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Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl

PublicMiddleGrades 6–9

710 Cheyenne Rd, Balch Springs, TX 75180 · (972) 892-5800 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

Balch Springs’ School Grade C− better than 21% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
751
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–9
The gist

What stands out about Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 33.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Balch Springs kids: 45 high schools

On the path

Where Balch Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–9Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs MiddlYou are here
10–1245 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

710 Cheyenne Rd, Balch Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6243
Grade 7242
Grade 8237
Grade 929
Enrollment over time
1,135’20
1,019’21
869’22
769’23
751’24

Down 33.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%Black 12%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl from Balch Springs families.

Other schools in Dallas Independent School District

The district →
Prek Partnership Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dallas
1,295 students12:1
Anne Frank El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B
1,119 students17:1
George W Truett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C
987 students16:1
Kleberg El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
C+
870 students17:1
George Herbert Walker Bush El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Addison
C+
834 students18:1
Albert C Black Jr. STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
828 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Balch Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.