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Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest

Q: Is Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest a good school?

Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest?

Students at Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest are 71% Hispanic, 25% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 7% of Texas high schools

Summary

Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest is a public charter high school in Houston, TX, serving 410 students in grades 9-12, with 88.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating very high economic need.

This school faces severe academic challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The most critical concern is its 4-year graduation rate of just 11.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like KIPP Houston High School (94%) and Yes Prep - Brays Oaks (94.1%). The school's dropout rate of 31.2% means nearly one in three students leaves without graduating, compared to rates near zero at Sharpstown International School and Harmony Science Academy-Houston. Academic proficiency on state tests is also extremely low, with only 5.4% of students proficient in Algebra I and 9.1% in English I, while the state averages are 54% and 55.4%, respectively. The one relative bright spot is U.S. History, where 48.8% of students are proficient, though this still falls below the state average of 70.2%.

These outcomes are particularly striking because the school spends more per student ($13,573) than many high-performing nearby schools serving similar populations, such as Energized For Stem Academy High School ($8,232) and Yes Prep - Brays Oaks ($10,225). The school also has a high student-teacher ratio of 28.3:1, which may limit the individualized support at-risk students need. While Texans Can Academy may serve as an alternative for students who have struggled elsewhere, the data shows the current model is not working, as the vast majority of students are not being successfully guided to a diploma. The Texans Can Academies district ranks in the bottom 2% of districts statewide.

410

Students ?

28.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,474

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10914 S Gessner
Houston, TX 77071

(281) 918-4316

District: Texans Can Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.0%

African American:

25.1%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (18% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Biology scores 58 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg16%

Texas avg62%

1,863^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	6.0	1863 of 2009	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	1902 of 1974	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1925 of 1990	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1905 of 1961	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1797 of 1876	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1780 of 1861	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1742 of 1857	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	918 of 1086	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	816 of 834	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1022 of 1065	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1031 of 1069	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	962 of 1031	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	965 of 1020	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	941 of 1024	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	964 of 1013	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	1710 of 1837	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1653 of 1829	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1681 of 1810	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1655 of 1784	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	1048 of 1195	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1055 of 1153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1376 of 1437	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1274 of 1371	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1158 of 1278	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1022 of 1195	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	946 of 1136	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	913 of 1113	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	1853 of 1936	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1433 of 1504	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1832 of 1880	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	1861 of 1891	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1780 of 1841	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1710 of 1815	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1730 of 1798	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1752 of 1781	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1739 of 1860	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1368 of 1453	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1743 of 1805	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1757 of 1820	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1674 of 1762	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1638 of 1743	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1611 of 1714	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1621 of 1691	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1795 of 1937	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1445 of 1513	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1809 of 1884	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1839 of 1897	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1753 of 1847	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1762 of 1848	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1714 of 1818	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1694 of 1794	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1776 of 1954	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	1463 of 1515	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1816 of 1891	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1837 of 1913	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1769 of 1853	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1787 of 1840	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1744 of 1824	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1688 of 1803	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	0.1	662 of 664	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	580 of 588	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	598 of 604	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	578 of 582	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	43.6	73 of 122	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1543 of 1581	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1187 of 1299	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1481 of 1548	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1464 of 1478	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1078 of 1418	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1115 of 1382	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1275 of 1357	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1043 of 1347	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	1370 of 1584	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1511 of 1576	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1333 of 1525	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1498 of 1539	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2018)40th percentile

African American (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History49%-21 vs state

English II Reading20%-40 vs state

Biology12%-58 vs state

English I Reading9%-46 vs state

Algebra I5%-49 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 - Houston Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	10914 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 918-4316	410	14	28.3	88.5%	6 (1.5%)	103 (25.1%)	291 (71.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6	1863^rd of 2009 public high schools	7.3%		3.3	1902^nd of 1974 public high schools	3.6%	39	5.4	12.2	9.1	20.2	48.8								$10,474
Yes Prep - Brays Oaks	Public, Charter	6-12	9000 W Bellfort St	Houston	77031	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8400	1,051	59	17.8	94.4%	11 (1.0%)	64 (6.1%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72	385^th of 2009 public high schools	80.8%		68.1	469^th of 1974 public high schools	76.2%	84	79.1	75.7	58.9	79.9	84.9	39.5	56.4	72.2	27.0	52.8	60.4	51.2	$11,517
Sharpstown High School	Public	9-12	7504 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 771-7215	1,689	106	15.9	95.9%	32 (1.9%)	223 (13.2%)	1,293 (76.6%)	121 (7.2%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	27.5	1527^th of 2009 public high schools	24.0%		15.2	1691^st of 1974 public high schools	14.3%	164	58.1	62.0	26.4	36.6	56.7								$9,080
Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	750	47	15.9	77.2%	85 (11.3%)	125 (16.7%)	426 (56.8%)	107 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	70.9	414^th of 2009 public high schools	79.4%		72	369^th of 1974 public high schools	81.3%	45	80.6	73.7	66.8	74.0	79.9								$13,506
KIPP Houston High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	642	35	18.3	89.9%	8 (1.2%)	159 (24.8%)	443 (69.0%)	15 (2.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	61	665^th of 2009 public high schools	66.9%		69.6	425^th of 1974 public high schools	78.5%	240	66.7	72.7	59.6	68.1	70.6								$8,834
Energized For Stem Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7055 Beechnut St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 394-3550	520	19	27.5	96.3%	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.9%)	489 (94.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	76.7	286^th of 2009 public high schools	85.8%		66.9	499^th of 1974 public high schools	74.7%	213	79.5	95.2	53.6	80.0	92.9								$8,244
Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59.4	702^nd of 2009 public high schools	65.1%		72.3	360^th of 1974 public high schools	81.8%	342	38.6	83.2	55.3	77.8	86.5	34.2	38.3	52.5	22.3	46.1	12.7	18.3	$8,387
Westbury High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11911 Chimney Rock	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-6015	1,991	130	15.3	91.3%	51 (2.6%)	508 (25.5%)	1,378 (69.2%)	34 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.9%)	47.2	1030^th of 2009 public high schools	48.7%		31.6	1358^th of 1974 public high schools	31.2%	328	51.5	78.1	39.5	51.9	74.3								$9,583
Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1220 Buffalo Run	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6630	1,698	110	15.4	72.1%	19 (1.1%)	1,080 (63.6%)	534 (31.4%)	26 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (1.8%)	34.7	1368^th of 2009 public high schools	31.9%		28.9	1427^th of 1974 public high schools	27.7%	59	23.1	61.3	46.6	52.8	61.7								$10,695
KIPP Connect Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	979	48	20.2	72.7%	44 (4.5%)	69 (7.0%)	682 (69.7%)	174 (17.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	36.5	1325^th of 2009 public high schools	34.0%		24.8	1521^st of 1974 public high schools	22.9%	196	50.0	56.0	37.0	54.4	68.4	63.9	62.0	67.2	36.2	54.7		50.8	$8,375

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Students at Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest are 71% Hispanic, 25% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest.

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