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Big Springs Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
4426th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 4% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Big Springs Charter School is a small, alternative K-12 school in Leakey, TX, serving 101 students as its own single-school district, with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1 and higher-than-average per-pupil spending of $15,801.

Despite these resource advantages, the school's academic performance on state assessments is significantly below both the state average and nearby schools like Leakey School and Utopia School. For example, in 8th Grade Math, Big Springs had 0% proficiency, compared to 29.63% at Leakey and 66.67% at Utopia. The school's graduation rate is volatile and low—57.1% in 2023-2024, versus 96.4% at Leakey and 100% at Utopia. However, the dropout rate has improved dramatically, from 13.8% in 2020-2021 to 2.1% in 2023-2024, though it remains higher than nearby schools. A recurring concern is the number of grade/subject combinations where Big Springs recorded 0% proficiency, such as 4th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Math, and 8th Grade Science, indicating systemic challenges.

There are some relative strengths: the school performs well in U.S. History EOC exams, with a 77.78% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, outperforming both Leakey (56.52%) and the state average (69.1%). Biology EOC scores are also a bright spot, occasionally approaching state averages. The Big Springs Charter School district serves a high-needs population, with 64-89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch over the last three years. While the school has more resources per student than Leakey Independent School District (Isd) or Utopia Independent School District (Isd), its academic outcomes are far lower, suggesting that the alternative approach may not be effectively translating into academic proficiency for all students.

101
Students ?
9.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,944
Per pupil spending ?
64.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10664 N Us Hwy 83
       Leakey, TX  78873

(830) 232-7101

District: Big Springs Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.4%
White:
42.6%
African American:
1.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg22%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,426th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,056th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,644th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Big Springs Charter School
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.84426 of 46274.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.54579 of 46511.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.94661 of 47101.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.34387 of 46475.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.84415 of 45813.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.34257 of 45787.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.14381 of 44792.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.64348 of 43590.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201719.83787 of 432912.5%★☆☆☆☆
20166.04169 of 42862.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.44214 of 43202.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201423.63683 of 426013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201273.8944 of 420677.6%★★★★☆
201113.13905 of 40954.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201029.23303 of 393716.1%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202223.93853 of 446113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.13593 of 433117.0%★☆☆☆☆
20198.14279 of 42950.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.74237 of 42400.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20243.54650 of 46580.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.54331 of 45885.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.74518 of 45610.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.64119 of 44998.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.24301 of 43481.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.94098 of 43064.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20232.74395 of 44010.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.63794 of 432912.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.24156 of 41880.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.44162 of 41680.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20245.74572 of 45940.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.04409 of 45212.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.04126 of 44777.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.64294 of 44513.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.24302 of 43090.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.64262 of 42640.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20234.44559 of 45850.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.74320 of 45635.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.04129 of 44988.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.94343 of 43570.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.54316 of 43190.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20248.54263 of 42920.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.32873 of 408629.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20240.93106 of 31080.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.53055 of 31061.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.63079 of 30820.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.72969 of 30823.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.62056 of 233511.9%★☆☆☆☆
20256.62281 of 23442.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.52277 of 23724.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.82233 of 23304.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.32089 of 22547.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.91767 of 225221.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.11660 of 219324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.01582 of 208023.9%★☆☆☆☆
201715.51864 of 20278.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.61957 of 19871.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.81940 of 20435.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201424.11646 of 198717.2%★☆☆☆☆
201333.71473 of 197325.3%★☆☆☆☆
201263.0683 of 195165.0%★★★☆☆
201029.71524 of 180315.5%★☆☆☆☆
200523.01343 of 158215.1%★☆☆☆☆
200423.41364 of 157313.3%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202224.71874 of 218214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.41500 of 211829.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.11602 of 205822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201854.9641 of 200868.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.52147 of 22404.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.42136 of 22414.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.41829 of 222117.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.81486 of 215130.9%★★☆☆☆
20199.61990 of 20472.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.11771 of 200811.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20239.52062 of 21162.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.82008 of 20773.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.61738 of 204314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201941.11126 of 193541.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.61392 of 189526.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.41925 of 225314.6%★☆☆☆☆
20254.91810 of 18200.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.92105 of 22355.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.32160 of 22514.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.01978 of 222010.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.91610 of 217225.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.41676 of 207319.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.51410 of 203930.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.71888 of 225316.2%★☆☆☆☆
20248.72195 of 22462.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.82169 of 22453.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.42113 of 22285.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.61639 of 216824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.91325 of 206936.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.21092 of 203046.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.11126 of 195642.4%★★☆☆☆
202224.11581 of 175710.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20244.41722 of 17330.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.91724 of 17491.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.81558 of 17239.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.61481 of 170012.9%★☆☆☆☆
20191.41679 of 16840.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.91316 of 167321.3%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.11644 of 200918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202521.11590 of 197419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.31516 of 199023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.71392 of 196129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.11570 of 187616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.11341 of 186127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201913.61615 of 185713.0%★☆☆☆☆
20186.11677 of 17976.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.21570 of 177711.6%★☆☆☆☆
201642.71134 of 176235.6%★★☆☆☆
201511.31570 of 17439.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201423.11449 of 173416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201310.51526 of 16527.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201151.91046 of 167237.4%★★☆☆☆
201015.91451 of 15687.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200966.4515 of 153966.5%★★★☆☆
200836.21173 of 151022.3%★☆☆☆☆
200753.7855 of 149742.9%★★☆☆☆
200542.11019 of 142928.7%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20223.71834 of 18370.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202149.1767 of 182958.1%★★★☆☆
201925.71485 of 181018.0%★☆☆☆☆
201812.31709 of 17844.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.11519 of 193621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202526.71125 of 150425.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.41501 of 188020.2%★☆☆☆☆
202338.21174 of 189137.9%★★☆☆☆
202144.31016 of 181544.0%★★☆☆☆
20196.91686 of 17986.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.61721 of 17813.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.21503 of 186019.2%★☆☆☆☆
202522.71175 of 145319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.81332 of 180526.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.71590 of 182012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.41543 of 176212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202145.1896 of 174348.6%★★☆☆☆
20199.01597 of 17146.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.51627 of 16913.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.91401 of 193727.7%★☆☆☆☆
202534.9962 of 151336.4%★★☆☆☆
202416.91649 of 188412.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.91373 of 189727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.71387 of 184724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202143.31017 of 184845.0%★★☆☆☆
201910.21682 of 18187.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.61703 of 17945.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.81700 of 195413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202530.81023 of 151532.5%★★☆☆☆
202426.61369 of 189127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.21540 of 191319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.21456 of 185321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202140.41054 of 184042.7%★★☆☆☆
201919.11558 of 182414.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.51619 of 180310.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202662.9339 of 158178.6%★★★★☆
202580.3103 of 129992.1%★★★★★
202442.2834 of 154846.1%★★☆☆☆
202378.3157 of 147889.4%★★★★☆
202229.31063 of 141825.0%★☆☆☆☆
201959.6353 of 135774.0%★★★★☆
201823.81154 of 134714.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.41396 of 158411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202517.01113 of 129414.0%★☆☆☆☆
202336.91029 of 157634.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.41147 of 152524.8%★☆☆☆☆
20218.81398 of 15107.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.11162 of 152623.9%★☆☆☆☆
20188.31435 of 15396.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
At Risk (2022)14th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2024)1st percentile~ school
Male (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile-5 vs school
White (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+30 vs school
Male (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school
At Risk (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile~ school
White (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school
High school
Special Education (2026)79th percentile+60 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school
At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History64%-6 vs state
Biology50%-21 vs state
Social Studies33%~ state avg
English II Reading25%-35 vs state
Reading22%-33 vs state
English I Reading22%-33 vs state
Mathematics17%-25 vs state
Algebra I0%-54 vs state

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Students at Big Springs Charter School are 55% Hispanic, 43% White.

Big Springs Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Texas alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Big Springs Charter School.

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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