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Bishop Arts Steam Academy

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Bishop Arts Steam Academy ranks 2419 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bishop Arts Steam Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, serving 349 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).

Bishop Arts stands out for its exceptional work with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 67th percentile for this group—far above its overall 48th percentile ranking. The school also shines in its bilingual program, with students consistently scoring well above district and state averages on Spanish-language STAAR exams. However, performance varies significantly by grade level. While 4th graders outperform the district in both reading and math, 5th graders experience a sharp drop-off, particularly in math where only 29% meet proficiency compared to 47% districtwide. This "5th grade cliff" is a key area of concern. The school also struggles to challenge its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in just the 5th percentile for that group. Compared to nearby schools, Bishop Arts is a stronger option than Hogg New Technical Center (29th percentile) but trails James Bowie Elementary (84th percentile) and Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary (70th percentile), especially in upper grades.

Encouragingly, Bishop Arts is on an upward trajectory after a dip to the 36th percentile in 2023-2024, rebounding to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026. The school invests heavily in its students, spending nearly $15,000 per pupil—significantly more than nearby high-performing schools like Winnetka Elementary ($10,751) and Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary ($11,196)—and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. This resource commitment, combined with strong results for its most vulnerable students, suggests a school with a clear mission and solid foundation. The next step is to ensure that success extends consistently through 5th grade and to all learners.

349

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,760

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 N Adams Ave
Dallas, TX 75208-4624

(972) 502-8200

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bishop Arts Steam Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Hector P Garcia Middle
High:	W H Adamson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

3.4%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,419^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	44.4	2419 of 4627	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2494 of 4651	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3015 of 4710	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2227 of 4647	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2733 of 4581	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	2485 of 4578	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2640 of 4479	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	1480 of 4359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	2662 of 4329	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	2811 of 4286	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	3484 of 4320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	3560 of 4260	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	3353 of 4221	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	3570 of 4206	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	3902 of 4095	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	3637 of 3937	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	3654 of 3884	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	3273 of 3768	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.8	2777 of 3724	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2656 of 3476	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.7	2174 of 3475	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	2439 of 3465	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	1347 of 4461	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	1735 of 4331	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	1346 of 4295	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.2	447 of 4240	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1212 of 2918	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1927 of 3668	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	835 of 3556	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	1541 of 3487	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	1517 of 3446	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	1463 of 3333	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	697 of 3226	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	2535 of 4575	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	1773 of 3744	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	3262 of 4658	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1821 of 4588	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	2882 of 4561	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	2233 of 4499	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	2039 of 4348	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1583 of 4306	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	2918 of 3075	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	2261 of 2619	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2805 of 2980	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	2644 of 2958	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	2573 of 3006	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2919 of 3184	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2450 of 3106	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2246 of 4413	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	1850 of 3644	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2716 of 4465	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	1423 of 4401	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2294 of 4376	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	1902 of 4329	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2057 of 4188	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1008 of 4168	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	1498 of 4520	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	1295 of 3705	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2423 of 4594	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	1285 of 4521	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	1948 of 4477	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	1759 of 4451	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	1861 of 4309	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	631 of 4264	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	2356 of 4582	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	2570 of 3739	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3340 of 4647	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2421 of 4585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	2482 of 4563	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2808 of 4498	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3271 of 4357	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.0	1482 of 4319	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2525 of 4301	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	2410 of 3549	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	2764 of 4292	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	2850 of 4086	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2394 of 3952	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3059 of 3684	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3525 of 3558	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	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
Bishop Arts Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Adams Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8200	349	26	13.4	96.0%	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	44.4	2419^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		44	2494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.4%	75	28.6		50.0	33.3			47.9	55.6	40.6				40.8	59.5	29.0					$13,760
John F Peeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S Llewellyn Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8300	353	22	16.4	95.2%	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.8%)	333 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	2098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.8	2399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	301	50.0	28.6	62.5	50.0	40.0		29.7	51.2	64.6				33.3	60.0	48.1					$11,846
Hogg New Technical Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1144 N Madison Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8600	322	22	14.5	98.4%	16 (5.0%)	28 (8.7%)	273 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.2	3279^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.6	3578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.1%	299							37.8	51.4	46.9				36.2	38.9	31.4					$12,290
Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S Marsalis	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4600	581	37	15.7	94.8%	10 (1.7%)	23 (4.0%)	545 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.9	1403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		66.9	1267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	136	36.8	15.4	64.7				56.9	51.4	71.4				42.2	44.6	79.2					$10,260
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6600	317	24	13.2	95.9%	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.7%)	286 (90.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	761^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.6%		71.5	1067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.1%	306	68.6	74.1	78.6				66.7	44.4	92.3				66.7	60.0	66.7					$14,816
Rosemont Lower - Chris V Semos Building	Public	PK, KG-2	1919 Stevens Forest Dr	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5000	457	30	15.1	53.0%	122 (26.7%)	20 (4.4%)	294 (64.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)																				$9,806
Winnetka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5100	693	42	16.5	90.5%	17 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	661 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	67.4	1251^st of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.2	1206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.1%	45	41.7	43.3	63.3				52.5	53.0	67.5				40.2	62.4	64.6					$10,452
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	808 N Ewing Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 942-8846	1,873	114	16.4	84.4%	137 (7.3%)	186 (9.9%)	1,482 (79.1%)	10 (0.5%)	42 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.9%)	18.8	4108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		21.4	3950^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	158						70.4	32.5	33.9	38.7	46.3	48.1	57.2	20.5	26.3	25.8	26.8	17.5	32.4	25.4	$12,041
N W Harllee Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1216 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6500	148	15	10.0	85.8%	3 (2.0%)	76 (51.4%)	67 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)																				$18,505
Lida Hooe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2419 Gladstone Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6700	310	23	13.4	97.7%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	300 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49.2	2165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		26.1	3656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.4%	1491	50.0	22.2					55.2	43.5	61.5				46.3	43.8	37.5					$12,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Bishop Arts Steam Academy

Is Bishop Arts Steam Academy a good school?

Bishop Arts Steam Academy ranks 2419^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bishop Arts Steam Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Bishop Arts Steam Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Bishop Arts Steam Academy.

What schools do graduates of Bishop Arts Steam Academy attend?

Students who attend Bishop Arts Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hector P Garcia Middle
High : W H Adamson High School

What is the racial makeup of Bishop Arts Steam Academy?

Students at Bishop Arts Steam Academy are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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