Manara Leadership Academy

Manara Academy · Dallas County · High school

Manara Leadership Academy enrolled 125 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 100% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Manara Leadership Academy Texas
Graduation rate ’22+11.6 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 100.0%Texas 88.4%
College/career/military ready ’22+4.0 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 60.0%Texas 56.0%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+15.4 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 60.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’22-53.3 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 20.0%Texas 73.3%
College-ready test score ’20+0.9 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 20.0%Texas 19.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’23+27.1 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 50.0%Texas 22.9%
Advanced course completion ’24-32.0 vs TX
Manara Leadership Academy 23.1%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

020406080201720192021202320247560

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

2040608010020162018202020226045

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

020406080100201220152018202120248120

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0204060201220152018202120242015

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark513434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark550457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1717.51818.519201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

020406080201720192022202420255026

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

0204060802017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080100201720192022202420256044

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

0204060802017201820192021202220235023

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

02040602017201820192021202220234032

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220236343

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

2040602017201820192021202220234640

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

020406080100201420172020202320245523

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

02040608020152017201920212023202440

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024170

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

2530352012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

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Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate2024100%100%
College/career/military ready202433.3%40%
Algebra I proficiency202536.8%0%
Biology proficiency202550%50%
English II proficiency202555.6%60%
Grade 7 math202336%50%30%29.4%
Grade 8 math202352.2%60%
Grade 7 reading202344%62.5%20%35.3%
Grade 8 reading202356.5%50%
Advanced course completion202451.2%23.1%25%48%
Took an AP/IB course20240%0%
Took an AP/IB exam20240%0%0%0%
Passed an AP/IB exam20200%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).