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Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove

Q: Is Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove a good school?

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

Students at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove are 68% Hispanic, 30% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 4% of Texas high schools

Summary

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove is a public charter high school in Dallas, TX, serving 529 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Texans Can Academies district, which ranks in the bottom 1% of Texas school districts. The school is designed as a "second chance" or dropout recovery program for at-risk students, but the data reveals it is struggling to meet its mission. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 20.4% of students graduated, a rate dramatically lower than nearby schools like A+ Secondary School (98.8%) and Vroonland - Vanguard High School (98.8%). Meanwhile, the dropout rate stands at 28.8%, which is over 30 times higher than Mesquite High School (0.9%) and nearly 7 times higher than W W Samuell High School (7.0%).

Academic performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams is critically low across all subjects. For example, in Algebra I, only 7.55% of students were proficient, compared to 30% at H Grady Spruce High School and 63.39% at Vroonland - Vanguard. In English I Reading, 12.69% were proficient, and in Biology, 20.37% were proficient—far below state averages and even the lowest-performing traditional high schools in the area. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 26:1, nearly double that of most nearby schools (which average 14-17:1), suggesting larger class sizes and less individualized attention for students who likely need it most.

Despite these challenges, there are a few glimmers of hope. The graduation rate has shown a slight upward trend from 13.8% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, and the school outperformed its district average in English I Reading (12.69% vs. 9.75%). However, the contrast with nearby alternatives is stark. A student at Texans Can Academy is in a fundamentally different environment than one at Vroonland - Vanguard (84.1% proficient in Biology, 0.4% dropout rate) or A+ Secondary School (98.8% graduation rate). Even the lowest-performing traditional high schools like H Grady Spruce (13th percentile) have significantly higher test scores and graduation rates, indicating that the challenges at this school are deeply tied to its specific model and the extreme needs of the student population it serves.

529

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,301

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1227 N Masters Dr
Dallas, TX 75217

(972) 225-1194

District: Texans Can Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

30.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (13% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Biology scores 50 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg16%

Texas avg62%

1,926^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	3.1	1926 of 2009	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	1911 of 1974	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1927 of 1990	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1895 of 1961	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1810 of 1876	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	1821 of 1861	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1780 of 1857	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1561 of 1797	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	1642 of 1777	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	1662 of 1762	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.2	1709 of 1743	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1683 of 1734	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	1569 of 1652	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	1527 of 1603	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	1595 of 1672	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	1515 of 1568	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1435 of 1539	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	1484 of 1510	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	1457 of 1497	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1039 of 1086	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	741 of 834	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1033 of 1065	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1041 of 1069	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	989 of 1031	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1001 of 1020	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	991 of 1024	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	818 of 1013	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	1743 of 1837	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1765 of 1829	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1738 of 1810	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1282 of 1784	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1132 of 1195	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1089 of 1153	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1339 of 1437	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1192 of 1371	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1129 of 1278	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1093 of 1195	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	996 of 1136	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	431 of 1113	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	1879 of 1936	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	1459 of 1504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1812 of 1880	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1842 of 1891	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1797 of 1841	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1760 of 1815	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1760 of 1798	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1579 of 1781	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1775 of 1860	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1391 of 1453	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1709 of 1805	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1710 of 1820	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1671 of 1762	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1661 of 1743	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1639 of 1714	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1527 of 1691	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	1839 of 1937	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	1447 of 1513	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1804 of 1884	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1818 of 1897	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1752 of 1847	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1785 of 1848	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1745 of 1818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1560 of 1794	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	1858 of 1954	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	1442 of 1515	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1802 of 1891	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1841 of 1913	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1771 of 1853	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1805 of 1840	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1772 of 1824	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1637 of 1803	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	0.2	601 of 604	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	562 of 582	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1497 of 1581	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1269 of 1299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1510 of 1548	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1455 of 1478	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1368 of 1418	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1280 of 1382	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1256 of 1357	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	634 of 1347	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.4	1566 of 1584	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1472 of 1526	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1364 of 1539	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History20%-50 vs state

Biology20%-50 vs state

English I Reading13%-43 vs state

English II Reading12%-48 vs state

Algebra I8%-46 vs state

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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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter	9-12	1227 N Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-1194	529	20	26.0	62.8%	4 (0.8%)	160 (30.2%)	360 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.1	1926^th of 2009 public high schools	4.1%		3.1	1911^th of 1974 public high schools	3.2%	15	7.6	20.4	12.7	12.0	20.5								$9,301
W W Samuell High School	Public	9-12	8928 Palisade Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5100	1,709	120	14.2	95.7%	38 (2.2%)	197 (11.5%)	1,441 (84.3%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (0.8%)	27.4	1530^th of 2009 public high schools	23.8%		23.4	1551^st of 1974 public high schools	21.4%	21	33.0	54.4	30.9	35.9	70.4								$10,182
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1500 S Peachtree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4235	618	38	16.4	93.4%	14 (2.3%)	196 (31.7%)	388 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	24.9	1579^th of 2009 public high schools	21.4%					(n/a)	50.4	40.5	40.7	30.8	45.5	50.0	37.9	52.2	14.6	10.7		23.1	$8,824
H Grady Spruce High School	Public	9-12	9733 Old Seagoville Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5500	1,370	94	14.5	96.4%	31 (2.3%)	183 (13.4%)	1,138 (83.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	13.4	1754^th of 2009 public high schools	12.7%		8.6	1805^th of 1974 public high schools	8.6%	51	30.0	45.0	26.9	27.7	45.0								$11,572
A+ Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	445 S Masters Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	A+ Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 677-1000	790	45	17.4	98.2%	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.7%)	749 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	47.7	1011^th of 2009 public high schools	49.7%		38.6	1198^th of 1974 public high schools	39.3%	187	63.0	70.0	45.1	44.2	78.0		36.8	38.5		35.6	14.9	30.4	$12,072
Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	558	35	15.9	99.5%	16 (2.9%)	20 (3.6%)	520 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16.6	1699^th of 2009 public high schools	15.4%		20.9	1599^th of 1974 public high schools	19.0%	100	8.9	31.6	29.4	37.4	64.9		42.6	43.7		22.0	25.0	6.0	$12,865
West Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	2500 Memorial Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7600	1,997	145	13.7	84.9%	113 (5.7%)	359 (18.0%)	1,478 (74.0%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.0%)	31.4	1450^th of 2009 public high schools	27.8%		29.1	1423^rd of 1974 public high schools	27.9%	27	22.4	61.7	43.3	47.4	58.5								$9,747
Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	300 E Davis St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7800	2,294	168	13.6	85.0%	175 (7.6%)	545 (23.8%)	1,506 (65.6%)	20 (0.9%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (1.5%)	32.3	1429^th of 2009 public high schools	28.9%		30.1	1394^th of 1974 public high schools	29.4%	35	37.1	65.9	38.5	43.2	60.2								$9,673
Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7777 Forney Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3400	3,837	228	16.8	92.2%	70 (1.8%)	775 (20.2%)	2,935 (76.5%)	11 (0.3%)	17 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (0.7%)	54.2	838^th of 2009 public high schools	58.3%		37.3	1228^th of 1974 public high schools	37.8%	390	43.0	69.8	47.5	62.9	84.5								$10,150
Vroonland - Vanguard High School	Public	9-12	4201 Faithom P Lucas Sr Blvd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 882-0001	1,605	98	16.4	73.8%	157 (9.8%)	225 (14.0%)	1,166 (72.6%)	25 (1.6%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	67.1	500^th of 2009 public high schools	75.1%		70.3	407^th of 1974 public high schools	79.4%	93	63.4	84.1	62.9	67.3	75.5								$7,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove

What is the racial makeup of Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

Students at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove are 68% Hispanic, 30% African American.

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Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove.

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