Summary:
Manara Academy is home to a single high school, Manara Leadership Academy, which serves grades 7 through 12 in Irving, TX, with a small enrollment of 125 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Manara Leadership Academy stands out for its perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year, a remarkable achievement that reflects a strong commitment to student retention. Academically, the school excels in U.S. History, consistently achieving an 82.35% proficiency rate in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, well above the state average. It also shows impressive growth in 8th Grade Reading, with proficiency jumping from 64.71% to 78.57% over the same period. However, the school faces significant challenges in several areas. 7th Grade Mathematics proficiency is critically low at 11.11%, and 8th Grade Social Studies is an alarming 3.57%, compared to state averages of 29.41% and 31.69%, respectively. Biology proficiency is also a concern at 33.33% versus the state's 70.51%. The school's state ranking has fluctuated, dropping from the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to a projected 43rd percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026.
A key takeaway is the stark contrast between grade levels and subjects. While 8th graders perform well in Reading (78.57%) and Math (51.35%), 7th graders struggle dramatically in Math (11.11%) and Reading (59.09%), suggesting a possible curriculum or intervention gap. The school also shows a "Tale of Two Histories," with U.S. History as a strength and 8th Grade Social Studies as a critical weakness. With only 125 students, performance is highly sensitive to small groups, explaining volatility in subjects like 8th Grade Social Studies, which dropped from 35.29% to 3.57% in one year. Despite a slight decline in overall ranking, the school's improvement in End of Course exams like Algebra I (from 35% to 50%) and English I Reading (from 45.45% to 57.14%) is a positive sign for upper-grade levels.
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