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Texans Can Academy - Grant East

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 4% of Texas high schools

Summary

Texans Can Academy - Grant East is a small public charter high school in Dallas, TX, serving 205 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Texans Can Academies district, which ranks in the bottom 2nd percentile of all Texas districts. The school's most alarming metric is its graduation rate of just 14.4% and a dropout rate of 42.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, which stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Lancaster High School (98.1% graduation rate) and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith (100% graduation rate). Even the lowest-performing traditional high school in the area, Wilmer-Hutchins High School, has a graduation rate of 81.9% and a dropout rate of just 3.8%, making the situation at Texans Can Academy - Grant East a severe outlier.

Academic proficiency rates are critically low, with recent test scores showing 0% proficiency in Algebra I, 8.7% in English I, and 16.67% in Biology. While there was a brief improvement in 2023-2024 when Algebra I proficiency jumped to 41.38%—nearly matching the state average—this success was not sustained, dropping to 9.43% the following year and then to 0%. The school also has an extremely high student-teacher ratio of 41.4:1, far exceeding nearby schools like Medlock Youth Village (6.4:1) and Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy (18:1), suggesting students receive very little individualized attention.

Interestingly, the school's per-student spending of $11,593 is higher than several nearby schools with far better outcomes, such as South Oak Cliff High School ($10,280) and Lancaster High School ($9,633), indicating that funding alone is not the issue. The school appears designed as a "last chance" option for at-risk students, but the combination of a 14.4% graduation rate, 42.3% dropout rate, and 41.4:1 student-teacher ratio suggests it is failing in its mission. Nearby magnet schools like Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy and Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, which serve similarly high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, achieve 100% graduation rates and top test scores, demonstrating that different educational models can produce vastly different results for similar student populations.

205

Students ?

41.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,008

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Morgan Dr
Dallas, TX 75241

(972) 228-4226

District: Texans Can Academies

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

Hispanic:

29.8%

White:

1.0%

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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 (14% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 54 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg16%

Texas avg62%

1,919^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	3.3	1919 of 2009	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	1879 of 1974	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1807 of 1990	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1901 of 1961	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1764 of 1876	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1803 of 1861	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1766 of 1857	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1741 of 1797	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1735 of 1777	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1654 of 1762	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	1023 of 1086	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	780 of 834	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	956 of 1065	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1020 of 1069	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	948 of 1031	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	962 of 1020	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	961 of 1024	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	957 of 1013	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	1662 of 1837	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1717 of 1829	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1698 of 1810	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1722 of 1784	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1145 of 1195	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1065 of 1153	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1181 of 1437	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1301 of 1371	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	785 of 1278	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	996 of 1195	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1042 of 1136	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1050 of 1113	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	1854 of 1936	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	1470 of 1504	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1783 of 1880	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1815 of 1891	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1678 of 1841	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1753 of 1815	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	1749 of 1798	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1759 of 1781	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1764 of 1860	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	1411 of 1453	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1605 of 1805	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1754 of 1820	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1583 of 1762	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1573 of 1743	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1589 of 1714	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1598 of 1691	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	1843 of 1937	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1461 of 1513	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1777 of 1884	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1840 of 1897	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1719 of 1847	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1805 of 1848	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1724 of 1818	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1744 of 1794	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	1882 of 1954	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	1468 of 1515	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1740 of 1891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1879 of 1913	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1767 of 1853	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1784 of 1840	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1765 of 1824	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1744 of 1803	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	3.8	648 of 664	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	593 of 604	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1525 of 1581	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	711 of 1299	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1352 of 1548	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1279 of 1478	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1005 of 1418	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1321 of 1382	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	979 of 1357	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1252 of 1347	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	0.5	1508 of 1526	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	1532 of 1539	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History26%-44 vs state

English II Reading21%-39 vs state

Biology17%-54 vs state

English I Reading9%-47 vs state

Algebra I0%-54 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 (2025)	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 - Grant East	Public, Charter	9-12	2901 Morgan Dr	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 228-4226	205	5	41.4	77.6%	2 (1.0%)	136 (66.3%)	61 (29.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3.3	1919^th of 2009 public high schools	4.5%		4.1	1879^th of 1974 public high schools	4.8%	40	0.0	16.7	8.7	20.8	25.9								$12,008
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	1700 E Camp Wisdom	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7300	342	19	18.0	81.3%	2 (0.6%)	135 (39.5%)	194 (56.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	81.6	179^th of 2009 public high schools	91.1%		85.4	135^th of 1974 public high schools	93.2%	44	75.8	83.8	83.5	90.6	78.6								$10,319
Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School	Public, Charter	6-12	1015 E Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-1921	196	15	12.9	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	175 (89.3%)	18 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	39.4	1249^th of 2009 public high schools	37.8%		51.8	865^th of 1974 public high schools	56.2%	384	42.3	52.2	46.7	50.0	83.3	5.6	29.2	36.7	11.1	8.3	3.5	16.1	$11,961
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4240	340	29	11.7	93.2%	5 (1.5%)	165 (48.5%)	162 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33.7	1395^th of 2009 public high schools	30.6%		18.2	1647^th of 1974 public high schools	16.6%	252	52.2	68.9	34.8	37.6	64.7								$12,867
Wilmer-Hutchins High School	Public	9-12	5520 Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2900	921	60	15.2	97.9%	10 (1.1%)	395 (42.9%)	483 (52.4%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	9.3	1806^th of 2009 public high schools	10.1%		10.8	1775^th of 1974 public high schools	10.1%	31	13.7	33.2	25.8	31.1	35.5								$11,650
Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	200 E Wintergreen Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1800	2,255	151	14.9	75.9%	33 (1.5%)	1,647 (73.0%)	519 (23.0%)	10 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	35 (1.6%)	42	1188^th of 2009 public high schools	40.9%		27	1472^nd of 1974 public high schools	25.4%	284	45.6	67.2	49.6	53.2	62.0								$6,955
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy At A Maceo Smith	Public, Magnet	6-12	3030 Stag	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2100	554	35	15.8	91.7%	12 (2.2%)	71 (12.8%)	455 (82.1%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	88.1	85^th of 2009 public high schools	95.8%		89.3	75^th of 1974 public high schools	96.2%	10	88.4	87.1	87.1	97.4	98.5	97.6	91.4	93.5	89.2		78.5	39.6	$9,312
New Technical High School At B F Darrell High School	Public	9-12	4730 Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7600	407	24	16.8	90.4%	13 (3.2%)	84 (20.6%)	301 (74.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53.1	871^st of 2009 public high schools	56.6%		57	745^th of 1974 public high schools	62.3%	126	62.5	68.7	56.0	56.9	70.9								$9,737
Uplift Wisdom Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 653-6900	351	27	12.8	85.8%	2 (0.6%)	95 (27.1%)	247 (70.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	30.4	1475^th of 2009 public high schools	26.6%		20.3	1609^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%	134	8.3	57.7	44.3	54.6	50.8								$12,372
South Oak Cliff High School	Public	9-12	3601 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7000	1,560	98	15.8	97.9%	14 (0.9%)	907 (58.1%)	599 (38.4%)	13 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	56.6	777^th of 2009 public high schools	61.3%		41.3	1130^th of 1974 public high schools	42.8%	353	66.1	85.1	47.3	54.0	81.1								$10,530

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In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Texans Can Academy - Grant East.

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