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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pegasus Charter High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1222 Commerce St Ste 100	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Pegasus School Of Liberal Arts And Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 749-5677	348	30	11.5	58.6%	14 (4.0%)	124 (35.6%)	200 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)								(n/a)							44.4	60.0	50.0	48.2	42.3	29.0	22.7	8.3	30.8	36.8	52.2	9.4	4.4	0.0	15.4	10.5	16.0	20.0	$12,028
Advantage Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	955 Freetown Rd	Grand Prairie	75116	Dallas County	Advantage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-5800	972	50	19.4	80.2%	110 (11.3%)	297 (30.6%)	530 (54.5%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)								(n/a)							43.8	25.8	27.8	50.0	63.2	33.9	20.6	22.1	20.7	25.3	41.8	12.9	6.9	4.4	4.8	8.5	22.7	7.5	$11,781
Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2616 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 255-1800	623	45	13.7	83.8%	13 (2.1%)	158 (25.4%)	405 (65.0%)	30 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)								(n/a)	20.0			0.0			35.3	69.2	46.2	68.0	83.3	42.6	38.6	40.4	52.8	25.0	63.6	37.0	27.3	15.8	28.3	23.3	29.6	26.7	$13,130
Universal Academy - Coppell	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 E Sandy Lake Rd	Coppell	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 393-5034	1,302	62	20.9	—	17 (1.3%)	110 (8.4%)	39 (3.0%)	1,096 (84.2%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)								(n/a)							93.3	91.7	83.3	78.6	86.4	72.6	66.7	72.1	66.2	74.6	87.2	76.4	79.5	66.4	70.8	73.0	80.0	46.2	$7,525
Nexus - Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	9525 Greenville Ave	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(570) 954-2465	0			—															(n/a)
Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75115	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,670	132	20.1	—	34 (1.3%)	549 (20.6%)	2,057 (77.0%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (0.8%)								(n/a)	10.5	19.4	14.3	8.3	5.0	0.0	31.0	43.6	26.1	37.9	32.2	22.1	23.6	25.7	15.3	18.4	31.4	10.5	14.4	17.6	6.9	6.5	43.8	3.6	$9,196
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75243	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	991	51	19.5	81.1%	43 (4.3%)	115 (11.6%)	808 (81.5%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)								(n/a)	11.1			0.0			44.3	63.1	46.2	53.7	76.8	29.0	25.4	23.5	41.5	36.5	37.3	25.8	15.3	16.2	35.9	25.0	23.5	9.8	$11,122
Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy Plano	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Accent Dr	Plano	75243	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8532	147	13	11.7	68.7%	23 (15.6%)	55 (37.4%)	62 (42.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)																									$18,772
Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,335	67	19.7	54.9%	143 (10.7%)	487 (36.5%)	615 (46.1%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.8%)								(n/a)							20.8	55.7	48.8	45.0	56.0	25.0	33.7	31.6	41.6	45.1		14.8	12.8	10.4	8.0	14.7		17.7	$8,323
Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Greenville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8503 Bldg-B Jack Finney Blvd	Greenville	75248	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 257-3920	794	49	16.2	50.5%	399 (50.3%)	49 (6.2%)	250 (31.5%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.7%)								(n/a)							57.6	72.3	63.0	78.8	60.9	43.8	57.7	49.4	46.2	47.8	63.1	38.4	39.7	25.8	20.9	18.0	25.0	14.5	$7,369
Pioneer Technology And Arts Academy North Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15720 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 405-8967	300	29	10.3	27.7%	85 (28.3%)	69 (23.0%)	123 (41.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)								(n/a)							64.0	71.4	84.2	90.9	90.0	38.5	53.3	59.5	54.1	64.5	66.7	25.9	28.1	26.2	29.0	15.8	19.4	37.9	$14,824
Trivium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14240 Midway Rd Ste 200	Farmers Branch	75244	Dallas County	Trivium Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 884-9552	629	37	17.1	—	268 (42.6%)	31 (4.9%)	153 (24.3%)	125 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.9%)								(n/a)							64.1	81.8	90.9	79.0	100.0	59.4	54.8	72.2	88.6	83.3	80.4	33.3	35.7	46.0	79.6		62.8	39.1	$9,710
Huie Special Educ Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1745 Hutton Dr	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-5800	111	52	2.1	34.2%	33 (29.7%)	13 (11.7%)	45 (40.5%)	15 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)																									$179,825
Salazar District Alternative Education Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	2416 Keller Springs Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5900	39	17	2.3	79.5%	1 (2.6%)	13 (33.3%)	25 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$34,562
Hospital/Homebound	Public, Alternative	K-11	912 S Ervay Ste 309	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 581-4115	29	8	3.6	48.3%	9 (31.0%)	7 (24.1%)	9 (31.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep)	Public, Alternative	3-12	204 E Belt Line Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 223-2242	19	7	5.5	47.4%	1 (5.3%)	14 (73.7%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)																									$28,282
Summit Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	900 S Cedar Rdg Dr #300a	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-2570	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Garland Aec	Public, Alternative	4-12	2015 S Country Club Rd	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 926-2691	112	65	1.7	83.0%	12 (10.7%)	24 (21.4%)	63 (56.3%)	7 (6.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																									$33,025
Student Reassignment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1600 E Shady Grove	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 600-3900	0	15	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jd Hall Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	602 E Second St	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 218-1441	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Disciplinary Alternative Placement Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	9666 Ferris Branch Blvd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5800	124	25	4.8	67.7%	9 (7.3%)	42 (33.9%)	66 (53.2%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)																									$19,460

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