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Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 9% of Texas high schools

Summary

Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch is a small alternative high school in Farmers Branch, TX, serving 214 students in grades 9-12, with a mission focused on re-engaging students who may be at risk of dropping out of traditional school settings.

This school faces significant academic challenges compared to nearby traditional high schools. On state STAAR exams, proficiency rates are critically low: only 7.1% of students passed Algebra I, compared to 20.9% at Turner High School and 54.0% statewide. Biology proficiency stands at 17.7%, while Ranchview High School achieves 60.7%. The school's graduation rate of 22.6% is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Creekview High School (97.8%), and its dropout rate of 30.6% far exceeds the 1.3% rate at Turner High School. However, U.S. History is a relative strength, with 48.6% proficiency—the school's best subject. The student-teacher ratio also spiked to 30.9:1 in 2024-2025, nearly double that of neighboring traditional schools, suggesting resource strain.

Despite these low metrics, the school appears to serve its intended purpose as a dropout recovery option. It outperforms its own district, Texans Can Academies, in English II (26.2% vs. 16.8%) and U.S. History (48.6% vs. 28.2%). Compared to Grimes Education Center, another alternative school just 1.55 miles away, Texans Can Academy performs better in nearly every academic metric, including U.S. History (48.6% vs. 35.7%) and English II (26.2% vs. 0%). For parents considering this school, the value lies not in traditional test scores but in its ability to provide a second chance for students who have struggled elsewhere, graduating some who might otherwise leave school entirely.

214

Students ?

30.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,687

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 Hollandale Ln
Farmers Branch, TX 75234

(972) 243-2178

District: Texans Can Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

African American:

10.3%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Texans Can Academies

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (23% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Biology scores 53 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg16%

Texas avg62%

1,826^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10High Schools in the Texans Can Academies

936^th of 951Texans Can Academies among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1826 of 2009	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	1927 of 1974	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1959 of 1990	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1859 of 1961	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1786 of 1876	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1782 of 1861	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1583 of 1857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1585 of 1797	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1644 of 1777	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	1666 of 1762	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1676 of 1743	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	1641 of 1734	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	1462 of 1652	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	1554 of 1603	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	1553 of 1672	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	1531 of 1568	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	1508 of 1539	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	1473 of 1510	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	1465 of 1497	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	1392 of 1430	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	1361 of 1429	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	1361 of 1427	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	1046 of 1086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	539 of 834	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	831 of 1065	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	951 of 1069	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	870 of 1031	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1011 of 1020	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	869 of 1024	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	639 of 1013	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	1701 of 1837	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1676 of 1829	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1221 of 1810	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1402 of 1784	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1031 of 1195	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1098 of 1153	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1360 of 1437	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1217 of 1371	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1113 of 1278	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	923 of 1195	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	504 of 1136	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	575 of 1113	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1843 of 1936	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	1448 of 1504	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1837 of 1880	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1801 of 1891	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1748 of 1841	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1769 of 1815	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1599 of 1798	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1630 of 1781	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1681 of 1860	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1394 of 1453	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1749 of 1805	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1718 of 1820	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1666 of 1762	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1643 of 1743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1478 of 1714	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1535 of 1691	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1753 of 1937	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	1430 of 1513	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1818 of 1884	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1785 of 1897	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1740 of 1847	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1750 of 1848	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1592 of 1818	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1597 of 1794	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1690 of 1954	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1446 of 1515	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1799 of 1891	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1816 of 1913	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1765 of 1853	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1748 of 1840	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1564 of 1824	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1630 of 1803	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1306 of 1581	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1137 of 1299	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1460 of 1548	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1283 of 1478	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1268 of 1418	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	505 of 1357	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	552 of 1347	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	1556 of 1584	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1139 of 1576	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1004 of 1539	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History49%-22 vs state

English II Reading26%-34 vs state

Biology18%-53 vs state

English I Reading14%-42 vs state

Algebra I7%-47 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, March 21, 2021

WORST JOB EVER, TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPAL HERE WILL BULLY YOU AND MICROMANAGE YOU TO DEATH. Also, if you are a teacher intern and are looking for a job DO NOT ACCEPT ANY JOB FROM HERE. The principal here is very proud of herself because (I quote): “I’ve had over 50 teacher interns working here in my school and I’ve just passed 4 of them.” Like, don’t risk your certification in a school where you’re going to be harassed and over worked and then they’ll not help you with your certification. Also, they will scream at you at treat you very badly. THIS SCHOOL IS A SCAM, for teachers and students RUN AWAY FROM HERE. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1826^th of 2009 public high schools	9.1%		2.8	1927^th of 1974 public high schools	2.4%	101	7.1	17.7	13.6	26.2	48.6	$13,687
Turner High School	Public	9-12	1600 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5400	2,035	136	14.9	66.4%	178 (8.7%)	108 (5.3%)	1,585 (77.9%)	124 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.8%)	23.7	1601^st of 2009 public high schools	20.3%		26.4	1486^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%	115	20.9	56.2	34.4	37.3	59.7	$9,901
Grimes Education Center	Public	9-12	1745 Hutton	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-5600	99	9	10.5	62.6%	2 (2.0%)	18 (18.2%)	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	3.2	1923^rd of 2009 public high schools	4.3%		4.8	1865^th of 1974 public high schools	5.5%	58			0.0	0.0	35.7	$17,077
Salazar District Alternative Education Program	Public	6-12	2416 Keller Springs Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5900	39	17	2.3	79.5%	1 (2.6%)	13 (33.3%)	25 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$34,562
Early College High School	Public	9-12	3939 Vly View Ln Bldg G	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-6200	363	15	23.9	70.5%	33 (9.1%)	36 (9.9%)	267 (73.6%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	78.8	237^th of 2009 public high schools	88.2%		81.1	207^th of 1974 public high schools	89.5%	30	70.7	86.8	66.2	76.9	94.7	$5,825
Smith High School	Public	9-12	2335 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5200	1,971	133	14.8	67.5%	115 (5.8%)	421 (21.4%)	1,292 (65.6%)	83 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (2.9%)	22.4	1620^th of 2009 public high schools	19.4%		19.9	1618^th of 1974 public high schools	18.0%	2	34.5	49.5	36.4	36.4	56.3	$9,848
Ranchview High School	Public	9-12	8401 Vly Ranch Pkwy E	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5000	899	69	13.1	50.2%	75 (8.3%)	328 (36.5%)	251 (27.9%)	199 (22.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	42.1	1185^th of 2009 public high schools	41.0%		44.9	1040^th of 1974 public high schools	47.3%	145	14.9	60.7	46.9	56.4	76.5	$12,021
W T White High School	Public	9-12	4505 Ridgeside Dr	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6200	2,204	139	15.9	90.0%	84 (3.8%)	227 (10.3%)	1,831 (83.1%)	22 (1.0%)	19 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	33.9	1391^st of 2009 public high schools	30.8%		27.3	1457^th of 1974 public high schools	26.2%	66	44.8	60.6	38.9	42.6	67.1	$9,485
Uplift North Hills Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	522	36	14.3	20.1%	46 (8.8%)	26 (5.0%)	88 (16.9%)	348 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	91.9	35^th of 2009 public high schools	98.3%		94.8	15^th of 1974 public high schools	99.2%	20	55.6	95.6	91.9	94.8	95.8	$11,336
Creekview High School	Public	9-12	3201 Old Denton Rd	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4800	1,686	115	14.6	54.9%	262 (15.5%)	193 (11.4%)	969 (57.5%)	182 (10.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.3%)	51.8	909^th of 2009 public high schools	54.8%		51.1	881^st of 1974 public high schools	55.4%	28	44.8	75.1	53.5	54.9	74.4	$10,963

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Students at Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch are 88% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White.

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Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Texas high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch.

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