Summary:
The A+ Academy district contains a single high school, A+ Secondary School, located in Dallas, TX, serving grades 7 through 12 with 790 students, where an overwhelming 98.23% of the student body is economically disadvantaged.
A+ Secondary School presents a mixed academic profile with notable strengths and weaknesses. The school excels in U.S. History, where 78.03% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—nearly 8 points above the state average—and in Algebra I, consistently outperforming the state by 5 to 9 points. However, it struggles significantly in English and Reading across all grade levels, with deficits ranging from 10 to 20 points below state averages. The most critical concern is 8th Grade Mathematics, where only 14.88% of students are proficient, a staggering 32.36 points below the state average. This creates a "math paradox": 7th graders outperform the state in math, but performance collapses in 8th grade, while students who advance to Algebra I succeed. The school's state ranking percentile has improved from the 39th to the 50th percentile over the last two years, earning a 2-star rating.
Despite these academic challenges, the school achieves an exceptional 98.8% graduation rate and a near-zero 0.1% dropout rate—a remarkable feat given the high poverty level. This suggests the school is highly effective at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, even if many do not reach grade-level mastery in reading and writing. The dramatic volatility in U.S. History performance (a 28-point swing from below to above state average in one year) warrants investigation, while the persistent underperformance in English/Language Arts represents a systemic area needing improvement. Overall, A+ Secondary School shows promise in math and history but must address significant gaps in literacy and 8th-grade math to ensure all students succeed academically.
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