Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Summary:

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl is a public middle school in Balch Springs, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 869. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 557 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school performs relatively well for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 25% of Texas middle schools for this subgroup, it struggles academically overall. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with below-average performance on STAAR tests, particularly in mathematics. However, the school does perform better on STAAR EOC exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I and English I Reading. The school also faces challenges with increasing dropout rates and significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, especially for African American and Gifted and Talented students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Dallas Independent School District, such as E.B. Comstock Middle, Piedmont Global Academy, and Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence, generally perform at a similar or lower level than Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl. However, schools in the Mesquite Independent School District, such as Berry Middle, New Middle, Lanny Frasier Middle, and Agnew Middle, tend to outperform Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl on academic measures.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 710 Cheyenne Rd
       Balch Springs, TX  75180


(972) 892-5800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1441st of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,857 Help


Students who attend Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl usually attend:

High:    H Grady Spruce High School

Feeder schools for Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl:

Elementary:    Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary
    Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy
    Nancy Moseley Elementary
    Richard Lagow Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  769

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.7%
African American:
14.2%
White:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94% Help


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Compare Details Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl ranks worse than 61% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 12th among 37 ranked middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.6. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.7%), African American (14.2%), White (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl is 14.2. 25 middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl is $10,857. 26 middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl:

SchoolDigger ranks Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl 1441st of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl in the ranking list.)

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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Rank History for all students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 23.63 1721st 2043 15.8%
2016 38.76 1333rd 1987 32.9%
2017 35.59 1315th 2027 35.1%
2018 52.69 859th 2080 58.7%
2019 58.57 746th 2193 66.0%
2021 33.34 1492nd 2252 33.7%
2022 42.56 1240th 2254 45.0%
2023 40.53 1380th 2330 40.8%
2024 38.60 1441st 2361 39.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.88 141st 720 80.4%
2019 55.32 308th 753 59.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.44 32nd 1376 97.7%
2019 92.21 45th 1445 96.9%
2021 71.96 203rd 1592 87.2%
2022 74.27 222nd 1643 86.5%
2023 65.10 383rd 1720 77.7%
2024 53.62 656th 1760 62.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.89 424th 1597 73.5%
2019 41.77 835th 1626 48.6%
2021 54.28 516th 1712 69.9%
2022 51.88 602nd 1757 65.7%
2023 48.58 707th 1815 61.0%
2024 60.72 514th 1881 72.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.09 393rd 2039 80.7%
2019 74.16 291st 2073 86.0%
2021 46.75 1086th 2172 50.0%
2022 53.63 876th 2220 60.5%
2023 52.31 948th 2251 57.9%
2024 51.11 950th 2224 57.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.27 1012th 2008 49.6%
2019 52.37 881st 2047 57.0%
2021 31.01 1536th 2151 28.6%
2022 40.88 1297th 2221 41.6%
2023 39.75 1358th 2241 39.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.59 1021st 1430 28.6%
2019 44.13 1004th 1446 30.6%
2021 15.97 1348th 1501 10.2%
2022 22.99 1298th 1488 12.8%
2023 28.86 1238th 1481 16.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.78 142nd 2008 92.9%
2019 87.00 108th 2058 94.8%
2021 60.44 554th 2118 73.8%
2022 67.44 419th 2182 80.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.14 416th 1167 64.4%
2019 58.53 375th 1193 68.6%
2021 32.31 862nd 1213 28.9%
2022 39.54 723rd 1251 42.2%
2023 36.61 789th 1273 38.0%
2024 43.30 652nd 1271 48.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.94 483rd 1895 74.5%
2019 70.69 365th 1935 81.1%
2021 45.94 1030th 2043 49.6%
2022 53.71 808th 2077 61.1%
2023 51.94 898th 2116 57.6%
2024 48.49 970th 2108 54.0%
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Rank History for White students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.64 1159th 1684 31.2%
2021 17.43 1548th 1700 8.9%
2022 27.14 1395th 1723 19.0%
2024 11.60 1649th 1724 4.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2013 31 265 0 980 3 0 0 0 1279
2014 32 235 0 1110 2 0 8 0 1387
2015 30 261 1 1152 3 0 12 0 1459
2016 31 235 1 1116 6 0 8 0 1397
2017 17 218 0 874 5 0 8 0 1122
2018 16 239 0 963 4 0 5 0 1227
2019 19 194 2 966 8 1 9 0 1199
2020 25 206 1 977 10 1 8 0 1228
2021 17 177 1 925 8 1 6 0 1135
2022 25 153 0 834 5 0 2 0 1019
2023 21 125 1 716 2 0 4 0 869
2024 23 109 2 628 3 0 4 0 769

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 1279 72.5 17.6 96.3
2014 1387 79.0 17.5 96
2015 1459 86.0 16.9 95.9
2016 1397 85.0 16.4 98.8
2017 1122 65.0 17.2 95.1
2018 1227 76.0 16.1 91.5
2019 1199 76.0 15.7 94.2
2020 1228 71.0 17.2 92.6
2021 1135 73.0 15.5 90.4
2022 1019 69.1 14.7 92
2023 869 64.0 13.5 90.8
2024 769 54.0 14.2 94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 1279 72.5 17.6 96.3
2014 1387 79.0 17.5 96
2015 1459 86.0 16.9 95.9
2016 1397 85.0 16.4 98.8
2017 1122 65.0 17.2 95.1
2018 1227 76.0 16.1 91.5
2019 1199 76.0 15.7 94.2
2020 1228 71.0 17.2 92.6
2021 1135 73.0 15.5 90.4
2022 1019 69.1 14.7 92
2023 869 64.0 13.5 90.8
2024 769 54.0 14.2 94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,596 (17.8%) $7,392 (82.2%) $8,988
2020 $2,205 (23.6%) $7,147 (76.4%) $9,353
2021 $1,706 (15.7%) $9,150 (84.3%) $10,857

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 746th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1380th of 2330 Middle schools
 25.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)2951
 22%
   6th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2644
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)5844
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)4439
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3744
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)479
 38%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2014
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)5124
 27%
   8th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4048
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)7551
 24%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5440
 14%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)4733
 14%
   8th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3634
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)3326
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2624
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl)10093
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6440
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1199869
 27.5%
African American194125
 35.6%
American Indian82
 75%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic966716
 25.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1921
 10.5%
Two or More Races94
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.2%90.8%
 3.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

In the 2023-24 school year, 769 students attended Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl.

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl ranks 1441st of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl are 82% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White.

Students who attend Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl usually go on to attend H Grady Spruce High School


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