Summary:
The Texas Works district is a network of 22 very small high schools across Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of just 441 students, and it ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide, indicating significant academic challenges.
Within this low-performing network, a few schools stand out for their relative strengths. Texasworks - Abilene is the highest-ranked campus, placing in the 14th percentile and earning the district's only star rating, with 40% of students proficient in English II Reading—more than double the district average. Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram posted the network's top single-subject score, with 50% proficiency in U.S. History, while Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft achieved 57.14% proficiency in Biology, the highest in the district. In contrast, Texasworks - Mission ranks at the very bottom (0th percentile), and Algebra I proficiency across the network is nearly nonexistent, with only one school showing any success. The average school size is about 20 students, but this small-class model does not translate to high performance, likely because the student population faces significant challenges like credit recovery or alternative education needs.
Key metrics reveal extreme variability: student-teacher ratios range from 5.3:1 at Texasworks - Mesquite to a likely erroneous 167.6:1 at Texasworks - Laredo. Overall, the network's proficiency rates are far below state averages—for example, only 3.3% of students are proficient in Algebra I versus 54% statewide. Notably, data on free/reduced lunch is missing for all schools, and 8 of 22 campuses have no test scores, making it hard to fully assess the district's effectiveness. Despite the low performance, pockets of strength in Biology and U.S. History suggest that targeted instruction can yield results, even in this challenging environment.
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