Manara Academy, Irving TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Manara Academy

Manara Academy is a charter school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Irving, with an enrollment of around two hundred students. The school is part of a three-campus charter district; the upper grades feed into Manara Leadership Academy, the district's secondary campus in the same city, which offers International Baccalaureate and AP pathways. The academy's charter was recently renewed by the Texas Education Agency, providing long-term continuity for families.

The student body is notably diverse, with a majority Asian enrollment and substantial African American, white, and multiracial representation. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating considerable economic need within the enrollment. The school is small and self-contained, with single-digit or low double-digit enrollments in most grades.

State assessment results show an area of concern. Across mathematics and English Language Arts in tested grades three through six, proficiency rates are consistently low. In third-grade math, only a small handful of students meet the proficiency threshold. Fourth-grade ELA performs somewhat better but still leaves most students below proficiency. Sixth-grade ELA shows the school's strongest result, though still a minority of students. In science, performance is notably weaker; fifth-grade science proficiency is minimal. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the districts in Dallas County by this measure. A parent may want to look into what instructional supports and assessment preparation the school is providing, especially in grades where performance is lowest, and whether the school has a plan to strengthen these areas.

The housing market in Irving reflects the broader Dallas area, with home values stable and rental rates modest. The school's location and charter status mean families are choosing this placement deliberately rather than attending by default of neighborhood assignment. The school maintains a presence on its website and the larger academy network provides visible college-prep pathways downstream.

For families considering this school, the appeal is likely the small class size, the diverse peer group, and the continuity into a secondary campus with advanced coursework. The tradeoff is that current academic performance data suggests the school is working with a student population that arrives below grade level and has not yet narrowed that gap substantially. Families with students who learn well in smaller settings or who are drawn to the academy's approach may weigh that differently than those prioritizing demonstrated academic momentum.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 34%

School 4% · District 4%

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

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 18% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 17% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 23% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 41% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 38% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 4% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 20% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolMANARA 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-income20%Higher-income17%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income31%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income35%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income77%Higher-income83%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income75%Higher-income82%7 pp gap

Mathematics

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

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income31%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income24%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income59%Higher-income91%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income31%19 pp gap