The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Nova Academy
NOVA ACADEMY is a small charter district in Dallas County serving prekindergarten through fourth grade, with a current enrollment of roughly eighty students. The student body is predominantly Black, with a meaningful Hispanic enrollment and very few white students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and English learner status are not available.
State testing results from 2024-2025 show proficiency considerably below the county midpoint. In third grade, roughly three in ten students met or exceeded proficiency in math and language arts. Fourth grade performed somewhat better, with four in ten students proficient in each subject. Across all tested grades and subjects, about one-third of students met state proficiency standards. The district received a D rating from Texas in the 2024-2025 accountability cycle, the first rating released after a multi-year gap caused by litigation over rating methodology. Parents considering Nova Academy should look into the school's instructional approach and any improvement efforts underway, as these early results suggest students are not yet gaining ground at grade level.
Chronic absenteeism is a notable concern. The district's rate places it in the bottom quartile among Dallas County's districts, indicating that student attendance patterns are substantially weaker than those in most peer districts in the county. A parent may want to ask the school directly about factors behind this pattern and what supports exist for families managing attendance.
Per-pupil spending at Nova Academy falls in the lower-middle range among county districts, below the county median. This reflects both the district's small size and the budget constraints typical of new or growing charter operations.
On the positive side, Nova Academy has recently expanded its scope in a way that may appeal to families seeking continuity. The separate Prichard campus, which operates under the Nova Academy Southeast charter, now serves prekindergarten through eighth grade, allowing families to remain in the same school community through middle school rather than having to transfer after fourth grade. The main Nova Academy campus covered in this profile continues to serve only pre-K through fourth grade.
The district's overall proficiency index sits slightly above the county median, a modest strength in context, though the grade-by-grade breakdown reveals that proficiency gains are limited and uneven. The school is small enough that individual student outcomes can shift the aggregate picture meaningfully, and enrollment stability or growth may shape both resource allocation and peer composition over time. State data on special education and English learner populations are not available, so parents with students in those groups should ask the school about service availability and staffing.
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