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Ume Dallas Secondary

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Ume Dallas Secondary ranks 487 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 76% of Texas high schools

Summary

Ume Dallas Secondary in Dallas, TX, is a high-performing charter school serving 688 students in grades 7 through 12, part of the Ume Preparatory Academy district, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide. This school consistently earns a 4-star rating and stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in Reading/Language Arts, where students score 20-30 percentage points above the state average. For example, in English II Reading, 84.25% of students are proficient, far surpassing nearby schools like Duncanville High School (47.72%) and Justin F. Kimball High School (25.82%). The school also boasts a near-zero dropout rate of 0.0%, indicating strong student retention and support.

While Ume Dallas Secondary excels in reading, its math performance is more mixed. Seventh-grade math has seen a dramatic improvement, jumping to 69.12% proficiency, well above the state average of 29.41%. However, eighth-grade math proficiency is only slightly above the state average, and Biology is the only subject where the school slightly trails the state average. The school serves a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students (about 40% free/reduced lunch) compared to nearby schools like Moises E. Molina High School (93.22%) and Justin F. Kimball High School (89.53%).

One concerning trend is the school's significant decline in serving Special Education students, dropping from the 83rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026. This is a critical area for improvement. Despite this, Ume Dallas Secondary remains a strong option compared to traditional public high schools in the area, though it faces competition from specialized magnet schools like Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View and Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute, which achieve near-perfect test scores and 100% graduation rates.

688

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,006

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3838 Spur 408
Dallas, TX 75236

(214) 545-6243

District: Ume Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

26.3%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Texas avg54%

Middle school

182^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From top 15% (2023) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

487^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2023

From top 11% (2023) to top 24% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	182 of 2335	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	72.7	470 of 2344	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	262 of 2372	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	346 of 2330	85.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	18 of 1295	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	95 of 997	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	58.6	400 of 1280	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	165 of 1273	87.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	103 of 1390	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	55.0	487 of 1428	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	376 of 1770	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	321 of 1720	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	219 of 2240	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	63.6	517 of 1825	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	316 of 2242	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	361 of 2241	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	142 of 2141	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	64.4	441 of 1731	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	238 of 2119	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	336 of 2116	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	171 of 2253	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	69.2	348 of 1820	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	224 of 2235	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	190 of 2251	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	142 of 2253	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	74.9	308 of 1818	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	283 of 2246	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	333 of 2245	85.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	105 of 806	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	38 of 818	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	112 of 817	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	42 of 1956	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	56.6	479 of 1568	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	261 of 1891	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	68 of 1731	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	204 of 1439	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	116 of 1733	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	64 of 1749	96.3%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	487 of 2009	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	234 of 1974	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	251 of 1990	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	215 of 1961	89.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	206 of 1086	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	116 of 834	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	94 of 1065	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	104 of 1069	90.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.0	14 of 530	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	255 of 1195	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	103 of 1153	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	235 of 1437	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	110 of 1371	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	665 of 1936	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.0	170 of 1504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	200 of 1880	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	201 of 1891	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	387 of 1860	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	193 of 1453	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	243 of 1805	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	213 of 1820	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	392 of 1937	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	164 of 1513	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	183 of 1884	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	159 of 1897	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	348 of 1954	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	213 of 1515	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	242 of 1891	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	244 of 1913	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	175 of 713	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	67 of 598	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	193 of 731	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1194 of 1581	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	651 of 1299	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.3	269 of 1548	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	161 of 1478	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	548 of 1584	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.1	62 of 1294	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	103 of 1556	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	88 of 1576	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)99th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Asian (2024)97th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading84%+24 vs state

Reading82%+25 vs state

U.S. History78%+8 vs state

English I Reading73%+18 vs state

Biology69%~ state avg

Mathematics61%+21 vs state

Algebra I59%+5 vs state

Social Studies50%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Ume Dallas Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	3838 Spur 408	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 545-6243	688	40	17.3	40.6%	181 (26.3%)	90 (13.1%)	376 (54.7%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	67.5	487^th of 2009 public high schools	75.8%		78.9	234^th of 1974 public high schools	88.1%	253	58.7	69.5	73.4	84.3	78.0		81.9	81.2		69.1	50.5	50.0	$10,006
Duncanville High School	Public	9-12	900 W Camp Wisdom	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-3700	4,399	242	18.1	70.1%	86 (2.0%)	1,786 (40.6%)	2,406 (54.7%)	40 (0.9%)	12 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	66 (1.5%)	31.2	1453^rd of 2009 public high schools	27.7%		24.6	1527^th of 1974 public high schools	22.6%	74	23.0	56.4	40.8	47.7	65.5								$6,988
Moises E Molina High School	Public	9-12	2355 Duncanville Rd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1000	2,006	125	16.0	93.2%	19 (0.9%)	82 (4.1%)	1,889 (94.2%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	39	1259^th of 2009 public high schools	37.3%		32.5	1339^th of 1974 public high schools	32.2%	80	36.9	63.1	40.3	54.6	67.6								$10,360
Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View	Public	9-12	4849 Illinois Ave Ste W53a	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-3680	474	23	20.1	94.7%	8 (1.7%)	17 (3.6%)	447 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	10^th of 2009 public high schools	99.5%		95.2	13^th of 1974 public high schools	99.3%	3	90.9	97.5	98.3	100.0	100.0								$8,314
Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	596	37	16.1	65.9%	28 (4.7%)	150 (25.2%)	384 (64.4%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	53.6	857^th of 2009 public high schools	57.3%		69.2	438^th of 1974 public high schools	77.8%	419	51.3	77.4	50.7	59.3	79.6	62.7	43.1	69.7	41.7	11.8	31.5	12.6	$12,969
Justin F Kimball High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3606 S Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2100	1,175	84	13.9	89.5%	12 (1.0%)	318 (27.1%)	829 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	13.8	1747^th of 2009 public high schools	13.0%		13.1	1726^th of 1974 public high schools	12.6%	21	29.0	45.7	25.8	31.9	43.2								$10,874
Mary E Smithey Pace High School	Public	9-12	502 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-2470	76	11	6.8	57.9%	1 (1.3%)	27 (35.5%)	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	1.4	1999^th of 2009 public high schools	0.5%		2.2	1950^th of 1974 public high schools	1.2%	49	4.8	6.7	0.0	7.5	12.9								$17,021
Young Women's Leadership Academy High School	Public	11-12	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-7400	25	4	6.1	52.0%	2 (8.0%)	4 (16.0%)	17 (68.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,423
Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	419	23	18.3	62.8%	33 (7.9%)	82 (19.6%)	265 (63.2%)	29 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	88.7	74^th of 2009 public high schools	96.3%		89.4	74^th of 1974 public high schools	96.3%		90.2	90.7	88.1	96.1	94.3	60.2	77.8	82.1	47.7		61.8	50.0	$7,959
South Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	301 W Warrior Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-1500	3,239	199	16.2	60.9%	221 (6.8%)	817 (25.2%)	1,898 (58.6%)	181 (5.6%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	105 (3.2%)	39.3	1252^nd of 2009 public high schools	37.7%		35.5	1263^rd of 1974 public high schools	36.0%	11	40.7	63.8	40.3	56.1	67.2								$7,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Ume Dallas Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Ume Dallas Secondary?

Students at Ume Dallas Secondary are 55% Hispanic, 26% White, 13% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ume Dallas Secondary in?

Ume Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Ume Dallas Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Ume Dallas Secondary.

Is Ume Dallas Secondary a good school?

Ume Dallas Secondary ranks 487^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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