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Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
4108th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas is a large public charter school in Dallas, TX, serving 1,873 students in grades PK through 8, with a student population where 84% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating, and its overall state ranking has declined from the 39th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 11th percentile recently. However, the school shows a remarkable strength in Algebra I, with 70% of students proficient in 2025-2026 compared to the state average of 54%, and even higher rates in prior years, suggesting a highly effective advanced math program that stands in stark contrast to its otherwise low performance in core subjects like Reading and Mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools, Trinity Basin's large size and inconsistent performance become more apparent. For instance, Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School, just 1.84 miles away, is a 5-star school ranked in the 99th percentile with over 90% proficiency in most subjects, while James Bowie Elementary (84th percentile) and Felix G. Botello Personalized Learning Elementary (70th percentile) also significantly outperform Trinity Basin. These schools serve similarly high-poverty populations but achieve much better results, raising questions about the charter school's instructional model and resource allocation. Trinity Basin's performance varies widely by grade and subject—for example, 8th-grade Reading proficiency (57%) is close to the state average, while 3rd-grade Reading (33%) lags far behind, and 8th-grade Mathematics (32%) is well below the state (47%).

An interesting finding is the school's "bimodal" performance: a standout Algebra I program coexists with struggling general education in Reading and Math for grades 3-8, suggesting success is concentrated in a selective advanced track. The school also shows a potential bright spot in 8th-grade Science, where 55% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, outperforming the state (46%) and the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) (47%). However, the school's overall declining trajectory and low performance for subgroups like Special Education students (6th percentile) indicate it is not effectively closing opportunity gaps. The Trinity Basin Preparatory district ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, and the school's challenges are highlighted by the success of nearby traditional public schools with similar demographics, such as James Bowie Elementary (95.9% poverty, 84th percentile) and Felix G. Botello (94.8% poverty, 70th percentile).

1,873
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,041
Per pupil spending ?
84.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 808 N Ewing Ave
       Dallas, TX  75203-1524

(214) 942-8846

District: Trinity Basin Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.1%
African American:
9.9%
White:
7.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg36%
Texas avg48%
Elementary school
4,108th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,472nd of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Elementary Schools in the Trinity Basin Preparatory
670th of 951Trinity Basin Preparatory 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.84108 of 462711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202521.43950 of 465115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.14004 of 471015.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.63657 of 464721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.63808 of 458116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.43144 of 457831.3%★★☆☆☆
201939.52718 of 447939.3%★★☆☆☆
201829.33228 of 435925.9%★☆☆☆☆
201726.33389 of 432921.7%★☆☆☆☆
201624.73522 of 428617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201515.03962 of 43208.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201417.73900 of 42608.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201314.04002 of 42215.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201121.43700 of 40959.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201026.33412 of 393713.3%★☆☆☆☆
200912.53723 of 38844.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200824.43310 of 376812.2%★☆☆☆☆
200733.32939 of 372421.1%★☆☆☆☆
200623.23086 of 347611.2%★☆☆☆☆
200522.73093 of 347511.0%★☆☆☆☆
20047.23404 of 34651.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.62017 of 240616.2%★☆☆☆☆
202532.51395 of 190526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202440.91458 of 244340.3%★★☆☆☆
202334.81662 of 244332.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.22107 of 242113.0%★☆☆☆☆
202141.01383 of 244443.4%★★☆☆☆
201928.82012 of 251520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.82229 of 248310.2%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202249.92097 of 446153.0%★★★☆☆
202155.01499 of 433165.4%★★★☆☆
201974.2629 of 429585.4%★★★★☆
201863.61107 of 424073.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.61317 of 164319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202524.02453 of 291815.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.53173 of 366813.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.62441 of 355631.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.82328 of 348733.2%★★☆☆☆
202149.61491 of 344656.7%★★★☆☆
201958.41159 of 333365.2%★★★☆☆
201847.41629 of 322649.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.04252 of 45757.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.42975 of 374420.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.13904 of 465816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.53703 of 458819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.43766 of 456117.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.53160 of 449929.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.82822 of 434835.1%★★☆☆☆
201829.93253 of 430624.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.33673 of 441316.8%★☆☆☆☆
202531.42751 of 364424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.13722 of 446516.6%★☆☆☆☆
202333.53191 of 440127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202231.03354 of 437623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202138.72659 of 432938.6%★★☆☆☆
201948.02131 of 418849.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.32764 of 416833.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.73678 of 452018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202533.52711 of 370526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.23622 of 459421.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.83107 of 452131.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.13306 of 447726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202142.02605 of 445141.5%★★☆☆☆
201950.32044 of 430952.6%★★★☆☆
201843.02494 of 426441.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.23805 of 458217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.63145 of 373915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.84110 of 464711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.63560 of 458522.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.83822 of 456316.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.13034 of 449832.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.32635 of 435739.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.73257 of 431924.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.73038 of 430129.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.43006 of 354915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.74037 of 42925.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.03343 of 408618.2%★☆☆☆☆
202221.63589 of 39529.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.33161 of 379916.8%★☆☆☆☆
201936.02349 of 368436.2%★★☆☆☆
201844.71725 of 355851.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.62951 of 30061.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.22392 of 26128.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.71472 of 233537.0%★★☆☆☆
202547.31159 of 234450.6%★★★☆☆
202445.81212 of 237248.9%★★☆☆☆
202347.91123 of 233051.8%★★★☆☆
202241.21287 of 225442.9%★★☆☆☆
202139.81303 of 225242.1%★★☆☆☆
201951.2945 of 219356.9%★★★☆☆
201847.61025 of 208050.7%★★★☆☆
201739.81196 of 202741.0%★★☆☆☆
201645.51162 of 198741.5%★★☆☆☆
201541.61299 of 204336.4%★★☆☆☆
201442.01248 of 198737.2%★★☆☆☆
201328.41585 of 197319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201155.8943 of 189550.2%★★★☆☆
201054.1946 of 180347.5%★★☆☆☆
200958.6795 of 176354.9%★★★☆☆
200864.2598 of 171865.2%★★★☆☆
200767.6503 of 168470.1%★★★★☆
200652.1854 of 158546.1%★★☆☆☆
200553.8790 of 158250.1%★★★☆☆
200422.71369 of 157313.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.9746 of 129542.4%★★☆☆☆
202541.8559 of 99743.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.4733 of 128042.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.2714 of 127343.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.6809 of 125135.3%★★☆☆☆
202140.8668 of 121344.9%★★☆☆☆
201933.3818 of 119331.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.1644 of 116744.8%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202276.0259 of 218288.1%★★★★☆
202174.1247 of 211888.3%★★★★☆
201985.2127 of 205893.8%★★★★★
201878.4187 of 200890.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.8439 of 139068.4%★★★☆☆
202551.4572 of 142859.9%★★★☆☆
202456.3599 of 177066.2%★★★☆☆
202373.6264 of 172084.7%★★★★☆
202269.1288 of 164382.5%★★★★☆
202171.7208 of 159286.9%★★★★☆
201968.3264 of 144581.7%★★★★☆
201873.5160 of 137688.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.51442 of 224035.6%★★☆☆☆
202553.6740 of 182559.5%★★★☆☆
202447.31089 of 224251.4%★★★☆☆
202349.91020 of 224154.5%★★★☆☆
202240.81301 of 222141.4%★★☆☆☆
202133.71457 of 215132.3%★★☆☆☆
201950.4950 of 204753.6%★★★☆☆
201842.31150 of 200842.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.41051 of 214150.9%★★★☆☆
202559.8539 of 173168.9%★★★☆☆
202454.3808 of 211961.9%★★★☆☆
202359.6684 of 211667.7%★★★☆☆
202252.6851 of 207759.0%★★★☆☆
202150.7869 of 204357.5%★★★☆☆
201960.5591 of 193569.5%★★★☆☆
201855.5684 of 189563.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.9945 of 225358.1%★★★☆☆
202563.6463 of 182074.6%★★★★☆
202458.3741 of 223566.8%★★★☆☆
202363.7610 of 225172.9%★★★★☆
202256.9745 of 222066.4%★★★☆☆
202151.8905 of 217258.3%★★★☆☆
201964.2530 of 207374.4%★★★★☆
201862.8536 of 203973.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.41401 of 225337.8%★★☆☆☆
202544.5953 of 181847.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.41307 of 224641.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.81190 of 224547.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.31266 of 222843.2%★★☆☆☆
202146.81074 of 216850.5%★★★☆☆
201950.0895 of 206956.7%★★★☆☆
201851.2869 of 203057.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.31331 of 195632.0%★★☆☆☆
202520.51432 of 15688.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.71522 of 189119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.11246 of 181531.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.91332 of 175724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202134.01154 of 171232.6%★★☆☆☆
201940.9866 of 162646.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.3680 of 159757.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.21557 of 173110.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+36 vs school
Special Education (2026)29th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)88th percentile+45 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school
African American (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)38th percentile~ school
Female (2026)36th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I70%+16 vs state
Reading43%-12 vs state
Mathematics27%-17 vs state
Social Studies25%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,873 students attended Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas.

Students at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas are 79% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 2% American Indian.

Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Texas elementary schools.


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