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The Learning Center

Public Grades 6-12

1843^rd

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of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Learning Center in New Caney, TX, is a small alternative school within the New Caney Independent School District (Isd) that serves 102 students in grades 1 through 12, designed for students who need a non-traditional educational setting due to academic or behavioral challenges. This school stands out for its extremely low dropout rate of just 0.2% in 2023-2024, which is dramatically better than the district average and shows it is highly effective at keeping at-risk students engaged and enrolled. The school also offers an incredibly low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1, far smaller than nearby West Fork High School (13.7:1) or Iltexas Liberty High School (14.8:1), which allows for highly individualized attention and support for each student.

However, the school presents a clear paradox: while it excels at student retention, its academic performance on state assessments is consistently low. For example, in 2024-2025, only 2.78% of students were proficient in Algebra I compared to 45.63% district-wide, and just 8.82% were proficient in English I Reading versus 42.94% in the district. This is a stark contrast to high-performing schools like Founders Classical Academy - Conroe, which had proficiency rates of 77.42% and 63.64% in the same subjects. The school spends a very high amount per student—$37,717 in 2020-2021—which is likely invested in the low student-teacher ratio and wraparound services, but this spending does not translate into high test scores, highlighting a trade-off between keeping students in school and accelerating their academic growth.

Despite the academic challenges, there is a glimmer of hope in U.S. History, where 46.15% of students were proficient in 2023-2024, a much smaller gap compared to the district (64.9%) and state (69.1%). This suggests a specific teacher or strategy may be working well. Overall, The Learning Center is a specialized institution that successfully fulfills its core mission of preventing dropouts among a high-needs population, but it clearly needs more effective academic interventions to help students catch up to grade level. For parents, this school offers a supportive environment focused on keeping students in school, but it may not be the best fit if academic proficiency on standardized tests is a top priority.

102

Students ?

6.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,564

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22784 Us Hwy 59 Bldg B
Porter, TX 77365

(281) 577-2850

District: New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

White:

20.6%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Biology scores 45 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg44%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

2,283^rd of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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High school

1,843^rd of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 4% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

637^th of 947New Caney 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	2283 of 2359	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	2275 of 2344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	2354 of 2372	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2205 of 2330	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	1281 of 1403	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1707 of 1720	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	2234 of 2263	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	2030 of 2161	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2010 of 2116	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	2179 of 2275	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2119 of 2251	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	2119 of 2274	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2153 of 2245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	1843 of 2057	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	1844 of 1974	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1857 of 1990	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1887 of 1961	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	1401 of 1437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1352 of 1371	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	1843 of 1976	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1671 of 1891	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1749 of 1909	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	1422 of 1453	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1767 of 1805	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1735 of 1820	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1788 of 1976	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	1497 of 1513	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1775 of 1884	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1833 of 1897	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	1741 of 1993	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	1496 of 1515	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1788 of 1891	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1874 of 1913	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	622 of 1610	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1505 of 1611	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	1552 of 1576	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+51 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading32%-23 vs state

Reading28%-28 vs state

U.S. History27%-43 vs state

Biology26%-45 vs state

English II Reading25%-35 vs state

Algebra I14%-40 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Social Studies6%-26 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 (2025)	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
The Learning Center	Public	6-12	22784 Us Hwy 59 Bldg B	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2850	102	15	6.6	81.4%	21 (20.6%)	14 (13.7%)	62 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	9.1	1843^rd of 2057 public high schools	10.4%		6.2	1844^th of 1974 public high schools	6.6%	1	14.3	25.9	32.4	25.0	26.7	20.0	26.7	33.3	10.0	0.0	15.8	5.9	$19,564
New Caney High School	Public	9-12	21650 Loop 494	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2800	2,226	137	16.2	74.2%	508 (22.8%)	146 (6.6%)	1,503 (67.5%)	23 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	41 (1.8%)	31.7	1474^th of 2057 public high schools	28.3%		26.1	1497^th of 1974 public high schools	24.2%	23	37.4	59.7	41.2	43.7	61.4								$9,304
Porter High School	Public	9-12	22625 Sandy Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-5900	2,094	138	15.2	68.4%	454 (21.7%)	140 (6.7%)	1,397 (66.7%)	25 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	62 (3.0%)	39.9	1264^th of 2057 public high schools	38.6%		38.4	1205^th of 1974 public high schools	39.0%	59	54.5	60.3	43.1	46.8	70.6								$10,016
Kingwood Park High School	Public	9-12	4015 Woodland Hills Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6600	1,884	126	14.9	33.2%	989 (52.5%)	166 (8.8%)	622 (33.0%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	53 (2.8%)	71	417^th of 2057 public high schools	79.7%		65.1	551^st of 1974 public high schools	72.1%	134	46.6	86.1	73.8	71.7	79.6								$9,917
Splendora High School	Public	9-12	23747 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8008	1,647	104	15.8	35.6%	686 (41.7%)	108 (6.6%)	804 (48.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.6%)	26.6	1580^th of 2057 public high schools	23.2%		20.6	1604^th of 1974 public high schools	18.7%	24	29.6	60.1	43.5	42.7	48.9								$9,592
Infinity Early College High School	Public	9-12	26751 Sorters Rd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8600	358	20	17.8	66.5%	49 (13.7%)	19 (5.3%)	271 (75.7%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	85.6	117^th of 2057 public high schools	94.3%		81.4	194^th of 1974 public high schools	90.2%	77	62.3	91.5	86.6	91.1	94.1								$8,698
Kingwood High School	Public	9-12	2701 Kingwood Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6900	2,877	163	17.6	16.9%	1,799 (62.5%)	168 (5.8%)	668 (23.2%)	124 (4.3%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	102 (3.5%)	81.7	179^th of 2057 public high schools	91.3%		81.7	192^nd of 1974 public high schools	90.3%	13	51.1	91.7	81.5	84.3	89.8								$8,495
West Fork High School	Public	9-12	180 Sorters McClellan Rd	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-2825	1,279	93	13.7	60.4%	307 (24.0%)	185 (14.5%)	698 (54.6%)	53 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.4%)	57.5	764^th of 2057 public high schools	62.9%					(n/a)	54.3	74.6	58.5	61.9	73.2								$13,050
Caney Creek High School	Public	9-12	13470 F M 1485	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-2000	2,783	171	16.2	77.4%	719 (25.8%)	153 (5.5%)	1,840 (66.1%)	11 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (1.5%)	34.3	1407^th of 2057 public high schools	31.6%		34.1	1288^th of 1974 public high schools	34.8%	119	20.7	58.1	40.3	49.8	73.0								$8,979
Grand Oaks High School	Public	9-12	4800 Riley Fuzzel Rd	Spring	77386	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-7700	3,836	211	18.2	22.5%	1,789 (46.6%)	611 (15.9%)	1,053 (27.5%)	195 (5.1%)	6 (0.2%)	22 (0.6%)	160 (4.2%)	78.9	238^th of 2057 public high schools	88.4%		74.8	312^th of 1974 public high schools	84.2%	74	64.5	86.6	76.6	75.4	87.7								$7,106

Frequently Asked Questions about The Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of The Learning Center?

Students at The Learning Center are 61% Hispanic, 21% White, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend The Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended The Learning Center.

What district is The Learning Center in?

New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

Is The Learning Center a good school?

The Learning Center ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Texas high schools.

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