Urban Park Steam Academy

Summary:

Urban Park Steam Academy is an elementary school located in Dallas, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 512. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 557 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Urban Park Steam Academy stands out as a high-performing school, particularly in serving its large population of Hispanic and English Language Learner students, despite the challenges of a high-poverty student population. The school has consistently performed better than the Dallas ISD and Texas state averages in several STAAR test subjects and grade levels over the past few years. For example, in 2023-2024, 47.37% of 3rd-grade students at Urban Park Steam Academy were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 41.82% for Dallas ISD and 48.85% for Texas. Additionally, Urban Park Steam Academy has ranked higher than the state average in the performance of English Language Learner students on STAAR assessments, ranking 805 out of 3,487 Texas elementary schools for this student group in 2022-2023 with a 4-star rating.

While Urban Park Steam Academy has performed well overall, the school has struggled to serve its gifted and talented students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for this student group in recent years. However, the school has seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $9,555 in 2018-2019 to $11,999 in 2020-2021, which may have contributed to its improved student performance. Compared to nearby schools in the Dallas ISD, such as Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary, Bayles Elementary, and Frank Guzick Elementary, Urban Park Steam Academy generally outperforms these schools in terms of student performance on STAAR assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6901 Military Pkwy
       Dallas, TX  75227-3712


(972) 794-1100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2739th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,999 Help


Students who attend Urban Park Steam Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Ann Richards Steam Academy
High:    Skyline High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  522

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.4%
African American:
4.4%
White:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99% Help


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Compare Details Urban Park Steam Academy ranks worse than 58.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 64th among 145 ranked elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.4%), African American (4.4%), White (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Urban Park Steam Academy is 14.9. 124 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Urban Park Steam Academy is $11,999. 101 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Urban Park Steam Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Urban Park Steam Academy 2739th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Urban Park Steam Academy in the ranking list.)

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Urban Park Steam Academy

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Rank History for all students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 2.51 3450th 3465 0.4%
2005 13.24 3331st 3475 4.1%
2006 26.05 2981st 3476 14.2%
2007 23.35 3298th 3724 11.4%
2008 25.31 3274th 3768 13.1%
2009 35.20 2972nd 3884 23.5%
2010 40.80 2790th 3937 29.1%
2011 40.27 2932nd 4095 28.4%
2012 32.09 3312th 4206 21.3%
2013 36.45 3064th 4221 27.4%
2014 58.42 1861st 4260 56.3%
2015 54.99 2071st 4320 52.1%
2016 55.77 2019th 4286 52.9%
2017 52.45 1837th 4329 57.6%
2018 52.79 1856th 4359 57.4%
2019 34.92 3032nd 4479 32.3%
2021 47.70 2157th 4578 52.9%
2022 50.46 2132nd 4581 53.5%
2023 51.41 2100th 4647 54.8%
2024 41.23 2739th 4675 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.17 570th 3226 82.3%
2019 52.78 1421st 3333 57.4%
2021 65.51 775th 3446 77.5%
2022 67.04 805th 3487 76.9%
2023 59.83 1170th 3556 67.1%
2024 39.53 2231st 3638 38.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.67 1270th 3558 64.3%
2019 34.78 2437th 3684 33.8%
2021 54.94 1173rd 3799 69.1%
2022 47.39 1744th 3952 55.9%
2023 39.47 2343rd 4086 42.7%
2024 55.96 1503rd 4261 64.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.91 995th 4264 76.7%
2019 47.71 2227th 4309 48.3%
2021 62.44 1257th 4451 71.8%
2022 61.83 1379th 4477 69.2%
2023 63.99 1260th 4521 72.1%
2024 56.72 1740th 4560 61.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.03 1586th 4306 63.2%
2019 39.27 2719th 4348 37.5%
2021 49.77 2037th 4499 54.7%
2022 59.91 1567th 4561 65.6%
2023 59.03 1627th 4588 64.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.85 1157th 3106 62.7%
2019 31.63 2650th 3184 16.8%
2021 24.60 2482nd 3006 17.4%
2022 36.24 2321st 2958 21.5%
2023 25.79 2634th 2980 11.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.17 978th 4240 76.9%
2019 56.46 1547th 4295 64.0%
2021 68.66 800th 4331 81.5%
2022 75.53 598th 4461 86.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.74 2165th 4319 49.9%
2019 34.09 3070th 4357 29.5%
2021 44.92 2265th 4498 49.6%
2022 40.61 2700th 4563 40.8%
2023 45.61 2411th 4585 47.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.56 2505th 2515 0.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Urban Park Steam Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.34 1357th 4168 67.4%
2019 45.63 2272nd 4188 45.7%
2021 55.76 1593rd 4329 63.2%
2022 59.63 1483rd 4376 66.1%
2023 58.80 1544th 4401 64.9%
2024 47.82 2250th 4431 49.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Urban Park Steam Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 231 43 3 285 2 n/a n/a 0 564
1989 245 45 2 362 4 n/a n/a 0 658
1990 249 51 4 405 1 n/a n/a 0 710
1991 207 120 5 308 1 n/a n/a 0 641
1992 152 113 2 360 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1993 124 103 1 370 4 n/a n/a 0 602
1994 133 126 1 457 11 n/a n/a 0 728
1995 97 137 5 524 1 n/a n/a 0 764
1996 97 137 5 524 1 n/a n/a 0 764
1997 76 113 4 630 3 n/a n/a 0 826
1998 66 116 2 736 2 n/a n/a 0 922
1999 60 122 2 735 5 n/a n/a 0 924
2000 50 117 0 792 8 n/a n/a 0 967
2001 47 82 2 826 0 n/a n/a 0 957
2002 23 72 2 903 2 n/a n/a 0 1002
2003 23 72 2 903 2 n/a n/a 0 1002
2004 22 60 2 932 2 n/a n/a 0 1018
2005 20 57 2 909 2 n/a n/a 0 990
2006 17 63 2 978 1 n/a n/a 0 1061
2007 16 35 2 875 1 n/a n/a 0 929
2008 12 31 2 780 0 n/a n/a 0 825
2009 13 31 0 774 0 n/a n/a 0 818
2010 14 39 0 764 2 n/a n/a 0 819
2011 7 31 0 765 1 0 1 0 805
2012 15 31 0 698 1 0 0 0 745
2013 7 6 2 594 2 0 0 0 611
2014 5 8 0 593 0 0 0 0 606
2015 7 11 0 602 1 0 0 0 621
2016 3 14 0 588 0 0 0 0 605
2017 2 11 2 573 2 0 0 0 590
2018 3 21 0 602 1 0 0 0 627
2019 17 27 0 561 1 1 0 0 607
2020 18 28 0 516 2 1 1 0 566
2021 17 30 0 507 2 1 2 0 559
2022 17 28 0 480 0 1 3 0 529
2023 14 26 0 469 1 0 2 0 512
2024 16 23 0 477 1 0 5 0 522

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Urban Park Steam Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 6.0 94.0 n/a
1989 658 n/a n/a n/a
1990 710 37.0 19.1 n/a
1991 641 37.5 17.0 n/a
1992 627 35.3 17.7 66.2
1993 602 33.0 18.2 84.1
1994 728 36.0 20.2 80.5
1995 764 38.2 20.0 78.8
1996 764 38.2 20.0 78.8
1997 826 37.8 21.9 80.9
1998 922 43.3 21.3 78.9
1999 924 40.9 22.6 83.2
2000 967 46.9 20.6 83.2
2001 957 53.9 17.8 90.6
2002 1002 51.5 19.5 93.5
2003 1002 51.5 19.5 93.5
2004 1018 51.5 19.8 94.2
2005 990 51.5 19.2 94.4
2006 1061 52.0 20.4 93.7
2007 929 54.0 17.2 94.6
2008 825 49.5 16.7 96
2009 818 47.7 17.1 95.1
2010 819 45.5 18.0 97.1
2011 805 44.0 18.2 94.8
2012 745 44.0 16.9 96.9
2013 611 36.0 16.9 99.2
2014 606 35.0 17.3 98.7
2015 621 38.0 16.3 93.2
2016 605 40.0 15.1 94.9
2017 590 40.0 14.7 96.3
2018 627 38.7 16.1 95.5
2019 607 36.0 16.8 96.5
2020 566 40.0 14.1 92.9
2021 559 37.0 15.1 93.4
2022 529 35.3 14.9 97.5
2023 512 35.0 14.6 98.4
2024 522 35.0 14.9 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Urban Park Steam Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 6.0 94.0 n/a
1989 658 n/a n/a n/a
1990 710 37.0 19.1 n/a
1991 641 37.5 17.0 n/a
1992 627 35.3 17.7 66.2
1993 602 33.0 18.2 84.1
1994 728 36.0 20.2 80.5
1995 764 38.2 20.0 78.8
1996 764 38.2 20.0 78.8
1997 826 37.8 21.9 80.9
1998 922 43.3 21.3 78.9
1999 924 40.9 22.6 83.2
2000 967 46.9 20.6 83.2
2001 957 53.9 17.8 90.6
2002 1002 51.5 19.5 93.5
2003 1002 51.5 19.5 93.5
2004 1018 51.5 19.8 94.2
2005 990 51.5 19.2 94.4
2006 1061 52.0 20.4 93.7
2007 929 54.0 17.2 94.6
2008 825 49.5 16.7 96
2009 818 47.7 17.1 95.1
2010 819 45.5 18.0 97.1
2011 805 44.0 18.2 94.8
2012 745 44.0 16.9 96.9
2013 611 36.0 16.9 99.2
2014 606 35.0 17.3 98.7
2015 621 38.0 16.3 93.2
2016 605 40.0 15.1 94.9
2017 590 40.0 14.7 96.3
2018 627 38.7 16.1 95.5
2019 607 36.0 16.8 96.5
2020 566 40.0 14.1 92.9
2021 559 37.0 15.1 93.4
2022 529 35.3 14.9 97.5
2023 512 35.0 14.6 98.4
2024 522 35.0 14.9 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Urban Park Steam Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,571 (16.4%) $7,984 (83.6%) $9,555
2020 $2,012 (18.6%) $8,797 (81.4%) $10,809
2021 $1,454 (12.1%) $10,545 (87.9%) $11,999

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Park Steam Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3032nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2100th of 4647 Elementary schools
 22.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)2639
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Urban Park Steam Academy)3248
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)2816
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)3456
 22%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Urban Park Steam Academy)4959
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)5053
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)4145
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Urban Park Steam Academy)5252
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Urban Park Steam Academy)3114
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Urban Park Steam Academy)5920
 39%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6343
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students607512
 15.7%
African American2726
 3.7%
American Indian11
Asian00
Hispanic561469
 16.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1714
 17.6%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.5%98.4%
 1.9%


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Students at Urban Park Steam Academy are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 522 students attended Urban Park Steam Academy.

Students who attend Urban Park Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ann Richards Steam Academy
High : Skyline High School

Urban Park Steam Academy ranks 2739th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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