Summary:
The Texans Can Academies district oversees 13 high schools across Texas, serving a highly at-risk student population with an average of 83% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and the network as a whole ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide.
While the district faces significant challenges, a few schools show relative strengths. Texans Can Academy - Houston North stands out as the highest-performing campus, ranking in the 8th percentile and posting the network's best proficiency rates in Algebra I (29.73%) and Biology (44.74%). In U.S. History, Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest and Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch both achieved nearly 49% proficiency, nearly double the district average of 28.2%. For graduation rates, Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek leads at 25.6%, though this is still critically low compared to state averages. On the other end, Texans Can Academy - Grant East is the most concerning, with a 42.3% dropout rate and a 0% proficiency rate in Algebra I. The smallest schools, Texans Can Academy - San Antonio (72 students) and Texans Can Academy - Garland (6 students), show extreme score volatility due to small sample sizes.
Key metrics reveal systemic issues: the average Algebra I proficiency is just 11.11% versus the state's 54.03%, and the dropout rate (33.4%) nearly doubles the graduation rate (18.5%). The network spends an average of $11,924 per student, but this does not correlate with performance—Texans Can Academy - San Antonio spends the most ($14,632) yet has a 9.9% graduation rate, while Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove spends the least ($9,095) and achieves a higher 20.4% rate. Additionally, the average student-teacher ratio of 32.6:1 is alarmingly high, with Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek at 48.5:1, hindering personalized support for this at-risk population.
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