East Texas Charter Schools

The East Texas Charter Schools district operates a single high school, Dan Chadwick Campus in Longview, TX, serving grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 128 students.

Dan Chadwick Campus stands out for its perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. The district ranks 163rd out of 951 Texas districts (83rd percentile), earning a 4-star rating and placing it in the top 20% statewide. The school offers a highly personalized learning environment with a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 and per-student spending of $10,324. In the most recent test scores (2025-2026), the school outperformed the state average in four of five core subjects, with the strongest results in English II Reading (+12.85% above state) and Algebra I (+10.68% above state). The only area below the state average was English I Reading, which was 0.88% below.

Key takeaways include a clear upward trend in state ranking, moving from the 68th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026. The perfect graduation rate paired with mixed test scores suggests the school excels at student retention and ensuring course completion, though academic proficiency in English I Reading remains a targeted area for improvement. The combination of high per-student spending, a very low student-teacher ratio, and strong performance metrics indicates that the school's small, focused environment is a significant factor in its success, particularly in STEM and history subjects.