Summary:
The Erath Excels Academy Inc district in Texas oversees two high schools—Coastal Horizons Academy in Taft and Huston Academy in Stephenville—serving grades 7-12 and 9-12 respectively, with a combined enrollment of just over 100 students.
The standout school in this district is Huston Academy, which dramatically outperforms its counterpart. With only 35 students and an exceptional 5.4:1 student-teacher ratio, Huston Academy achieves a 95.5% graduation rate and a low 2.3% dropout rate. It spends $12,473 per student—nearly double that of Coastal Horizons Academy—and scores near state averages in subjects like U.S. History (69.23% proficiency). In contrast, Coastal Horizons Academy is in severe distress: it has a 31.3% graduation rate, a 21.1% dropout rate, and recorded 0% proficiency in Algebra I and 8th-grade math. Its 24:1 student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending of $6,436 correlate with these poor outcomes.
The district overall ranks in the 6th percentile statewide, but this is heavily skewed by Coastal Horizons Academy's crisis-level performance. Huston Academy demonstrates that a small, well-funded school can succeed even with a high economically disadvantaged population (77.14% free/reduced lunch). The key takeaway for parents is that within this district, Huston Academy offers a strong, personalized education environment, while Coastal Horizons Academy requires urgent intervention to address its graduation and academic proficiency challenges.
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