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Village Technical Schools

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4472nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 3% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Village Technical Schools in Duncanville, TX, is an alternative school serving 1,335 students in grades PK through 12, operating as its own single-school district. The school stands out for its exceptional graduation and dropout rates, consistently above 94% over the last five years and reaching 100% in 2021-2022, with a dropout rate of 0.0% for four of those years. This performance is a significant outlier compared to typical alternative schools, which often serve at-risk populations and struggle with retention.

However, this success in graduation is contrasted by persistently low academic proficiency on state assessments (STAAR). Across almost all subjects and grade levels, the percentage of students scoring at the "Meets Grade Level" or "Approaches Grade Level" standard is significantly below the state average. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 7.96% of 6th graders and 14.71% of 7th graders were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.57% and 29.41%, respectively. Reading proficiency is notably higher, with 6th graders achieving a 63.87% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, which actually exceeded the state average of 54.45%. End-of-course exams show mixed results, with U.S. History proficiency strong at 72.22% in 2023-2024, but Algebra I proficiency hovering around 13-20% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Village Technical Schools boasts the highest graduation rate among alternative schools, tied with Life School Oak Cliff at 98.3%, and significantly higher than Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (95.0%) and Advantage Academy (90.3%). It also has the lowest spending per student at $7,718, compared to Life School Oak Cliff ($11,220) and Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy ($11,241), and operates with a higher student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. This suggests a highly efficient operational model that prioritizes student retention and graduation over academic acceleration, making it a unique option for parents seeking a pathway to a diploma for students who might otherwise drop out.

1,335
Students ?
19.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,323
Per pupil spending ?
54.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 402 W Danieldale Rd
       Duncanville, TX  75137

(469) 454-4441

District: Village Technical Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.1%
African American:
36.5%
White:
10.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026
Strengths
98% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg31%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,472nd of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,914th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 35 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,526th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2019
From bottom 48% (2019) to bottom 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
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
202610.44472 of 46273.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.34268 of 46518.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202431.03401 of 471027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.53537 of 464723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.73845 of 458116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202131.33082 of 457832.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.43313 of 447926.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.03632 of 435916.7%★☆☆☆☆
201739.32571 of 432940.6%★★☆☆☆
201627.23419 of 428620.2%★☆☆☆☆
201514.33993 of 43207.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.32152 of 240610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.91653 of 190513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202438.81542 of 244336.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.61513 of 244338.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.91956 of 242119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202133.91684 of 244431.1%★★☆☆☆
201931.21910 of 251524.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.61967 of 248320.8%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202216.74206 of 44615.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.73739 of 433113.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202518.42654 of 29189.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.52600 of 366829.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.03105 of 355612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202251.11583 of 348754.6%★★★☆☆
202111.93409 of 34461.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.04470 of 45752.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.83544 of 37445.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.13659 of 465821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.93610 of 458821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.13781 of 456117.1%★☆☆☆☆
202138.12684 of 449940.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.43099 of 434828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.13671 of 430614.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.34323 of 44132.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.63383 of 36447.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.13470 of 446522.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.53715 of 440115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.53448 of 437621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202144.72258 of 432947.8%★★☆☆☆
201941.02562 of 418838.8%★★☆☆☆
201827.63389 of 416818.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.14428 of 45202.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.93537 of 37054.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.74004 of 459412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.43801 of 452115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.73852 of 447714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202143.22515 of 445143.5%★★☆☆☆
201939.02852 of 430933.8%★★☆☆☆
201820.03927 of 42647.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.54305 of 45826.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.53368 of 37399.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.83524 of 464724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.23461 of 458524.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.43900 of 456314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.83336 of 449825.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.23353 of 435723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.33592 of 431916.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.4987 of 110610.8%★☆☆☆☆
202522.6857 of 97512.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6978 of 112813.3%★☆☆☆☆
202339.2729 of 109933.7%★★☆☆☆
202221.7874 of 100412.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.04022 of 43016.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202527.22865 of 354919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202440.82533 of 429241.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.62412 of 408641.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.82349 of 395240.6%★★☆☆☆
202125.53150 of 379917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201945.41701 of 368453.8%★★★☆☆
201834.42429 of 355831.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.42802 of 30066.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.92321 of 261211.1%★☆☆☆☆
202438.52062 of 310833.7%★★☆☆☆
202345.01839 of 310640.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.52250 of 308227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.92591 of 308215.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.82306 of 314226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.92653 of 312715.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.51914 of 233518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202533.01622 of 234430.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.11429 of 237239.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.31686 of 233027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.91477 of 225434.5%★★☆☆☆
202156.4842 of 225262.6%★★★☆☆
201949.9994 of 219354.7%★★★☆☆
201828.51566 of 208024.7%★☆☆☆☆
201748.8920 of 202754.6%★★★☆☆
201655.7934 of 198753.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.7804 of 129537.9%★★☆☆☆
202532.4706 of 99729.2%★☆☆☆☆
202447.6581 of 128054.6%★★★☆☆
202336.4790 of 127337.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.4937 of 125125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202147.3541 of 121355.4%★★★☆☆
201949.8513 of 119357.0%★★★☆☆
201830.6833 of 116728.6%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202220.71984 of 21829.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.01432 of 211832.4%★★☆☆☆
201994.844 of 205897.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.3659 of 142853.9%★★★☆☆
202444.9881 of 177050.2%★★★☆☆
201993.937 of 144597.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.01826 of 224018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.41352 of 182525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.81584 of 224229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202335.81492 of 224133.4%★★☆☆☆
202239.11343 of 222139.5%★★☆☆☆
202163.6632 of 215170.6%★★★★☆
201945.41088 of 204746.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.41549 of 200822.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.81900 of 214111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202532.31255 of 173127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202434.91439 of 211932.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.11287 of 211639.2%★★☆☆☆
202256.3740 of 207764.4%★★★☆☆
202171.8361 of 204382.3%★★★★☆
201962.4550 of 193571.6%★★★★☆
201824.21609 of 189515.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.71839 of 225318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202525.71518 of 182016.6%★☆☆☆☆
202444.51160 of 223548.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.71485 of 225134.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.51558 of 222029.8%★☆☆☆☆
202164.2545 of 217274.9%★★★★☆
201949.9941 of 207354.6%★★★☆☆
201816.81924 of 20395.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.81914 of 225315.0%★☆☆☆☆
202529.01362 of 181825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202438.71356 of 224639.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.71686 of 224524.9%★☆☆☆☆
202231.11604 of 222828.0%★☆☆☆☆
202148.31025 of 216852.7%★★★☆☆
201950.1892 of 206956.9%★★★☆☆
201829.41528 of 203024.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.5688 of 80614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202532.9488 of 67627.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5723 of 81811.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.8661 of 81719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0739 of 8139.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.71553 of 195620.6%★☆☆☆☆
202543.6854 of 156845.5%★★☆☆☆
202446.0955 of 189149.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.61218 of 181532.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.7880 of 175749.9%★★★☆☆
202133.41189 of 171230.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.7601 of 162663.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.61211 of 173130.0%★★☆☆☆
202553.9620 of 143956.9%★★★☆☆
202457.8651 of 173362.4%★★★☆☆
202345.01006 of 174942.5%★★☆☆☆
202240.71075 of 172337.6%★★☆☆☆
202163.9506 of 170070.2%★★★★☆
201951.6761 of 168454.8%★★★☆☆
201838.41076 of 167335.7%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.61526 of 200924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202526.41484 of 197424.8%★☆☆☆☆
202442.01132 of 199043.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.11215 of 196138.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.11246 of 187633.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.71263 of 186132.1%★★☆☆☆
201946.0969 of 185747.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.8774 of 108628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202526.0620 of 83425.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9684 of 106535.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.4774 of 106927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.7734 of 103128.8%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1680 of 102033.3%★★☆☆☆
201950.1425 of 102458.5%★★★☆☆
201840.0560 of 101344.7%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202229.01326 of 183727.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.21418 of 182922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201961.5440 of 181075.7%★★★★☆
201845.2832 of 178453.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.8969 of 115316.0%★☆☆☆☆
202470.8228 of 143784.1%★★★★☆
202326.01008 of 137126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201984.792 of 113691.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.21559 of 193619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202524.11178 of 150421.7%★☆☆☆☆
202447.4934 of 188050.3%★★★☆☆
202334.31255 of 189133.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.61260 of 184131.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.31284 of 181529.3%★☆☆☆☆
201950.7879 of 179851.1%★★★☆☆
201848.0905 of 178149.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.41483 of 186020.3%★☆☆☆☆
202534.8911 of 145337.3%★★☆☆☆
202455.6608 of 180566.3%★★★☆☆
202357.4609 of 182066.5%★★★☆☆
202252.2692 of 176260.7%★★★☆☆
202138.01075 of 174338.3%★★☆☆☆
201952.3712 of 171458.5%★★★☆☆
201852.0684 of 169159.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.71527 of 193721.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.31106 of 151326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202447.1827 of 188456.1%★★★☆☆
202332.61303 of 189731.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.21211 of 184734.4%★★☆☆☆
202127.61409 of 184823.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.2761 of 181858.1%★★★☆☆
201835.21218 of 179432.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.61408 of 195427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.41090 of 151528.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.71305 of 189131.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.41126 of 191341.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.21225 of 185333.9%★★☆☆☆
202131.71261 of 184031.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.81180 of 182435.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.0995 of 180344.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.4548 of 71323.1%★☆☆☆☆
20256.8574 of 5984.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.4541 of 73126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2470 of 67730.6%★★☆☆☆
202219.6559 of 66415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3397 of 60434.3%★★☆☆☆
201864.9165 of 58271.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.41313 of 158117.0%★☆☆☆☆
202549.6524 of 129959.7%★★★☆☆
202442.3831 of 154846.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.2849 of 147842.6%★★☆☆☆
202244.5657 of 141853.7%★★★☆☆
202133.8936 of 138232.3%★★☆☆☆
201934.6894 of 135734.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.9884 of 134734.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.3525 of 158466.9%★★★☆☆
202552.0554 of 129457.2%★★★☆☆
202433.61068 of 155631.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.7938 of 157640.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.81078 of 152529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.01150 of 151023.8%★☆☆☆☆
201942.4921 of 152639.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.3936 of 153939.2%★★☆☆☆
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
Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school
White (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school
At Risk (2022)6th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school
African American (2026)38th percentile+20 vs school
White (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school
Male (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school
At Risk (2022)9th percentile-25 vs school
High school
White (2026)67th percentile+43 vs school
African American (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
At Risk (2022)28th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History56%-14 vs state
Biology56%-15 vs state
English I Reading49%-7 vs state
English II Reading45%-15 vs state
Reading36%-18 vs state
Algebra I21%-33 vs state
Social Studies18%-14 vs state
Mathematics12%-31 vs state

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Village Technical Schools ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Texas alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,335 students attended Village Technical Schools.

Students at Village Technical Schools are 46% Hispanic, 36% African American, 11% White, 6% Two or more races.

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