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Open-enrollment charter campus

A' Secondary School

A' Academy · Dallas · 829 students

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Current score
88/1002025-26
Change
+26 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+8.3 ptsvs 79.7 average · 259 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
69 of 259tied with 10 others
B88

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 71 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 79.7 average for 259 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 16 points

59 to 75 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 75 is 2 points above the 73 average among 246 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Top placement

Earned an associate degree

15.7% 2nd of 86 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26

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STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
39%vs 34.6% avg · +4.4 pts
Masters
15%vs 13.1% avg · +1.9 pts

Among 257 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

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A' Secondary School is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.7 average for 259 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is up 26 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 69th of 259 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 10 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageA' Secondary School 6284888788 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 71 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26B8879.7 259 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25B8778.4 254 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24B8876.1 246 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23B8475.4 238 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22D6283.8 224 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement88 B+14.3 vs similar economic context · 259 reporting
  • School Progress89 B+8.2 vs similar economic context · 259 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps87 B+10.8 vs similar economic context · 254 reporting
  • Academic Growth75 C+2.0 vs similar economic context · 246 reporting
  • Relative Performance89 B+10.0 vs similar economic context · 255 reporting
  • A' Secondary School
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (259 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement88B2
School Progress89B1
Closing the Gaps87B3
Academic Growth75C5
Relative Performance89B1

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 1 point below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (89), so Student Achievement (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 89.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level72%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level69%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level69%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 257 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 257 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 257 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level81%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 240 reporting
  • Meets grade level52%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 240 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 240 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 163 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 163 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 163 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (259 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
96.3%+36.4 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 71 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
98.8%+42.1 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 71 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
99.0%+49.1 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 71 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−1.2 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 71 rated charter campuses reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only charter campuses in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported charter campus rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
100.0%+17.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%82.1%+17.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 85 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course77.8%65.3%+12.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA9.3%29.9%−20.6 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)5.6%26.3%−20.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course37.0%8.1%+28.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification22.2%14.5%+7.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.9%0.2%+0.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree15.7%1.0%+14.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.3%−4.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness5.6%2.4%+3.2 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student5.6%9.1%−3.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.7%1.8%+1.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported charter campus percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
85

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
29

34.1% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
54

63.5% of graduates

Not trackable
2

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
85
Selected comparison
80.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
29
Selected comparison
37.3

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
34.1%
Selected comparison
42.5%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

−8.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
63.5%
Selected comparison
51.7%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

+11.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.4%
Selected comparison
5.8%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

−3.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. DALLAS COLLEGE DISTRICT (009331)10
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (003594)5

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
829
Economically disadvantaged
97.7%+4.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
49.2%+3.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.0%+3.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.0%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
16.9%−6.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

A' Secondary School

African American: 1.9%Hispanic: 95.9%White: 1.4%American Indian: 0.1%Asian: 0.4%Two or More Races: 0.2%
  • African American 1.9%
  • Hispanic 95.9%
  • White 1.4%
  • American Indian 0.1%
  • Asian 0.4%
  • Two or More Races 0.2%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting for every category shown · 259 in full cohort

African American: 18.3%Hispanic: 75.6%White: 3%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 1.5%Two or More Races: 1.3%
  • African American 18.3%
  • Hispanic 75.6%
  • White 3%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Two or More Races 1.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
829
Economically disadvantaged students
810
Emergent bilingual students
408
Special education students
133

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
62
Students in TEA mobility denominator
824
TEA-published mobility rate
7.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 829 students in 2025–26, an increase of 39 (4.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
829

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+39

Increase · +4.9%

Change since 2021–22
+135

Increase · +19.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
829
Selected comparison
503.3

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 257 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for A' Secondary School
School yearStudents enrolledA' Secondary SchoolChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 694 First available year 478.5
2022–23 714 Increase of 20 (2.9%) 493.6
2023–24 752 Increase of 38 (5.3%) 504.8
2024–25 790 Increase of 38 (5.1%) 504.2
2025–26 829 Increase of 39 (4.9%) 503.3

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
106

12.9% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
180

21.84 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
824

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
12.9%
Selected comparison
10.9%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 157 rated charter campuses reporting

+2.0 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
21.84
Selected comparison
18.5

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 166 rated charter campuses reporting

+3.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for A' Secondary School
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 685 33 4.8% 47 6.86 4.7% 5.7
2021–22 715 209 29.2% 400 55.94 10.9% 17.7
2022–23 766 131 17.1% 217 28.33 11.3% 18.9
2023–24 782 99 12.7% 153 19.57 11.1% 18.6
2024–25 824 106 12.9% 180 21.84 10.9% 18.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for A' Secondary School in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 106 12.9% 180 21.84 10.9% 18.5
In-school suspensions 79 9.6% 116 14.08 7.5% 11.3
Out-of-school suspensions 46 5.6% 56 6.80 8.5% 12
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$14k$20k20182020202220242025
  • A' Secondary School
  • Parent district: A' Academy
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,527
Selected comparison
$12,041

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 256 rated charter campuses reporting

−$514 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,527 per student for this campus, $14,513 per student for its parent district, A' Academy, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearA' Secondary SchoolParent district: A' AcademyTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,222$10,720$13,054$8,775 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$9,066$11,118$13,108$8,467 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 195 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$9,267$11,409$14,058$9,102 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 203 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$9,692$12,459$14,797$9,597 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 221 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$10,578$13,693$15,708$11,540 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 233 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$11,420$14,441$16,792$11,499 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 240 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$12,086$15,549$18,125$11,427 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 247 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$11,527$14,513$18,972$12,041 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 256 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$75,769+$11,647 vs similar economic context
Teachers
48+19.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
17.3−0.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

A' Secondary School

Beginning: 3.3%1 to 5 years: 48.9%6 to 10 years: 14.6%11 to 20 years: 21.1%21 to 30 years: 9.6%Over 30 years: 2.7%
  • Beginning 3.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 48.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 14.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 21.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 9.6%
  • Over 30 years 2.7%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 reporting for every category shown · 259 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.2%1 to 5 years: 47.8%6 to 10 years: 19.5%11 to 20 years: 14.7%21 to 30 years: 4%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 13.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 47.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 4%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for A' Secondary School in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classA' Secondary School · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English14.619
Secondary languages other than English20.118
Secondary math17.619.6
Secondary science18.220.4
Secondary social studies17.820.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 86

    Earned an associate degree

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 86 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 6of 86

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 86 that report this measure

  • 6of 86

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 86 that report this measure

  • 8of 71

    Six-Year Graduation Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (standard accountability only) · of the 71 that report this measure

  • 9of 71

    Five-Year Graduation Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (standard accountability only) · of the 71 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 86

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 86 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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