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Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
1717 E Ave J, Temple, TX 76504
Grades
Pre-K
Prekindergarten
Students
487
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Temple ISD
Bell County
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About Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy is a public pre-K program in Temple, Texas, serving grade Pre-K. It is part of Temple ISD. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Bell County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 487 students were enrolled, with about 19.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas pre-K program (17.0 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Prekindergarten
- Grades offered
- Pre-K
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 487 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Temple ISD
- County
- Bell County
- NCES school ID
- 484233004815
Schools near Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
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St. Marys Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 162 students
Hector P Garcia El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 396 students
Travis Science Academy
Public · Grades 6–8 · 686 students
Belton Early Childhood School
Public · Grades Pre-K · 494 students
Moody Pre-K
Public · Grades Pre-K · 41 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.