Summary:
The 75236 zip code area of Dallas, Texas is home to 6 public schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all of which are public charter schools except for one traditional public elementary school. These schools serve economically disadvantaged populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 41% to 90%.
The charter school networks, Ume Preparatory Academy and La Academia De Estrellas, appear to be outperforming the traditional public school, James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary, across a variety of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates. Ume Dallas Secondary ranks among the top 15% of Texas high schools and has consistently high performance across various STAAR test subjects, while Ume Preparatory Academy elementary school also performs very well, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools.
However, there is a notable difference in performance between the elementary and middle school components of the La Academia De Estrellas network, with the middle school lagging behind the elementary school. Additionally, spending per student does not necessarily correlate with better outcomes, as the traditional public school spends the most per student but has the weakest performance, while the charter schools achieve stronger results with lower per-student spending.
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