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Marcus Leadership Academy

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Marcus Leadership Academy ranks 2856 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marcus Leadership Academy is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, serving 718 students in grades PK-6 within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). The school has shown a remarkable turnaround in recent years, jumping from the 18th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, a 20-percentile-point improvement that outpaces most nearby schools. This upward trend is especially notable given that over 98% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, making the school's recent progress a standout story in the area.

One of the school's greatest strengths is its effectiveness with low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 59th percentile statewide for this subgroup—far higher than its overall rank. Marcus also excels in Spanish-language assessments, consistently outperforming the state average on the STAAR Spanish Reading exam across multiple grades, which points to a strong bilingual program. However, the school faces significant challenges, including critically low 5th-grade Science scores (only 4% proficient in English and 1.64% in Spanish in 2024-2025), which are far below district and state averages. Performance also varies widely by grade and subject, with 4th-grade Math exceeding the state average while 3rd-grade Reading and Math lag significantly behind.

Compared to nearby schools, Marcus's journey is particularly compelling. While Harry C Withers Elementary and Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary rank much higher (77th-89th percentile), they serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. Meanwhile, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School, a demographically similar school with a "personalized learning" model, ranks lower (28th percentile) than Marcus, suggesting the academy's current approach is proving effective. The school's main challenge is replicating its success with low-SES students across all subjects and grade levels, while also addressing a notable weakness in serving its Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 10th percentile statewide.

718

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,171

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2911 Northaven Rd
Dallas, TX 75229-2402

(972) 794-2900

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Marcus Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas C Marsh Middle
High:	W T White High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

American Indian:

1.4%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

2,856^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2856 of 4627	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	3548 of 4651	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	3857 of 4710	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3567 of 4647	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3595 of 4581	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	3249 of 4578	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2811 of 4479	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2639 of 4359	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	3486 of 4329	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.5	3134 of 4286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	3456 of 4320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.3	2686 of 4260	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	2311 of 4221	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	1965 of 4206	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.0	2945 of 4095	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.9	2542 of 3937	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	2884 of 3884	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	3195 of 3768	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	3421 of 3724	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2588 of 3476	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	3076 of 3475	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	3044 of 3465	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	1900 of 4461	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	1606 of 4331	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	539 of 4295	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	852 of 4240	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	2122 of 2918	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	3276 of 3668	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	2626 of 3556	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2205 of 3487	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	1793 of 3446	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	737 of 3333	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	751 of 3226	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2617 of 4575	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2825 of 3744	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4276 of 4658	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3323 of 4588	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3246 of 4561	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3469 of 4499	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2742 of 4348	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2560 of 4306	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	2762 of 3075	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	2509 of 2619	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2880 of 2980	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2841 of 2958	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	2770 of 3006	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2872 of 3184	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2526 of 3106	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	2400 of 4413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2896 of 3644	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4109 of 4465	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3375 of 4401	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3345 of 4376	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2986 of 4329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2087 of 4188	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2201 of 4168	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	1836 of 4520	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.7	2700 of 3705	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4098 of 4594	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3120 of 4521	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2838 of 4477	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2821 of 4451	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	1729 of 4309	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	1519 of 4264	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	3009 of 4582	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3343 of 3739	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4318 of 4647	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3590 of 4585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3830 of 4563	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2810 of 4498	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2832 of 4357	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2690 of 4319	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	2789 of 4301	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	3034 of 3549	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4048 of 4292	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3486 of 4086	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3058 of 3952	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3133 of 3799	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2988 of 3684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3030 of 3558	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%+12 vs state

Mathematics41%-4 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)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Marcus Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2900	718	43	16.6	98.5%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	688 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	38.5	2856^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.3%		28.1	3548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	692	38.6	53.2	42.7			14.3	39.1	55.2	37.7	32.1	52.4	40.2	40.3	$11,171
Stark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 Josey Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3300	626	41	15.4	56.9%	77 (12.3%)	55 (8.8%)	458 (73.2%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	48.1	2210^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.2%		50.8	2098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.9%	112	47.6	50.0	25.0			48.7	62.3	68.5		40.2	35.6	33.6		$9,108
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3453 Flair Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2800	413	28	14.7	50.8%	140 (33.9%)	17 (4.1%)	230 (55.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	74.3	964^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.7	1015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%	51						62.5	56.6	71.1	71.7	53.1	53.7	60.0	51.7	$13,237
F P Caillet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3033 Merrell Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3200	552	36	15.2	97.8%	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	535 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3896^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.8%		38.5	2893^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	1003	18.4	31.4	69.2			32.1	34.4	45.7	34.6	26.3	26.5	40.3	30.9	$11,357
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School	Public	PK, KG-6	12701 Templeton Trl	Dallas	75234	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2400	404	29	13.8	94.3%	17 (4.2%)	18 (4.5%)	360 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	31.5	3339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.8%		36.8	2997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	342	23.8	50.0	43.8	16.7	33.3	68.4	37.5	46.4	28.6	35.3	36.6	39.5	30.2	$12,655
Farmers Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13521 Tom Field Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1600	468	36	13.1	76.5%	35 (7.5%)	12 (2.6%)	409 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	58.3	1687^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.5%		61.9	1478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	209	28.6	57.9	28.6		100.0	51.2	56.7	57.7		43.6	65.3	44.6		$11,799
Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9990 Webb Chapel Rd	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2900	528	41	12.8	98.3%	15 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	495 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.8	3029^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.7	3072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	43	37.5	35.4	61.5			50.0	20.0	25.0	40.8	38.2	39.7	58.3	20.4	$12,991
Harry C Withers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3959 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5000	447	30	15.1	49.4%	136 (30.4%)	9 (2.0%)	267 (59.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	86.4	528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.6%		71.6	1063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.1%	535						78.7	75.0	73.7	73.2	70.5	65.9	59.0	48.8	$11,813
David G Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Kinkaid Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3000	631	43	14.6	97.3%	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	610 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	2552^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.8%		44.8	2447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	105	60.3	75.0	65.9	0.0		23.1	27.8	50.0	43.1	49.3	60.0	37.0	21.6	$11,921
Tom C Gooch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4030 Calculus Rd	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2500	374	27	13.7	90.6%	18 (4.8%)	32 (8.6%)	311 (83.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	47.8	2221^st of 4627 public elementary schools	52.0%		50.2	2131^st of 4651 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	47.1	46.2	50.0			87.5	39.3	73.3	60.9	54.6	22.0	39.5	21.7	$13,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcus Leadership Academy

How many students attend Marcus Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Marcus Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Marcus Leadership Academy?

Students at Marcus Leadership Academy are 96% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% White.

Is Marcus Leadership Academy a good school?

Marcus Leadership Academy ranks 2856^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Marcus Leadership Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Marcus Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Marcus Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas C Marsh Middle
High : W T White High School

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