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Evolution Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 8% of Texas high schools

Summary

Evolution Academy Charter School is a small alternative high school in Richardson, TX, serving 233 students in grades 9-12 as a single-school district. This school is designed as a credit-recovery or "second chance" option for students who have struggled in traditional settings, but it faces significant challenges in helping them succeed.

The most critical concern for parents is the school's graduation rate, which stands at just 42.2%—far below the 93.1% rate at nearby Richardson High School and even the 81.6% rate at Emmett J Conrad High School. The dropout rate of 10.9% is more than triple that of traditional area schools. Academic proficiency is also very low, with only 5.7% of students proficient in English I Reading and 26.8% in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 55.4% and 54.0%, respectively. The student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1 is nearly double that of nearby schools like Pearce High School (14.4:1), which limits the individualized attention these students often need.

There are a few notable points for parents to consider. The school shows a relative strength in U.S. History, with 43.9% proficiency, and its special education program ranks in the 53rd percentile statewide—its best performance for any student group. However, even when compared to similar alternative schools like Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) (61.9% graduation rate), Evolution Academy underperforms. With per-student spending of $8,419—less than the $10,152 at Berkner High School—the school appears under-resourced for the challenging mission it serves. Parents should carefully weigh these outcomes when considering this option.

233

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,583

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 S Sherman St
Richardson, TX 75081-4852

(972) 907-3755

District: Evolution Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

African American:

30.0%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English I Reading scores 50 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Texas avg62%

1,845^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Evolution Academy Charter School

926^th of 951Evolution Academy Charter School among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	1845 of 2009	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1619 of 1974	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1808 of 1990	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1920 of 1961	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1755 of 1876	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1797 of 1861	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1625 of 1857	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1705 of 1797	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	1681 of 1777	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	1674 of 1762	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	1682 of 1743	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1674 of 1734	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1584 of 1652	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	1571 of 1603	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	1570 of 1672	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	1489 of 1568	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1467 of 1539	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	1393 of 1510	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	1427 of 1497	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	1353 of 1430	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	1342 of 1429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.1	1368 of 1427	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	923 of 1086	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	385 of 834	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.1	959 of 1065	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1035 of 1069	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	976 of 1031	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	976 of 1020	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	840 of 1024	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	927 of 1013	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1610 of 1837	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1775 of 1829	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1526 of 1810	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1689 of 1784	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1183 of 1195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	651 of 1153	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1242 of 1437	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1355 of 1371	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1034 of 1278	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1141 of 1195	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1092 of 1136	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	698 of 1113	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	1753 of 1936	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1294 of 1504	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1749 of 1880	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1785 of 1891	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1742 of 1841	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1761 of 1815	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1630 of 1798	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1716 of 1781	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	1689 of 1860	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1180 of 1453	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1674 of 1805	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1802 of 1820	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1637 of 1762	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1665 of 1743	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1588 of 1714	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1646 of 1691	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1773 of 1937	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1099 of 1513	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1781 of 1884	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1860 of 1897	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1705 of 1847	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1772 of 1848	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1645 of 1818	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1707 of 1794	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1817 of 1954	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1154 of 1515	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1747 of 1891	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1890 of 1913	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1724 of 1853	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1783 of 1840	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1627 of 1824	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1734 of 1803	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	854 of 1581	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	609 of 1299	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	931 of 1548	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1024 of 1418	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1346 of 1382	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1330 of 1347	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1460 of 1584	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1477 of 1556	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1139 of 1576	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1383 of 1525	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1391 of 1510	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1166 of 1526	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1257 of 1539	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History44%-26 vs state

Biology32%-38 vs state

Algebra I27%-27 vs state

English II Reading16%-43 vs state

English I Reading6%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Evolution Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 S Sherman St	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Evolution Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 907-3755	233	9	25.8	50.2%	11 (4.7%)	70 (30.0%)	139 (59.7%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	6.8	1845^th of 2009 public high schools	8.2%		19.9	1619^th of 1974 public high schools	18.0%	226	26.8	32.4	5.7	16.4	43.9	$11,583
Richland Collegiate H S Of Math Science Engineerin	Public, Charter	12	12800 Abrams Rd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richland Collegiate High School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 761-6888	132	4	37.7		17 (12.9%)	54 (40.9%)	20 (15.2%)	40 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)						$6,814
Richardson High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Belt Line Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-3000	2,669	193	13.8	44.6%	733 (27.5%)	512 (19.2%)	1,151 (43.1%)	163 (6.1%)	16 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (3.4%)	62.2	620^th of 2009 public high schools	69.1%		60.3	661^st of 1974 public high schools	66.5%	41	12.8	73.3	63.7	67.3	77.2	$11,201
Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson)	Public, Charter	9-12	1661 Gateway Blvd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 234-9855	147	8	18.7		28 (19.0%)	35 (23.8%)	75 (51.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	15.4	1722^nd of 2009 public high schools	14.3%		20.5	1605^th of 1974 public high schools	18.7%	117	6.7	50.0	33.3	21.1	55.6	$12,767
Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 824-4226	217	5	43.8	77.0%	7 (3.2%)	67 (30.9%)	136 (62.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5.8	1868^th of 2009 public high schools	7.0%		3.5	1896^th of 1974 public high schools	4.0%	28	20.6	12.5	7.4	18.5	41.4	$12,008
Berkner High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Spring Vly Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-7000	2,350	168	13.9	55.3%	350 (14.9%)	675 (28.7%)	886 (37.7%)	347 (14.8%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.3%)	35.6	1346^th of 2009 public high schools	33.0%		32.2	1349^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	3	11.7	57.5	44.5	50.2	68.9	$11,448
Pearce High School	Public	9-12	1600 N Coit Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5000	2,317	161	14.4	32.6%	1,059 (45.7%)	102 (4.4%)	1,030 (44.5%)	63 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	61 (2.6%)	62.4	611^th of 2009 public high schools	69.6%		61.5	633^rd of 1974 public high schools	67.9%	22	23.0	78.3	64.4	62.3	77.2	$10,484
Lake Highlands High School	Public	9-12	9449 Church Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-1000	2,972	202	14.7	50.8%	889 (29.9%)	804 (27.1%)	980 (33.0%)	219 (7.4%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	66 (2.2%)	45.6	1082^nd of 2009 public high schools	46.1%		40.7	1143^rd of 1974 public high schools	42.1%	61	17.1	68.0	49.7	55.7	72.8	$10,190
Emmett J Conrad High School	Public	9-12	7502 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2300	1,321	82	16.0	96.4%	53 (4.0%)	242 (18.3%)	872 (66.0%)	136 (10.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	25	1577^th of 2009 public high schools	21.5%		30.8	1375^th of 1974 public high schools	30.3%	202	33.0	55.7	30.5	41.6	58.0	$11,857
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	9924 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6800	1,572	105	15.0	82.4%	168 (10.7%)	276 (17.6%)	1,074 (68.3%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.5%)	43.5	1138^th of 2009 public high schools	43.4%		36.1	1254^th of 1974 public high schools	36.5%	116	38.1	68.8	44.7	59.5	62.7	$9,693

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Evolution Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Texas high schools.

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Students at Evolution Academy Charter School are 60% Hispanic, 30% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Evolution Academy Charter School.

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