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Settlement Home

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

Settlement Home in Austin, TX, is a very small alternative high school serving grades 6-12 with just 32 students, part of the University Of Texas University Charter School district, and is designed to provide intensive, individualized support in a highly specialized setting.

This micro-school stands out dramatically from nearby comprehensive high schools like Anderson High School (2,223 students) and McCallum High School (1,897 students) due to its extreme scale and resource concentration. With a student-to-teacher ratio of just 10.6:1 (compared to 14:1 to 17.7:1 at neighboring schools) and per-pupil spending over $16,800 (nearly double that of Anderson at $9,959), Settlement Home pours resources into a small, high-need population. Its most remarkable achievement is exceptional performance with Special Education students, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide for this subgroup—a stark contrast to its overall 9th percentile ranking. This suggests the school's model is specifically effective for students with special needs, even if traditional metrics don't capture its value.

The school's academic performance is volatile due to its tiny enrollment, where a single student's test score can swing proficiency rates dramatically—Biology proficiency, for example, jumped from 33% to 80% and back to 33% in consecutive years. This makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. While nearby Navarro Early College High School also serves a high-poverty population, Settlement Home's extreme small size and focus on special education set it apart. For a student with special needs, this school likely offers far more targeted support than a top-ranked school like McCallum, which ranks in the 89th percentile overall but lacks such intensive, specialized resources. The school's true success is hidden in its subgroup performance, not its overall rank.

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,469

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

1600 Payton Gin Rd
Austin, TX 78758

(512) 751-4534

District: University Of Texas University Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

African American:

21.9%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg22%

Texas avg53%

1,849^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the University Of Texas University Charter School

893^rd of 947University Of Texas University Charter School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2240 of 2344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2217 of 2254	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	2070 of 2080	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1787 of 2027	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	1967 of 1987	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1916 of 2043	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	1868 of 1987	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	1865 of 1951	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	1853 of 1895	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.3	2078 of 2182	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	2004 of 2008	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.3	2209 of 2221	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1999 of 2008	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	2185 of 2220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	2028 of 2039	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	18.2	1578 of 1597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	1849 of 2057	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	1424 of 1974	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	993 of 1990	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	1381 of 1961	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1346 of 1876	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1520 of 1861	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1653 of 1857	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1559 of 1797	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	1545 of 1777	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1565 of 1762	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1592 of 1743	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1721 of 1734	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	1500 of 1652	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1377 of 1603	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	1672 of 1672	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	1424 of 1568	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	1448 of 1539	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	49.1	957 of 1510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1326 of 1497	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	1078 of 1101	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	592 of 1069	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	693 of 1837	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	950 of 1829	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1414 of 1810	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1377 of 1784	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1855 of 1976	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1417 of 1891	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1411 of 1841	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1549 of 1815	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1673 of 1798	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1638 of 1781	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	1612 of 1743	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1581 of 1714	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1709 of 1976	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1238 of 1897	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1180 of 1847	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1452 of 1848	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1626 of 1818	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1590 of 1794	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	496 of 1610	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	364 of 1478	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	265 of 1418	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	331 of 1382	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	542 of 1357	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	294 of 1347	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	1464 of 1576	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1254 of 1525	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	1478 of 1510	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1460 of 1526	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1448 of 1539	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile~ school

Female (2022)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+59 vs school

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology33%-37 vs state

English II Reading30%-30 vs state

English I Reading17%-39 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Settlement Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	32	3	10.6	—	5 (15.6%)	7 (21.9%)	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	8.6	1849^th of 2057 public high schools	10.1%		29	1424^th of 1974 public high schools	27.9%	425		33.3	16.7	30.0									$17,469
Navarro Early College High School	Public	9-12	1201 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2514	1,633	114	14.3	93.9%	34 (2.1%)	68 (4.2%)	1,498 (91.7%)	22 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	14.7	1767^th of 2057 public high schools	14.1%		12.1	1743^rd of 1974 public high schools	11.7%	24	17.1	47.1	23.9	29.0	54.8								$9,242
Greenleaf Ncc	Public, Charter	12	8001 Centre Park Drive Ste 130	Austin	78754	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 366-5529	30			30.0%	16 (53.3%)	2 (6.7%)	9 (30.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)													$26,714
Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	790	48	16.4	94.3%	20 (2.5%)	14 (1.8%)	751 (95.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	450^th of 2057 public high schools	78.1%		69.6	427^th of 1974 public high schools	78.4%	23	51.6	84.6	70.9	77.1	81.4	45.5	55.9	42.3	46.3	43.1	0.0	24.8	$11,659
Diboll	Public, Charter	9-12	1015 Norwood Park Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 531-5500	75	3	25.0	—	9 (12.0%)	20 (26.7%)	46 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.9	781^st of 2057 public high schools	62.0%		65.5	535^th of 1974 public high schools	72.9%	246	66.7	100.0		40.0									$9,954
Anderson High School	Public	9-12	8403 Mesa Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2538	2,223	125	17.7	25.7%	1,183 (53.2%)	103 (4.6%)	669 (30.1%)	153 (6.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	108 (4.9%)	69.6	448^th of 2057 public high schools	78.2%		70.3	408^th of 1974 public high schools	79.3%	40	49.0	82.5	69.1	70.4	85.3								$8,169
Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland	Public, Charter	9-12	6700 Middle Fiskville Rd	Austin	78752	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 956-4406	116	13	9.2	69.8%	18 (15.5%)	6 (5.2%)	86 (74.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	77.9	266^th of 2057 public high schools	87.1%		76.3	286^th of 1974 public high schools	85.5%	20		82.8	45.5	77.8	91.7								$20,238
KIPP Austin Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	8004 Cameron Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-3586	847	57	14.9	91.0%	18 (2.1%)	22 (2.6%)	796 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26.6	1579^th of 2057 public high schools	23.2%		31.1	1369^th of 1974 public high schools	30.6%	210	7.9	68.6	36.9	41.8	50.0								$11,839
McCallum High School	Public	9-12	5600 Sunshine Dr	Austin	78756	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2519	1,897	107	17.7	23.0%	1,076 (56.7%)	104 (5.5%)	582 (30.7%)	41 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (4.6%)	79.8	217^th of 2057 public high schools	89.5%		80.2	222^nd of 1974 public high schools	88.8%	5	52.5	88.7	76.5	79.6	90.1								$8,511
Northeast Early College High School	Public	9-12	7104 Berkman Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2523	972	65	14.8	91.9%	28 (2.9%)	79 (8.1%)	833 (85.7%)	18 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	10.6	1820^th of 2057 public high schools	11.5%		9.5	1793^rd of 1974 public high schools	9.2%	27	21.0	38.7	20.5	26.4	47.0								$11,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Settlement Home

What is the racial makeup of Settlement Home?

Students at Settlement Home are 59% Hispanic, 22% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Settlement Home?

In the 2024-25 school year, 32 students attended Settlement Home.

What district is Settlement Home in?

University Of Texas University Charter School

Is Settlement Home a good school?

Settlement Home ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas high schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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