St Anthony School, TX - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on St Anthony School

St. Anthony School is a small prekindergarten-through-eighth-grade district serving under four hundred students in Dallas County. The district comprises two campuses: St. Anthony Academy, an elementary charter school, and St. Anthony School, serving middle grades.

The district's defining feature is its elementary curriculum. St. Anthony Academy became an authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme World School in 2021, making it the only charter school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with that designation. The IB PYP is an inquiry-based, internationally minded approach to teaching and learning. For families drawn to project-based learning, cross-curricular themes, and a global perspective on foundational skills, this represents a substantive pedagogical choice.

The recent accountability rating from the Texas Education Agency tells a different story. St. Anthony School received a D rating for the 2024-2025 school year, a designation reflecting performance against the state's tightened benchmarks introduced in 2022. This rating became public in August 2025 after years of litigation had withheld prior scores. For many families, accountability ratings are a primary signal when comparing school options, and a D rating warrants close attention to the underlying academic data.

State testing results show uneven performance by grade and subject. In English language arts, the district shows relative strength in the elementary years and gains ground by eighth grade. Reading proficiency peaks in third grade and again at sixth and eighth grades, where performance reaches fifty percent or higher. Math presents a steeper challenge. Proficiency drops sharply from third grade onward, with sixth grade showing particularly low performance. By eighth grade, only a small share of students demonstrate proficiency in math. Science and social studies proficiency are low across tested grades, with science especially weak at the fifth-grade level. A parent may want to look into further how the district is addressing the math curriculum and student support in those grades, particularly around the fourth-through-seventh span.

The school serves a student population that is overwhelmingly Black, with most of the remainder comprising small shares of Hispanic and multiracial students. Chronic absenteeism at roughly fifteen percent places the district in the top quartile among Dallas County districts, suggesting attendance support is stronger here than in many peer districts. Per-pupil spending sits in the upper-middle range for the county.

The district operates as a very small system, which can mean personalized attention but also limited program breadth and fewer on-site specialists or electives. Families considering St. Anthony School should weigh the elementary campus's distinctive IB curriculum against the pattern of lower math proficiency in the middle grades and the recent accountability rating. Direct conversation with school leadership about math intervention strategies and current instructional approaches would help clarify what has driven the disparities and what changes are underway.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

330

Grades

KG–08

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 2%

Black 96%

Two+ 1%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

48%

60%

Gr 4

61%

—

Gr 5

38%

40%

Gr 6

60%

Gr 7

56%

50%

Gr 8

67%

83%

Math

Gr 3

69%

80%

Gr 4

53%

—

Gr 5

19%

20%

Gr 6

Gr 7

Gr 8

33%

Science

Gr 5

20%

Gr 8

15%

33%

Social studies

Gr 8

50%

all_subjects_approaches

Gr ALL

39%

—

all_subjects_masters

Gr ALL

—

all_subjects_meets

Gr ALL

13%

—

ela_approaches

Gr ALL

66%

—

ela_masters

Gr ALL

—

ela_meets

Gr ALL

25%

—

math_approaches

Gr ALL

31%

—

math_masters

Gr ALL

—

math_meets

Gr ALL

—

science_approaches

Gr ALL

14%

—

science_masters

Gr ALL

—

science_meets

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_approaches

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_masters

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_meets

Gr ALL

—

Schools in this District

2 schools are officially reported under this district.

ST ANTHONY ACADEMY

ST ANTHONY SCHOOL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

71%

Grade 3

49%

Grade 4

19%

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

50%

Grade 3

59%

Grade 4

39%

Grade 5

60%

Grade 6

55%

Grade 7

70%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

Grade 5

18%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

15%

Grade 8

Data Currently Unavailable

Community & Housing Context
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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