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Best Alternative Schools in Dallas County, TX

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	75051	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
Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,483	88	16.8	81.5%	18 (1.2%)	778 (52.5%)	662 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)								(n/a)							50.8	61.0	42.0	56.0	42.2	33.3	26.1	35.9	39.1	42.1	37.0	22.7	14.8	32.6	31.3	19.6	9.9	9.6	$10,155
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	75019	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
Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,670	132	20.1	99.4%	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
Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 245-2900	579	48	11.9	45.3%	147 (25.4%)	85 (14.7%)	213 (36.8%)	102 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)								(n/a)							44.4	94.1	94.4			52.2	56.0	82.0	76.9	60.4	86.1	56.5	52.0	57.4	40.0	41.7		36.1	$11,894
Ignite Community School - Mesquite	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1-11	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	480	32	14.8	81.7%	41 (8.5%)	62 (12.9%)	356 (74.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)							29.7	38.7	57.6	68.4	89.5	16.7	27.0	33.3	27.6	25.6	78.3	11.1	13.5	14.8	13.8	23.3	56.5	21.7	$11,463
Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11995 Forestgate Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 234-9993	1,110	71	15.6	91.7%	98 (8.8%)	338 (30.5%)	492 (44.3%)	163 (14.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)								(n/a)							62.1	62.3	47.7	55.6	65.2	65.7	47.5	58.8	42.1	49.5	51.2	54.9	51.3	46.3	47.4	25.7	44.9	14.1	$12,488
Newman International At Cedar Hill	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1114 W Fm 1382	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5061	897	47	18.9	34.0%	126 (14.0%)	363 (40.5%)	344 (38.4%)	33 (3.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)								(n/a)							40.3	87.1	58.0	69.1	74.6	33.3	48.4	53.6	47.2	51.5	48.5	38.6	39.7	15.9	27.8	11.6	32.1	18.8	$8,122
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	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
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 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
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
Jjaep	Public, Alternative	9	400 E Spring Valley Rd	Richardson	75083	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 293-4504	2				1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hospital/Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	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)
Juvenile Justice Aep	Public, Alternative	8-10	1673 Terre Colony	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-5547	5				0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
P A S S Learning Center	Public, Alternative	8-11	1673 Terry Colony Ct	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 637-6136	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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)
L Independent School District (Isd) J J A E P	Public, Alternative	7-10	422 S Centre Ave	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 218-1432	4				1 (25.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (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)
Pass Learning Center	Public, Alternative	11	1673 Terre Colony Court	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 637-6736	2				0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Disciplinary Alternative Placement Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	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
P A S S Learning Center	Public, Alternative	8-11	1673 Terre Colony Court	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5800	10				0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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