Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy, Dallas TX

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy

Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy is a charter school serving students from pre-K through grade 12 in southern Dallas. It operates as an alternative school within the Faith Family Academy district, located in the 75224 zip code of the Oak Cliff neighborhood.

The school serves a student population that is overwhelmingly Latino, with a majority speaking Spanish; testing data show dual-language STAAR assessments in Spanish for early elementary grades and a transition to English assessments in upper grades. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a low-income enrollment. The school is substantial in size, operating a full pre-K-12 pipeline across roughly a dozen grades.

State testing results show persistently low proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades. In math, proficiency ranges from single digits in grades three through six, rising slightly to the low teens in grades seven and eight. English language arts proficiency is similarly low across grades three through eight, ranging from single digits to just above one-quarter in eighth grade. Science and social studies proficiency tested in eighth grade also show very low results. Across all tested subjects schoolwide, proficiency in both English language arts and math sits in the low single digits, with only a minority of students meeting or mastering grade-level standards. The school's overall proficiency index ranks in the bottom quartile among the county's districts. Data on graduation rate, attendance, chronic absenteeism, and special-population supports were not available.

The school offers dual enrollment, a pathway connecting students to college credit before graduation. No information was found about other program offerings, course breadth, or student support services specific to this school.

Oak Cliff itself is part of southern Dallas, an area experiencing active development and economic investment. The broader Dallas economy is large and diverse, anchored by major employers in telecommunications, defense, health care, and technology. The housing market in the 75224 zip code is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, reflecting the neighborhood's character as a working-class and mixed-income community.

This school serves a specific population: predominantly Latino, Spanish-speaking, low-income families in southern Dallas. Its alternative designation and pre-K-12 structure suggest it may be designed to serve students who need a nontraditional pathway or continuous enrollment from early childhood through high school. However, the testing data reveal that students are not currently achieving proficiency in tested subjects at rates typical of schools in the region. A parent considering this school may want to look into further detail with the school about instructional approaches, support for English-language development and academic skill-building, and how the alternative model is serving student outcomes. The dual enrollment option could provide college access for high school students who complete it successfully.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 143 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 10% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 410%

School 10% · District 2% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 13% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 68%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 13% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 34%

School 4% · District 23% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 49%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 19% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 20% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 28% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 86%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolFAITH FAMILY ACADEMY, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income0%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income13%Higher-income25%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income16%Higher-income31%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income38%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income23%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income6%Higher-income0%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income10%Higher-income0%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income11%Higher-income25%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income7%Higher-income23%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income13%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income9%9 pp gap