Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Summary:

Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows is an elementary school in Dallas, Texas that serves students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with low performance on STAAR assessments that is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (69.28%) and African American (26.93%), and it has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.27% to 96.07%. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, the student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, which may limit the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support.

Compared to nearby schools in the Dallas ISD, such as Casa View Elementary, Victor H Hexter Elementary, and Martha Turner Reilly Elementary, Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower STAAR proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings. This suggests that the school may be struggling to identify and serve its highest-performing students effectively, as it ranks in the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in this area.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8939 Whitewing Ln
       Dallas, TX  75238


(972) 502-5200

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3761st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,511 Help


Students who attend Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows usually attend:

Middle:    Sam Tasby Middle
High:    Emmett J Conrad High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  647

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.4%
African American:
21.6%
White:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.5% Help


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Compare Details Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows ranks worse than 80.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 109th 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 24.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.4%), African American (21.6%), White (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows is 14.5. 108 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows employs 44.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows is $11,511. 127 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows:

SchoolDigger ranks Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows 3761st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows 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 Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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Rank History for all students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 34.15 2910th 3724 21.9%
2008 39.49 2690th 3768 28.6%
2009 39.78 2744th 3884 29.4%
2010 29.76 3278th 3937 16.7%
2011 11.08 3956th 4095 3.4%
2012 31.95 3325th 4206 20.9%
2013 21.14 3754th 4221 11.1%
2014 31.77 3315th 4260 22.2%
2015 19.06 3807th 4320 11.9%
2016 14.52 3950th 4286 7.8%
2017 27.46 3299th 4329 23.8%
2018 31.06 3124th 4359 28.3%
2019 36.39 2925th 4479 34.7%
2021 14.00 4280th 4578 6.5%
2022 9.13 4443rd 4581 3.0%
2023 16.76 4200th 4647 9.6%
2024 24.81 3761st 4675 19.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.11 905th 3226 71.9%
2019 58.67 1149th 3333 65.5%
2021 25.01 2968th 3446 13.9%
2022 20.25 3169th 3487 9.1%
2023 26.08 2964th 3556 16.6%
2024 32.58 2630th 3638 27.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.31 1287th 3558 63.8%
2019 35.07 2415th 3684 34.4%
2021 19.13 3700th 3799 2.6%
2022 25.92 3318th 3952 16.0%
2023 35.93 2642nd 4086 35.3%
2024 43.88 2291st 4261 46.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.96 2111th 4264 50.5%
2019 52.06 1910th 4309 55.7%
2021 19.27 4072nd 4451 8.5%
2022 11.43 4355th 4477 2.7%
2023 22.35 3975th 4521 12.1%
2024 37.94 3030th 4560 33.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.73 3436th 4306 20.2%
2019 41.92 2546th 4348 41.4%
2021 14.63 4246th 4499 5.6%
2022 12.11 4364th 4561 4.3%
2023 17.85 4140th 4588 9.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.61 2198th 3106 29.2%
2019 32.54 2615th 3184 17.9%
2021 5.99 2919th 3006 2.9%
2022 15.41 2793rd 2958 5.6%
2023 3.76 2936th 2980 1.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.46 1283rd 4240 69.7%
2019 58.01 1456th 4295 66.1%
2021 26.25 3650th 4331 15.7%
2022 19.21 4103rd 4461 8.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.71 2794th 4319 35.3%
2019 33.23 3132nd 4357 28.1%
2021 16.24 4110th 4498 8.6%
2022 9.31 4439th 4563 2.7%
2023 18.15 4098th 4585 10.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.78 2111th 2483 15.0%
2019 48.95 1170th 2515 53.5%
2021 23.57 2114th 2444 13.5%
2022 19.04 2227th 2421 8.0%
2023 27.10 1970th 2443 19.4%
2024 41.45 1421st 2421 41.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.66 2154th 4168 48.3%
2019 53.33 1769th 4188 57.8%
2021 18.27 3993rd 4329 7.8%
2022 14.35 4164th 4376 4.8%
2023 26.36 3580th 4401 18.7%
2024 34.89 3102nd 4431 30.0%
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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 35 220 3 343 2 n/a n/a 0 603
2006 31 160 4 456 3 n/a n/a 0 654
2007 17 153 4 558 0 n/a n/a 0 732
2008 21 136 4 554 2 n/a n/a 0 717
2009 15 114 5 621 1 n/a n/a 0 756
2010 20 145 2 642 1 n/a n/a 0 810
2011 13 118 2 630 5 1 4 0 773
2012 7 136 3 649 6 1 8 0 810
2013 10 136 4 702 8 1 6 0 867
2014 14 133 4 698 9 3 4 0 865
2015 18 126 4 701 8 3 4 0 864
2016 12 149 6 669 9 2 7 0 854
2017 13 139 6 637 5 0 11 0 811
2018 10 164 5 567 5 0 9 0 760
2019 19 190 9 565 4 0 10 0 797
2020 17 167 10 570 3 0 5 0 772
2021 13 174 10 481 3 0 7 0 688
2022 15 178 6 501 3 0 9 0 712
2023 15 192 6 494 2 0 4 0 713
2024 19 140 7 475 1 1 4 0 647

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 603 37.0 16.3 88.1
2006 654 37.7 17.3 89.8
2007 732 43.0 17.0 91.5
2008 717 45.0 15.9 94.1
2009 756 46.0 16.4 94
2010 810 44.5 18.2 96.5
2011 773 48.5 15.9 95.2
2012 810 48.0 16.8 96
2013 867 46.0 18.8 97.5
2014 865 44.1 19.5 98.2
2015 864 50.0 17.2 92.4
2016 854 53.0 16.1 96.6
2017 811 51.1 15.8 96.8
2018 760 42.5 17.8 96.2
2019 797 47.0 16.9 98.4
2020 772 49.8 15.4 96.6
2021 688 45.2 15.2 89.8
2022 712 39.9 17.8 84.3
2023 713 39.5 18.0 96.1
2024 647 44.5 14.5 97.5

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 Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 603 37.0 16.3 88.1
2006 654 37.7 17.3 89.8
2007 732 43.0 17.0 91.5
2008 717 45.0 15.9 94.1
2009 756 46.0 16.4 94
2010 810 44.5 18.2 96.5
2011 773 48.5 15.9 95.2
2012 810 48.0 16.8 96
2013 867 46.0 18.8 97.5
2014 865 44.1 19.5 98.2
2015 864 50.0 17.2 92.4
2016 854 53.0 16.1 96.6
2017 811 51.1 15.8 96.8
2018 760 42.5 17.8 96.2
2019 797 47.0 16.9 98.4
2020 772 49.8 15.4 96.6
2021 688 45.2 15.2 89.8
2022 712 39.9 17.8 84.3
2023 713 39.5 18.0 96.1
2024 647 44.5 14.5 97.5

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 Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,626 (16.7%) $8,089 (83.3%) $9,714
2020 $1,680 (16.5%) $8,485 (83.5%) $10,165
2021 $1,630 (14.2%) $9,880 (85.8%) $11,511

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2925th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4200th of 4647 Elementary schools
 25.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)4328
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)3824
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)4924
 25%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)3516
 19%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)4028
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)4128
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)013
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))1915
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)3850
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)5724
 33%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)3216
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)5327
 26%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6343
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Mathematics (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)025
 25%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))1821
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2823
 5%
5th Grade Science (Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows)05
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3113
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students797713
 10.5%
African American190192
 1.1%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian96
 33.3%
Hispanic565494
 12.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1915
 21.1%
Two or More Races104
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.4%96.1%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows

Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows are 73% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 647 students attended Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows.

Students who attend Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sam Tasby Middle
High : Emmett J Conrad High School


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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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