9,232
Leila P Cowart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5500	515	41	12.5	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	493 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46.3	2363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.2%		32	3344^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.0%	981	27.8	52.6	53.9					43.8	29.4	60.5				44.0	49.3	46.2				25.0			$11,945
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2959 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2600	598	41	14.5	91.8%	6 (1.0%)	80 (13.4%)	502 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	68.3	1195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%		52.5	2023^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	57.0%	828	28.6	26.1	38.5				23.1	54.0	50.0	66.2				57.1	53.8	62.2				32.3			$10,199
Margaret B Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2900	337	25	13.4	93.5%	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	66.7	1276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%		70.8	1097^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.7%	179	15.4	65.5	66.7					40.0	56.3	79.4				40.9	34.9	75.6				53.3			$12,333
Arturo Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1800	424	30	13.9	97.9%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	404 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.1	2250^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.8	2845^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.6%	595	45.8	16.7	56.3					48.4	52.5	41.7				60.4	50.0	37.3				20.0			$12,966
Winnetka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5100	693	42	16.5	90.5%	17 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	661 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	68.2	1206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.1%		72.2	1048^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.7%	158	26.3	53.1	82.1	16.7				57.6	59.5	76.7				45.1	50.0	64.4				29.6			$10,452
Lida Hooe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2419 Gladstone Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6700	310	23	13.4	97.7%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	300 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.1	3656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.6	4242^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	9.9%	586	21.4	53.9	45.5					33.3	38.7	57.7				26.8	28.6	28.6				20.6			$12,246
Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	220	16	22.1	88.2%	3 (1.4%)	157 (71.4%)	57 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2.8	4647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.4	4671^st of 4710 public elementary schools	0.8%	24								10.5	19.1	12.5	18.8	9.5	19.1	5.3	9.5	0.0	0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,894
Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2510 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-6100	486	29	16.5	88.9%	9 (1.9%)	111 (22.8%)	353 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	16	4234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.1	4006^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.9%	228								18.9	21.4	28.8				30.2	47.6	23.7				5.1			$11,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Maria Moreno Steam Academy

Is Maria Moreno Steam Academy a good school?

Maria Moreno Steam Academy ranks 2670^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maria Moreno Steam Academy?

Students at Maria Moreno Steam Academy are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Maria Moreno Steam Academy attend?

Students who attend Maria Moreno Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle
High : Justin F Kimball High School

What district is Maria Moreno Steam Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Maria Moreno Steam Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Maria Moreno Steam Academy.

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