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The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School

Public Grades 9-12

1713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 15% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School in La Porte, TX, is a small alternative high school serving 163 students in grades 9-12 as part of the La Porte Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 71st percentile statewide. The school has a 1-star rating and faces significant academic challenges, with STAAR proficiency rates far below those of nearby comprehensive high schools—for example, only 18.18% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to 49.18% at La Porte High School, and just 18.75% in English I Reading versus 50.58% at the same school. Its graduation rate is 80.8%, notably lower than the district average of 93.4% and the 95.7% rate at La Porte High School, while its dropout rate of 2.3% is nearly six times higher than the district's 0.4%.

Despite these outcomes, the school offers an exceptionally individualized learning environment with a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1, roughly half that of nearby schools like Clear Lake High School (17.6:1) and Deer Park High School (14.9:1). Per-student spending is high at $13,117, exceeding that of La Porte High School ($11,684) and Clear Lake High School ($9,236), reflecting a resource-intensive approach. The school shows relative strength in serving English Language Learner and Special Education students, with these subgroups ranking in the 64th and 41st percentiles statewide, respectively, in recent years, though this success appears fragile.

Viola Dewalt functions as a safety net for the district's most at-risk students, similar to The Summit (High School) in Pasadena ISD, which also has a 1-star rating and low test scores. In contrast, Impact Early College High School in Goose Creek CISD is a high-performing alternative with a 5-star rating, highlighting the wide range of "alternative" school models. While Viola Dewalt provides a small, supportive environment, its persistently low academic outcomes and graduation rates indicate a need for significant changes in instructional strategy or student support services to better serve its high-needs population.

163

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,177

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N 2nd St
La Porte, TX 77571-6496

(281) 604-6900

District: La Porte Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

44.2%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,713^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the La Porte Independent School District (Isd)

279^th of 951La Porte 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	15.8	1713 of 2009	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1833 of 1974	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1540 of 1990	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1581 of 1961	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1376 of 1876	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1545 of 1861	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1643 of 1857	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1620 of 1797	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1456 of 1777	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1573 of 1762	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1468 of 1743	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	1481 of 1734	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	1495 of 1652	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	1486 of 1603	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	46.6	1177 of 1672	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.6	1149 of 1568	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1233 of 1539	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	1277 of 1510	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.6	1197 of 1497	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1273 of 1430	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	1204 of 1429	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.1	825 of 1427	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	772 of 1086	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	854 of 1065	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	907 of 1069	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	943 of 1031	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	821 of 1020	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1008 of 1013	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	1059 of 1837	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1196 of 1829	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1529 of 1810	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1304 of 1784	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	805 of 1195	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1014 of 1153	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	519 of 1437	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1555 of 1936	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1663 of 1880	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1648 of 1891	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1482 of 1841	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1544 of 1815	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1653 of 1798	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1753 of 1781	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1447 of 1860	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	1412 of 1453	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1482 of 1805	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1548 of 1820	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1134 of 1762	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1520 of 1743	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1564 of 1714	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1581 of 1691	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1568 of 1937	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	1428 of 1513	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1296 of 1884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1614 of 1897	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1495 of 1847	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1489 of 1848	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1621 of 1818	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1010 of 1794	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1693 of 1954	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1450 of 1891	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1422 of 1913	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1253 of 1853	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1523 of 1840	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1607 of 1824	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1566 of 1803	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	721 of 731	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1256 of 1581	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1053 of 1299	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	908 of 1548	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	370 of 1478	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	179 of 1418	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	327 of 1382	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	619 of 1357	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	1140 of 1347	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1489 of 1584	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	1072 of 1294	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1416 of 1556	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1375 of 1576	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1286 of 1525	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1381 of 1510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1463 of 1526	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1438 of 1539	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History52%-18 vs state

Biology44%-26 vs state

English II Reading26%-33 vs state

English I Reading19%-37 vs state

Algebra I18%-36 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)	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	Total
The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School	Public	9-12	401 N 2nd St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6900	163	20	8.1	47.2%	77 (47.2%)	10 (6.1%)	72 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	15.8	1713^th of 2009 public high schools	14.7%		6.6	1833^rd of 1974 public high schools	7.1%	120	18.2	44.4	18.8	26.5	51.8	$13,177
La Porte High School	Public	9-12	301 E Fairmont Pkwy	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-7500	2,090	125	16.7	41.0%	701 (33.5%)	157 (7.5%)	1,147 (54.9%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	53.6	855^th of 2009 public high schools	57.4%		56.1	762^nd of 1974 public high schools	61.4%	93	49.2	77.6	50.6	58.0	76.3	$9,792
Lee High School	Public	9-12	1809 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4535	1,747	119	14.7	74.1%	161 (9.2%)	222 (12.7%)	1,318 (75.4%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	29.4	1491^st of 2009 public high schools	25.8%		30.6	1379^th of 1974 public high schools	30.1%	112	38.8	58.1	40.1	45.6	56.4	$9,011
Impact Early College High School	Public	9-12	1415 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4802	413	17	24.3	64.4%	42 (10.2%)	45 (10.9%)	299 (72.4%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	84	139^th of 2009 public high schools	93.1%		77.3	259^th of 1974 public high schools	86.9%	120	54.1	93.9	90.8	82.2	94.5	$6,769
Peter E Hyland Center	Public	10-12	1906 Decker Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4555	107	14	7.8	84.1%	14 (13.1%)	26 (24.3%)	66 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			22.2	21.7	47.4	$22,823
Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	710 W San Augustine	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7200	4,057	272	14.9	34.4%	1,309 (32.3%)	94 (2.3%)	2,519 (62.1%)	42 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (2.2%)	64.2	563^rd of 2009 public high schools	72.0%		62.7	605^th of 1974 public high schools	69.4%	42	52.0	84.4	64.5	64.8	76.2	$9,957
Harris County J J A E P	Public	6-12	203 Ivy	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 930-4606	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stuart Career Technical High School	Public	9-12	300 Ymca Dr	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	597	38	15.8	73.5%	103 (17.3%)	58 (9.7%)	424 (71.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	49.7	955^th of 2009 public high schools	52.5%		41.7	1116^th of 1974 public high schools	43.5%	161	32.0	69.3	55.6	68.1	67.7	$10,260
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	300 W Baker Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4500	2,150	129	16.6	71.0%	388 (18.0%)	366 (17.0%)	1,318 (61.3%)	33 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	39 (1.8%)	37.4	1306^th of 2009 public high schools	35.0%		38.3	1207^th of 1974 public high schools	38.9%	99	45.4	64.9	41.3	46.9	65.8	$8,625
Clear Lake High School	Public	9-12	2929 Bay Area Blvd	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1900	2,500	142	17.6		980 (39.2%)	180 (7.2%)	933 (37.3%)	261 (10.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (5.6%)	72.1	382^nd of 2009 public high schools	81.0%		72.7	351^st of 1974 public high schools	82.2%	31	73.6	74.3	70.3	72.3	81.2	$8,030

Frequently Asked Questions about The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School

What district is The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School in?

La Porte Independent School District (Isd)

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The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School.

What is the racial makeup of The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School?

Students at The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School are 47% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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