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Ume Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-6
1496th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 68% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Ume Preparatory Academy in Dallas, TX, is a K-6 charter school serving 540 students, and it stands out as a high-performing, cost-effective option in an area where many nearby traditional public schools are struggling. The school operates as its own single-school district, the Ume Preparatory Academy district, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide. A key differentiator is its exceptional performance in upper grades: 5th and 6th graders significantly outperform state averages in Reading and Math, with 6th Grade Reading proficiency at 75.9% compared to the state's 53.5%. This "upper-grade effect" is consistent over recent years, suggesting a strong academic program that builds skills effectively as students get older.

Ume Prep is particularly effective for its African American students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group—a standout achievement. However, the school shows uneven results across other subgroups, with average performance for Hispanic students and struggles with Special Education students, who rank in the 37th percentile. The school also serves a more economically diverse population than its neighbors, with only 49% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, compared to over 90% at nearby Thomas Tolbert Elementary and Nancy J Cochran Elementary in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). Despite this, Ume Prep achieves far better academic outcomes while spending roughly half per student (~$7,297) compared to those schools, which spend over $12,000 per student.

While Ume Prep is a strong choice, it faces competition from Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary in Dallas ISD, which ranks in the 89th percentile and outperforms Ume Prep in some early-grade subjects despite a 91.6% poverty rate. Ume Prep also has a consistent weakness in 5th Grade Science, with scores below the state average (24.4% vs. 29.6% proficient). Overall, Ume Preparatory Academy is a solid, efficient school that excels in upper-grade academics and serves its African American students exceptionally well, but it has room to improve in science and support for students with higher needs.

540
Students ?
18.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,037
Per pupil spending ?
49.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3838 Spur 408
       Dallas, TX  75236

(214) 445-6243

District: Ume Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.3%
White:
24.1%
African American:
9.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 49% meeting standards)
100% graduate within 4 years
Above the Texas median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg58%
Texas avg49%
1,496th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 32%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Ume Preparatory Academy
139th of 951Ume Preparatory Academy 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
202662.41496 of 462767.7%★★★☆☆
202568.31202 of 465174.2%★★★★☆
202460.81563 of 471066.8%★★★☆☆
202366.51323 of 464771.5%★★★★☆
202265.31360 of 458170.3%★★★★☆
202172.31021 of 457877.7%★★★★☆
201970.51039 of 447976.8%★★★★☆
201874.0882 of 435979.8%★★★★☆
201775.7844 of 432980.5%★★★★☆
201667.71387 of 428667.6%★★★☆☆
201561.81695 of 432060.8%★★★☆☆
201473.71017 of 426076.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202682.8215 of 240691.1%★★★★★
202581.4183 of 190590.4%★★★★★
202474.3380 of 244384.4%★★★★☆
202377.8321 of 244386.9%★★★★☆
202279.4274 of 242188.7%★★★★☆
202166.5509 of 244479.2%★★★★☆
201939.21582 of 251537.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.31161 of 248353.2%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202274.8621 of 446186.1%★★★★☆
202164.6982 of 433177.3%★★★★☆
201948.52069 of 429551.8%★★★☆☆
201831.13288 of 424022.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.4729 of 164355.6%★★★☆☆
202558.31013 of 291865.3%★★★☆☆
202463.21018 of 366872.2%★★★★☆
202352.51551 of 355656.4%★★★☆☆
202256.91264 of 348763.8%★★★☆☆
202159.21023 of 344670.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.21568 of 457565.7%★★★☆☆
202570.4864 of 374476.9%★★★★☆
202468.91136 of 465875.6%★★★★☆
202369.21127 of 458875.4%★★★★☆
202264.31346 of 456170.5%★★★★☆
202165.21266 of 449971.9%★★★★☆
201968.91074 of 434875.3%★★★★☆
201871.0988 of 430677.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202659.71476 of 441366.6%★★★☆☆
202559.31260 of 364465.4%★★★☆☆
202453.51891 of 446557.6%★★★☆☆
202364.21253 of 440171.5%★★★★☆
202258.91532 of 437665.0%★★★☆☆
202162.41241 of 432971.3%★★★★☆
201951.91855 of 418855.7%★★★☆☆
201853.81708 of 416859.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202656.71663 of 452063.2%★★★☆☆
202571.6666 of 370582.0%★★★★☆
202452.72025 of 459455.9%★★★☆☆
202366.41106 of 452175.5%★★★★☆
202263.71263 of 447771.8%★★★★☆
202162.41259 of 445171.7%★★★★☆
201949.92073 of 430951.9%★★★☆☆
201859.41407 of 426467.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.81365 of 458270.2%★★★★☆
202566.21052 of 373971.9%★★★★☆
202451.92056 of 464755.8%★★★☆☆
202362.01475 of 458567.8%★★★☆☆
202265.61302 of 456371.5%★★★★☆
202175.4859 of 449880.9%★★★★☆
201969.01058 of 435775.7%★★★★☆
201872.6921 of 431978.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202424.5952 of 112815.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.31781 of 430158.6%★★★☆☆
202537.92240 of 354936.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.82049 of 429252.3%★★★☆☆
202355.71303 of 408668.1%★★★☆☆
202272.2617 of 395284.4%★★★★☆
202170.7540 of 379985.8%★★★★☆
201978.3344 of 368490.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202664.9982 of 300667.3%★★★☆☆
202581.2316 of 261287.9%★★★★☆
202479.7396 of 310887.3%★★★★☆
202366.0966 of 310668.9%★★★☆☆
202270.7742 of 308275.9%★★★★☆
202179.4402 of 308287.0%★★★★☆
201971.6717 of 314277.2%★★★★☆
201874.0641 of 312779.5%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202278.4354 of 225484.3%★★★★☆
202169.1525 of 225276.7%★★★★☆
201976.1375 of 219382.9%★★★★☆
201879.7290 of 208086.1%★★★★☆
201770.5438 of 202778.4%★★★★☆
201673.8442 of 198777.8%★★★★☆
201569.5553 of 204372.9%★★★★☆
201487.9104 of 198794.8%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202281.8135 of 125189.2%★★★★☆
202174.6187 of 121384.6%★★★★☆
201986.798 of 119391.8%★★★★★
201879.0153 of 116786.9%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202266.6431 of 218280.2%★★★★☆
202148.8901 of 211857.5%★★★☆☆
201974.6259 of 205887.4%★★★★☆
201871.4284 of 200885.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202270.8260 of 164384.2%★★★★☆
202167.6264 of 159283.4%★★★★☆
201952.7502 of 144565.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202274.1417 of 222181.2%★★★★☆
202163.2642 of 215170.2%★★★★☆
201970.1470 of 204777.0%★★★★☆
201869.4470 of 200876.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202271.3382 of 207781.6%★★★★☆
202159.1643 of 204368.5%★★★☆☆
201968.3411 of 193578.8%★★★★☆
201867.1421 of 189577.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202276.9273 of 222087.7%★★★★☆
202161.2627 of 217271.1%★★★★☆
201972.9322 of 207384.5%★★★★☆
201880.0191 of 203990.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202280.2297 of 222886.7%★★★★☆
202174.0412 of 216881.0%★★★★☆
201979.9293 of 206985.8%★★★★☆
201885.7195 of 203090.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202295.726 of 175798.5%★★★★★
202175.9143 of 171291.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202287.1103 of 172394.0%★★★★★
202185.8118 of 170093.1%★★★★★
201966.0473 of 168471.9%★★★★☆
201880.0235 of 167386.0%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202270.4375 of 187680.0%★★★★☆
202172.1375 of 186179.8%★★★★☆
201975.0277 of 185785.1%★★★★☆
201871.1320 of 179782.2%★★★★☆
201760.5525 of 177770.5%★★★★☆
201669.0410 of 176276.7%★★★★☆
201570.8375 of 174378.5%★★★★☆
201476.8212 of 173487.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202265.8239 of 103176.8%★★★★☆
202176.6146 of 102085.7%★★★★☆
201986.082 of 102492.0%★★★★★
201812.8914 of 10139.8%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202264.9359 of 183780.5%★★★★☆
202167.1346 of 182981.1%★★★★☆
201967.4345 of 181080.9%★★★★☆
201865.1331 of 178481.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202262.5264 of 127879.3%★★★★☆
202167.4209 of 119582.5%★★★★☆
201898.327 of 111397.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202271.0361 of 184180.4%★★★★☆
202165.5509 of 181572.0%★★★★☆
201967.4456 of 179874.6%★★★★☆
201869.3386 of 178178.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202270.0317 of 176282.0%★★★★☆
202164.0464 of 174373.4%★★★★☆
201970.6325 of 171481.0%★★★★☆
201866.1383 of 169177.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202263.5409 of 184777.9%★★★★☆
202172.2279 of 184884.9%★★★★☆
201972.4263 of 181885.5%★★★★☆
201837.11162 of 179435.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202267.4410 of 185377.9%★★★★☆
202175.4288 of 184084.3%★★★★☆
201977.3243 of 182486.7%★★★★☆
201866.2426 of 180376.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202218.3572 of 66413.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202297.432 of 141897.7%★★★★★
202166.1278 of 138279.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202275.3211 of 152586.2%★★★★☆
202174.1243 of 151083.9%★★★★☆
201971.2310 of 152679.7%★★★★☆
201868.4349 of 153977.3%★★★★☆
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
African American (2026)91st percentile+23 vs school
At Risk (2022)86th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)67th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school
Female (2026)66th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-51 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2022)99th percentile+14 vs school
White (2022)94th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2022)89th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2022)87th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2022)84th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2022)82nd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2022)81st percentile-3 vs school
At Risk (2022)80th percentile-4 vs school
High school
Special Education (2022)98th percentile+18 vs school
White (2022)86th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2022)82nd percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)80th percentile~ school
Female (2022)80th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile~ school
Male (2022)78th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)78th percentile~ school
African American (2022)77th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)14th percentile-66 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading62%+8 vs state
Mathematics50%+5 vs state

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Ume Preparatory Academy ranks 1496th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ume Preparatory Academy are 61% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Ume Preparatory Academy.

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