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Del Valle Opportunity Center

Q: Is Del Valle Opportunity Center a good school?

Del Valle Opportunity Center ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Del Valle Opportunity Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Del Valle Opportunity Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Del Valle Opportunity Center?

Students at Del Valle Opportunity Center are 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White.

Public Grades 9-12

1939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 3% of Texas high schools

Summary

Del Valle Opportunity Center is a small alternative high school in Del Valle, TX, serving 228 students in grades 9-12 within the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd). This school is designed for students who have struggled in traditional settings, and it invests heavily in them with a student-to-teacher ratio of 7:1 and spending over $40,000 per student annually—more than four times the spending at the nearby Del Valle High School. However, the school faces immense challenges: only about 6% of students were proficient in English I Reading and 13% in Algebra I, and the graduation rate hovers around 63.5%, while the dropout rate is over 5.5 times the district average.

Compared to other schools in the area, the Opportunity Center's performance is notably lower. For instance, Del Valle High School, just 0.25 miles away, has a 95.2% graduation rate and 1.2% dropout rate, while alternative schools like The East Austin College Prep At Mlk boast a 95.1% graduation rate. The Opportunity Center's test scores are also far below state averages, but it shows relative strengths in U.S. History (32.5% proficient) and in serving Special Education students, where it ranked in the 26th percentile—a bright spot compared to its other rankings. This suggests the school's intensive model may work better for some groups than others.

Despite low rankings, the Opportunity Center is not a "bad" school; it is tackling the most difficult educational circumstances in the district. Its high spending and small classes reflect a commitment to students who need extra support, but the data shows it is still struggling to overcome profound academic gaps. The school's proximity to Del Valle High School highlights a tale of two schools: one serving the general population with moderate success, and the other serving the most at-risk students with intensive resources but poor outcomes. For parents, this school offers a last-chance option with personalized attention, but it is important to understand the significant challenges it faces in helping students catch up.

228

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,062

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 Ross Road#b
Del Valle, TX 78617

(512) 386-3300

District: Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

12.7%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (13% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Biology scores 58 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg36%

Texas avg62%

1,939^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

819^th of 951Del Valle Independent School District (Isd) 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	2.9	1939 of 2009	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	1952 of 1974	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1945 of 1990	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	1955 of 1961	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1864 of 1876	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1747 of 1861	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1824 of 1857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1773 of 1797	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1737 of 1777	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.0	1732 of 1762	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	1684 of 1743	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	1620 of 1734	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1581 of 1652	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	1531 of 1603	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	1607 of 1672	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	1514 of 1568	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	1477 of 1539	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	1474 of 1510	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	1432 of 1497	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.6	1379 of 1430	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	1340 of 1429	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	1132 of 1427	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	1080 of 1086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	707 of 834	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1049 of 1065	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1008 of 1069	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	893 of 1031	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1022 of 1024	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	862 of 1013	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	528 of 530	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	522 of 525	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.1	1801 of 1837	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1551 of 1829	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1766 of 1810	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1750 of 1784	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1157 of 1195	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1068 of 1153	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1397 of 1437	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1326 of 1371	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1219 of 1278	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1033 of 1195	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1069 of 1136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	980 of 1113	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1805 of 1936	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1437 of 1504	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1785 of 1880	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	1880 of 1891	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	1827 of 1841	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1745 of 1815	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1785 of 1798	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1765 of 1781	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	1789 of 1860	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1426 of 1453	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1734 of 1805	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	1809 of 1820	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1739 of 1762	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1634 of 1743	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1685 of 1714	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1668 of 1691	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1866 of 1937	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1454 of 1513	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1821 of 1884	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1881 of 1897	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1825 of 1847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1735 of 1848	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1783 of 1818	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1770 of 1794	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	1898 of 1954	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	1489 of 1515	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1862 of 1891	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1898 of 1913	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1824 of 1853	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1670 of 1840	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1786 of 1824	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1753 of 1803	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	1572 of 1581	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	963 of 1299	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1517 of 1548	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1439 of 1478	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1408 of 1418	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	71.4	205 of 1382	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	5.1	1352 of 1357	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1330 of 1347	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History32%-38 vs state

Algebra I13%-41 vs state

Biology12%-58 vs state

English I Reading6%-50 vs state

English II Reading5%-55 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	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
Del Valle Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	5301 Ross Road#b	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 386-3300	228	32	7.0	93.4%	10 (4.4%)	29 (12.7%)	185 (81.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2.9	1939^th of 2009 public high schools	3.5%		2.2	1952^nd of 1974 public high schools	1.1%	13	13.3	12.5	5.9	5.4	32.5								$24,062
Del Valle High School	Public	9-12	5201 Ross Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3200	3,641	215	16.9	89.2%	130 (3.6%)	344 (9.4%)	3,072 (84.4%)	41 (1.1%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	49 (1.3%)	15.5	1718^th of 2009 public high schools	14.5%		16.1	1677^th of 1974 public high schools	15.0%	41	14.5	46.3	29.5	32.9	52.6								$9,094
Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	835	43	19.5	88.3%	36 (4.3%)	29 (3.5%)	759 (90.9%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.6	1545^th of 2009 public high schools	23.1%		16.5	1674^th of 1974 public high schools	15.2%	129	27.8	62.3	40.6	47.5	43.6	37.3	56.0	61.9	15.7	43.3		45.2	$10,452
Lasa High School	Public	9-12	1012 Arthur Stiles Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-5272	1,616	86	18.7	10.6%	712 (44.1%)	36 (2.2%)	337 (20.9%)	396 (24.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (8.2%)	95	5^th of 2009 public high schools	99.8%		96.3	6^th of 1974 public high schools	99.7%	1	88.9	99.5	99.2	99.5	99.7								$7,334
Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	4900 Gonzales St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	113	18	6.2	79.6%	11 (9.7%)	18 (15.9%)	76 (67.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	2	1977^th of 2009 public high schools	1.6%		4.3	1874^th of 1974 public high schools	5.1%	103	0.0	5.0	6.5	7.1	26.7	0.0	5.6	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$39,286
Travis County J J A E P	Public	7-12	4900 Gonzales St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	7	2	3.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)													$87,516
The East Austin College Prep At Mlk	Public, Charter	7-12	5800 E Martin Luther King Jr	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5050	169	13	13.0	75.7%	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.3%)	152 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	39.1	1258^th of 2009 public high schools	37.4%		21.1	1589^th of 1974 public high schools	19.5%	331	57.9	45.0	30.8	60.5	66.7		20.8	44.4		12.5	19.1	3.7	$17,737
Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin	Public, Charter	6-12	2100 E St Elmo Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 693-0000	497	37	13.2	90.1%	19 (3.8%)	21 (4.2%)	446 (89.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.9	1362^nd of 2009 public high schools	32.2%		27.3	1459^th of 1974 public high schools	26.1%	97	45.7	64.4	37.8	40.3	70.2	37.8	27.7	32.5	25.6	4.1	30.0	11.5	$12,896
The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 E Ben White Blvd	Austin	78741	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	114	7	17.2		10 (8.8%)	22 (19.3%)	73 (64.0%)	4 (3.5%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	14	1742^nd of 2009 public high schools	13.3%		7.9	1817^th of 1974 public high schools	8.0%	75	6.3	45.5		40.0									$11,226
Eastside Early College High School	Public	9-12	900 Thompson St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-5810	663	46	14.3	89.1%	12 (1.8%)	122 (18.4%)	508 (76.6%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	18.8	1663^rd of 2009 public high schools	17.2%		8.1	1816^th of 1974 public high schools	8.0%	153	22.4	35.7	21.4	35.5	63.8								$11,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Valle Opportunity Center

What district is Del Valle Opportunity Center in?

Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Del Valle Opportunity Center?

Students at Del Valle Opportunity Center are 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White.

Is Del Valle Opportunity Center a good school?

Del Valle Opportunity Center ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Del Valle Opportunity Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Del Valle Opportunity Center.

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