Summary:
The Stephen F Austin State University Charter School district consists of a single, highly-rated elementary school, Stephen F Austin State University Charter School, serving grades Kindergarten through 5th grade with 253 students in Nacogdoches, Texas.
This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 3% of all Texas elementary schools for the past three years. Its current state ranking is 57th out of 4,627 schools, placing it in the 99th percentile. The school's performance on STAAR tests is exceptional, dramatically outperforming state averages in every subject. For the 2025-2026 school year, average proficiency in Reading was 87.67% (vs. 54.20% statewide) and in Mathematics was 87.76% (vs. 47.00% statewide). A standout achievement is 4th-grade Mathematics, which achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate. The district itself, being the same entity as the school, earned a 5-star rating and is ranked 3rd out of 951 districts in Texas, placing it in the 100th percentile.
While the school excels across the board, Mathematics is a clear superpower, with an average proficiency gap of over 40 percentage points above the state. Science, while still far above the state average (71.79% vs. 29.57% in 2024-2025), represents a relative area for potential growth compared to its Reading and Math scores. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 and per-student spending of $8,431, the school demonstrates highly efficient use of resources to achieve top-tier results. Parents should note that as a small school, year-over-year scores for individual grade levels can fluctuate, as seen with 3rd-grade Reading dropping from 85.37% to 77.27% between school years, but the overall trend is one of sustained, elite performance.
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