Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Ume Preparatory Academy School District welcomed 1,493 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 12.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Ume Preparatory Academy School District roughly covers schools within Dallas County and has a main office in Dallas.
Among the three schools in Ume Preparatory Academy School District, Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 students.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,493 | 190 | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,365 | 175 | 12.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,270 | 154 | 12.1% |
| 2019-20 | 1,197 | 140 | 11.7% |
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