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Dallas Can Academy Charter

Charter | 9-12 | 589 students

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3 stars

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Posted January 30, 2011

This school has really improved in the last year or so. The new principal and his leadership team have really turned the school around and have made it student and parent friendly. Even his own son went to the school. I would give this school a chance if your child needs additional support and help. My son is now in college...the first in our family.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 22, 2008

I've been VERY happy with this school and how well my son has done here. He did well in elementary school, but when he hit puberty at age 11, the middle of 5th grade, it seemed like a bomb went off in his head. We have been through 6 years of hell, moving from one school to another. Some he just didn't do well in, two he got kicked out of. It's been a nightmare. But then we moved to Dallas and someone told me about Dallas CAN!. I checked into it and it sounded good - being designed for troubled kids, kids who might not graduate, it was just what my son needed. He actually fit in, made friends, felt like the teachers liked him & were there to help him. He wore his uniform everyday, did his homework, finally got the good grades I always knew he could. THANKS!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 2, 2008

A great school for your child to attend for a education and job oppunities especially if he/she has a child they have a daycare in the inside to help with attendence problems if they would need it. Also they are really serious about graduating and helping the children become something.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 22, 2006

I can honestly say that Dallas Can Academy Ross Ave is a great school.The staff makes sure that students are taking good care of.They make sure that students are in the right grade and that they recieve all the credits the need in order to past to the next grade.My daughter is attending Dallas Can this year she has never been so happy to go to school.She is now passing and even thinking about college she wants to major in social worker in c.p.s. in rape cases.My daughter is now pregnant.They even provide parenting classes for both mom and dad and even students that are not parents to prepare them for when they do become parents.They have a program that helps pregnant girls and their baby's father called Pregnant Related Services and they put the girls on bedrest and bring them their work that way they wont fall behind.
—Submitted by Candy Ramirez, a parent


Posted December 8, 2005

I can say that Dallas Can Academy has some teachers that do not really pay attention to the academic needs of the children. They grade them on being present and in ther chairs everday. If they miss a day they can make it up by sitting in the counslers office and they are given nothing to study. Al they talk about is going to the club and all the fun she had at the club. They say it is a 0 tolerance school. They have student that have been in trouble more than several times and are still there. Yet you have other students with first time offenses being thrown out for being in the wrong place at the worn time. I call this favoritism.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 19, 2004

i think that this school should be shut down, with such low performance, i see absolutely no progress in DALLAS CAN, its very sad to see our childrens education go to waste.
—Submitted by Brenda Estrada, a parent


Posted May 3, 2004

The teachers and staff are encouraging to the students. The only problem I have had is that everything is done through the counselors, and my child does not have a very respondent one. I have to leave messages with the secretary so he can't say they were not received or an attempt was not made. My child has talked about dropping out, but has been encouraged by staff members to graduate. She has been ill and the school has worked with us to get her work in order to keep her grades up.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

173 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
13%

2010

 
 
24%

2009

 
 
16%

2008

 
 
7%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

193 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
53%

2010

 
 
72%

2009

 
 
46%

2008

 
 
53%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

88 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
59%

2010

 
 
82%

2009

 
 
61%

2008

 
 
46%
Math

The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

77 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
25%

2010

 
 
39%

2009

 
 
12%

2008

 
 
8%
Science

The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

71 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
21%

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
11%

2008

 
 
5%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

66 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
68%

2010

 
 
92%

2009

 
 
70%

2008

 
 
34%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

65 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
69%

2010

 
 
67%

2009

 
 
54%

2008

 
 
50%
Math

The state average for Math was 90% in 2011.

50 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
54%

2010

 
 
31%

2009

 
 
29%

2008

 
 
15%
Science

The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

50 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
58%

2010

 
 
47%

2009

 
 
31%

2008

 
 
14%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

50 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
81%

2008

 
 
56%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students13%
Female13%
Male14%
Black or African American6%
Asiann/a
Hispanic18%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged13%
Not economically disadvantaged15%
Special education5%
Not special education14%
Limited English proficient (LEP)13%
Proficient in English13%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant13%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Reading

All Students53%
Female54%
Male53%
Black or African American44%
Asiann/a
Hispanic60%
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged56%
Not economically disadvantaged43%
Special education25%
Not special education57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)52%
Proficient in English54%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant53%
Gifted/talentedn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

English Language Arts

All Students59%
Female66%
Male51%
Black or African American48%
Asiann/a
Hispanic68%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged59%
Not economically disadvantaged58%
Special education18%
Not special education65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)69%
Proficient in English57%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant59%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Math

All Students25%
Female16%
Male35%
Black or African American15%
Asiann/a
Hispanic39%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged23%
Not economically disadvantaged31%
Special education0%
Not special education29%
Limited English proficient (LEP)38%
Proficient in English22%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant25%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Science

All Students21%
Female22%
Male21%
Black or African American8%
Asiann/a
Hispanic34%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged22%
Not economically disadvantaged18%
Special education0%
Not special education25%
Limited English proficient (LEP)33%
Proficient in English19%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant21%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Social Studies

All Students68%
Female68%
Male69%
Black or African American52%
Asiann/a
Hispanic83%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged69%
Not economically disadvantaged63%
Special education40%
Not special education73%
Limited English proficient (LEP)83%
Proficient in English65%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant68%
Gifted/talentedn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

English Language Arts

All Students69%
Female77%
Male62%
Black or African American58%
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged67%
Not economically disadvantaged80%
Special education9%
Not special education81%
Limited English proficient (LEP)78%
Proficient in English68%
Non-migrant69%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Math

All Students54%
Female59%
Male50%
Black or African American43%
Asiann/a
Hispanic70%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged55%
Not economically disadvantaged50%
Special education13%
Not special education62%
Limited English proficient (LEP)60%
Proficient in English53%
Non-migrant54%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Science

All Students58%
Female59%
Male57%
Black or African American43%
Asiann/a
Hispanic80%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged55%
Not economically disadvantaged67%
Special education13%
Not special education67%
Limited English proficient (LEP)80%
Proficient in English56%
Non-migrant58%
Gifted/talentedn/a

Social Studies

All Students92%
Female91%
Male93%
Black or African American87%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged89%
Not economically disadvantaged100%
Special education75%
Not special education95%
Limited English proficient (LEP)100%
Proficient in English91%
Non-migrant92%
Gifted/talentedn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

  • In 2010-2011, this school was rated "AEA: Academically Acceptable".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was rated "AEA: Academically Acceptable".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was rated "AEA: Academically Unacceptable".

About the tests


Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 56% 14%
Hispanic 42% 48%
White 2% 34%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Special education 12%N/A10%
Gifted/talented students 0%N/A8%
Limited English proficient (LEP) 23%N/A17%
Economically disadvantaged 72%N/A55%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Beginning teachers 70%N/A8%
1 to 5 years 19%N/A30%
6 to 10 years 4%N/A20%
11 to 20 years 7%N/A23%
21 or more years 0%N/A19%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
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4621 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
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Phone: (214) 824-4226

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