Dallas City Wire

There were 24 Asian students enrolled in Ume Preparatory Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ume Preparatory Academy School District welcomed 1,493 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be one of the least 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 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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 Asian Students	Asian students %
2022-23	1,493	24	1.6%
2021-22	1,365	23	1.7%
2020-21	1,270	23	1.8%
2019-20	1,197	28	2.3%