Summary
Blended Academy in Del Rio, TX, is a small alternative high school serving 127 students in grades 8-12 within the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school functions as a second-chance option for students who have struggled in traditional settings, and its academic performance is critically low, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Texas high schools with zero stars from SchoolDigger. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 0% of students were proficient in English I Reading and only 4.26% in Algebra I, starkly contrasting with nearby Del Rio Early College High School, which saw proficiency rates of 89.36% and 79.37% in those subjects.
Despite these challenges, Blended Academy shows some targeted effectiveness with specific student groups. Special Education and At-Risk students perform relatively better here, ranking in the 17th percentile statewide in recent years, suggesting the school may be more supportive for these populations than its overall numbers indicate. Additionally, Biology is a notable strength, with 34.78% of students proficient in 2025-2026, compared to just 4.26% in Algebra I—a pattern that may reflect a particularly effective teacher or curriculum. The school also maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7, allowing for more individualized attention, though its per-student spending of $11,393 is significantly higher than the $5,165 spent at the high-performing Del Rio Early College High School.
The contrast between Blended Academy and Del Rio Early College High School, both within the same district and just two miles apart, highlights a profound educational divide. While Del Rio Early College High School is a top-tier school with a 94th percentile ranking and a 98.1% graduation rate, Blended Academy struggles with a volatile graduation rate that improved to 75% in 2023-2024 from a low of 27.9% in 2019-2020, and a dropout rate of 5.7%—over six times the district average. There are faint signs of stabilization, such as a slight improvement in state ranking from the 3rd to the 5th percentile, but the school remains in a state of crisis, serving as a last-chance option for its most at-risk students.
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