Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Grand Prairie, Texas

Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle in Grand Prairie, Texas enrolled 542 students in 2024-25 with 43.7 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

585 students in 2022-23, 577 students in 2023-24, 542 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.1 to 43.7.

Students enrolled at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 577, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235852023-245772024-25542
Students enrolled at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 577, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235852023-245772024-25542
Students enrolled at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 577, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235852023-245772024-25542
Students enrolled at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 577, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235852023-245772024-25542
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358548.112.2
2023-2457744.812.9
2024-2554243.712.4

12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 12.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 12.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 12.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 12.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle enrolled 660 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 330 of the 660 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.0% of students were Hispanic, 17.0% Black, 6.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic74.0%
  2. Black17.0%
  3. White6.3%
  4. Two or more races2.0%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑41%48%52%
Math, 2022-2329%37% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Grand Prairie

8 public middle schools in Grand Prairie report 2024-25 enrollment; Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ronald W Reagan Middle88515.744.1%
Andrew Jackson Middle78714.870.3%
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle54212.478.4%
James Fannin Middle51612.482.9%
Ymla at John F Kennedy Middle46711.970.0%
Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle46518.364.9%
Uplift Grand Secondary44617.471.1%
Harry S Truman Middle42811.562.6%

All public schools in Grand Prairie →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle

  1. Uplift Grand SecondaryThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 446 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. James Fannin MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 516 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle with Uplift Grand SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grand Prairie ISD spends per student$11,976 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,976
  5. The largest public schools in TexasDigital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle is the number 1,002 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,002 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.12.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle

  1. How many students attend Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle?
    542 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 585 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Grand Prairie, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle?
    12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle a Title I school?
    Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle in?
    Grand Prairie ISD, NCES district ID 4821420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482142002143 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22