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Buckner Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

3579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Buckner Preparatory is a public charter school in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, TX, serving 443 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Cityscape Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 25% of Texas school districts. The school has a history of low academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past six years, with a free/reduced lunch rate over 97% indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its students.

A critical concern is the sharp decline in student performance as they progress through the grades. While 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 32.14% in the 2025-2026 school year, 8th-grade reading proficiency plummeted to just 16.67%, and 8th-grade social studies proficiency was 0%. This pattern is especially striking when compared to Nova Academy Prichard, a nearby PK-8 charter school serving a similarly high-poverty population, where 8th-grade reading proficiency reached 80% and social studies 72% in the same year. The school also shows extreme weakness in science, with 5th-grade science proficiency at only 8.57% in 2024-2025. There is one bright spot: 4th-grade mathematics achieved a 57.14% proficiency rate in 2025-2026, surpassing both the district and state averages, suggesting a potential area of instructional strength.

Buckner Preparatory's performance is notably lower than several nearby Dallas ISD schools, such as Urban Park Steam Academy (41st percentile), San Jacinto Elementary (74th percentile), and Annie Webb Blanton Elementary (58th percentile). The school's Spanish language program is also a missed opportunity, with 3rd-grade Spanish reading proficiency at only 8.33% and 5th-grade at 0%, while nearby schools like Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary achieve rates of 48-64%. Overall, the school's performance has been volatile rather than consistently low, with statewide rankings swinging from the 3rd percentile to the 31st percentile and back, indicating a lack of sustainable, systemic improvement.

443

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,246

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8510 Military Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75227

(214) 545-6552

District: Cityscape Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

African American:

19.0%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2021 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

3,579^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,946^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 40 pts since 2024

From top 43% (2024) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Cityscape Schools

711^th of 951Cityscape Schools 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3579 of 4627	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	4299 of 4651	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3268 of 4710	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	3894 of 4647	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	4434 of 4581	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	4305 of 4578	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1634 of 1905	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.0	502 of 2443	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	18.6	2248 of 2443	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2322 of 2421	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	2157 of 2444	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	4154 of 4461	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3507 of 4331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2701 of 2918	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	3178 of 3668	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	2669 of 3556	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3144 of 3487	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	2316 of 3446	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	3725 of 4575	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	3584 of 3744	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3612 of 4658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4005 of 4588	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	4455 of 4561	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	4453 of 4499	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3168 of 4413	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	3408 of 3644	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3507 of 4465	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3307 of 4401	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4115 of 4376	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3878 of 4329	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	2799 of 4520	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.2	3354 of 3705	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2850 of 4594	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3239 of 4521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4340 of 4477	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4231 of 4451	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3322 of 4582	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	3333 of 3739	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3455 of 4647	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3469 of 4585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4193 of 4563	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3532 of 4498	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	4049 of 4301	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	3987 of 4086	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1946 of 2335	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	2015 of 2344	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	1023 of 2372	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1047 of 1428	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	539 of 1770	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	2024 of 2240	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	1717 of 1825	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1123 of 2242	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1641 of 2141	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1218 of 1731	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.0	819 of 2119	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	1503 of 2253	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1381 of 1820	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.1	668 of 2235	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	1665 of 2253	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	1270 of 1818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	1062 of 2246	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1759 of 1956	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics32%-12 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	443	24	18.5	97.3%	11 (2.5%)	84 (19.0%)	339 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	27.8	3579^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.6%		14.9	4299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.6%	720	8.3	21.4	0.0				32.1	22.6	46.2	41.7	35.1	16.7	22.5	57.1	24.2	32.4	17.4	25.9	0.0	$11,246
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5700	496	34	14.5	98.4%	9 (1.8%)	79 (15.9%)	401 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	31.7	3313^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.8	3136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	177	48.0	64.0	63.2				43.8	39.2	53.5				31.6	45.2	27.4					$10,843
Nova Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 381-3088	77	7	11.3	88.3%	3 (3.9%)	43 (55.8%)	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								11.1						11.1						$14,066
Nova Academy Prichard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy Southeast	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 808-7470	235	17	14.0	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	70 (29.8%)	159 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.9	3636^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.4%		35.9	3063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	573							16.7	13.3	28.6	61.9	45.2	80.0	16.7	13.3	23.8	57.1	54.8	62.5	72.0	$13,057
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Hume Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4200	437	31	14.3	96.1%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.3%)	391 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69	1183^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.4%		53.7	1922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	739	38.7	44.8	61.9		0.0		46.9	40.0	65.4	66.0			56.7	57.1	61.4	53.2				$12,036
C A Tatum Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 St Augustine Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2000	415	28	14.9	99.5%	7 (1.7%)	140 (33.7%)	265 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.8	2841^st of 4627 public elementary schools	38.6%		34.6	3159^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%	318	35.7	53.3	63.2	20.0		0.0	24.3	20.0	64.5				23.3	44.4	72.7					$12,890
Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	685	48	14.2	97.8%	14 (2.0%)	63 (9.2%)	598 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53.1	1954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.8%		56.7	1742^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	212	37.5	56.9	44.0		20.0		35.7	40.6	38.7	44.6			52.5	56.5	80.5	25.3				$12,265
Edward Titche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9560 Highfield Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2100	676	46	14.6	99.4%	11 (1.6%)	167 (24.7%)	480 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	21	3991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	13.7%		39.7	2788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	1203	16.3	29.6	37.8	11.1	16.7		26.3	17.7	34.2	43.2			22.2	30.3	42.5	24.7				$10,790
KIPP Pleasant Grove Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 N St Augustine	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4230	496	25	19.4	95.4%	11 (2.2%)	282 (56.9%)	182 (36.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	22	3940^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.1	3969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	29							29.6	24.6	52.2				29.6	34.8	33.3					$8,006
Frank Guzick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Berridge Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3900	680	43	16.0	95.6%	10 (1.5%)	198 (29.1%)	453 (66.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	18.3	4138^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.6	3995^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	143	26.0	35.9	51.5	7.1	15.4	30.8	26.3	29.6	33.3				26.7	37.7	30.5					$11,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckner Preparatory

How many students attend Buckner Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Buckner Preparatory.

Is Buckner Preparatory a good school?

Buckner Preparatory ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buckner Preparatory?

Students at Buckner Preparatory are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Buckner Preparatory in?

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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