SW Dallas News

There were 348 African American students enrolled in Advantage Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, 10.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Advantage Academy School District welcomed 1,012 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 34.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Advantage Academy School District roughly covers schools within Dallas County and has a main office in Duncanville.

Advantage Academy was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 348 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	1,012	348	34.4%
2021-22	1,138	389	34.2%
2020-21	1,207	381	31.6%
2019-20	1,396	416	29.8%