State/Public Elementary Open

Marcus Leadership Academy

๐Ÿ“ 2911 Northaven Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75229

644
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Marcus Leadership Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nakita Ruiz. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Nakita Ruiz
School district
Dallas Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Marcus Leadership Academy enrolls 644 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
309 (48%)
Female students
335 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino62397%
White71.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native71.1%
Black or African American3<1%
Asian3<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

630 of the school's 644 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 611 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Marcus Leadership Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 103.

School district: DALLAS ISD

Marcus Leadership Academy is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Marcus Leadership Academy is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.

139,802
District students
240
Schools
9,952
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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