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Amarillo Collegiate Academy

Texas College Preparatory Academies · Amarillo · 500 students

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Current score
86/1002025-26
Change
−4 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+3.6 ptsvs 82.4 average · 61 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
27 of 61tied with 4 others
B86

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 82.4 average for 61 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 11 points

75 to 86 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 86 is 3.6 points above the 82.4 average among 61 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Relative Performance rose 13 points

67 to 80 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 80 is 7.6 points above the 72.4 average among 58 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

80 +3.2 pts vs 76.8

  • 80 is 3.2 points above the 76.8 average among 58 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.

Read the full rating context and placement

Amarillo Collegiate Academy is rated B by TEA, scoring 86 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.4 average for 61 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 4 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 27th of 61 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 4 others).

Put the numbers in context

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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
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageAmarillo Collegiate Academy 9085817586 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 B with 89 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
2025-26B8682.4 61 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25C7584.0 56 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24B8183.6 56 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23B8585.4 54 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22A9086.9 48 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 Achievement90 A+7.4 vs similar economic context · 61 reporting
  • School Progress80 B+3.2 vs similar economic context · 58 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C−3.9 vs similar economic context · 58 reporting
  • Academic Growth60 D−12.9 vs similar economic context · 58 reporting
  • Relative Performance80 B+7.6 vs similar economic context · 58 reporting
  • Amarillo Collegiate Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (61 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement90A—
School Progress80B10
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth60D10
Relative Performance80B10

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 5 points below B 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 Student Achievement (90), so School Progress (80) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level79%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 reporting
  • Meets grade level53%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level88%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 58 reporting
  • Meets grade level57%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 58 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 58 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level66%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 43 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 43 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 43 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (61 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
84.0%+30.7 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 35 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+45.2 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 35 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+50.3 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 35 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
0.8%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 35 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
95.0%+9.0 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria95.0%86.0%+9.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 27 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course95.5%73.4%+22.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA63.6%58.0%+5.6 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)4.5%12.4%−7.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course36.4%44.8%−8.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification0.0%4.0%−4.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.0%+0.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree9.1%12.4%−3.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%2.9%−2.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%0.1%−0.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student4.5%3.5%+1.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.5%1.5%+3.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 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
38

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
12

31.6% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
26

68.4% of graduates

Not trackable
0

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
38
Selected comparison
56.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 16 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
12
Selected comparison
27.9

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 16 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
31.6%
Selected comparison
49.4%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 16 rated charter campuses reporting

−17.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
68.4%
Selected comparison
45.1%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 16 rated charter campuses reporting

+23.3 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
0.0%
Selected comparison
5.5%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 16 rated charter campuses reporting

−5.5 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. AMARILLO COLLEGE (003540)6

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
500
Economically disadvantaged
26.6%+0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.6%−10.3 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
12.6%−1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.5%−1.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
20.3%+7.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Amarillo Collegiate Academy

African American: 2.8%Hispanic: 32.8%White: 59.2%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 0.8%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 2.8%
  • Hispanic 32.8%
  • White 59.2%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 reporting for every category shown · 61 in full cohort

African American: 9.7%Hispanic: 34.8%White: 38.4%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 11.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 5.3%
  • African American 9.7%
  • Hispanic 34.8%
  • White 38.4%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 11.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
500
Economically disadvantaged students
133
Emergent bilingual students
8
Special education students
63

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
53
Students in TEA mobility denominator
446
TEA-published mobility rate
11.9%

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 500 students in 2025–26, an increase of 36 (7.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
500

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+36

Increase · +7.8%

Change since 2021–22
+39

Increase · +8.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
500
Selected comparison
536.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Amarillo Collegiate Academy
School yearStudents enrolledAmarillo Collegiate AcademyChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 461 First available year 407.6
2022–23 472 Increase of 11 (2.4%) 452.4
2023–24 475 Increase of 3 (0.6%) 503.9
2024–25 464 Decrease of 11 (2.3%) 514.4
2025–26 500 Increase of 36 (7.8%) 536.6

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
28

5.7% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
30

6.13 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
489

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
5.7%
Selected comparison
7.0%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 32 rated charter campuses reporting

−1.3 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
6.13
Selected comparison
10.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 38 rated charter campuses reporting

−4.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Amarillo Collegiate Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 491 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 514 19 3.7% 24 4.67 7.6% 10.4
2022–23 518 25 4.8% 29 5.60 7.5% 12.2
2023–24 493 39 7.9% 48 9.74 6.5% 10.9
2024–25 489 28 5.7% 30 6.13 7.0% 10.6
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Amarillo Collegiate Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 28 5.7% 30 6.13 7.0% 10.6
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 28 5.7% 30 6.13 4.7% 7.1
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 Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

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.

$5k$12k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Amarillo Collegiate Academy
  • Parent district: Texas College Preparatory Academies
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,945
Selected comparison
$10,284

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 58 rated charter campuses reporting

−$1,339 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,945 per student for this campus, $11,086 per student for its parent district, Texas College Preparatory Academies, $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
YearAmarillo Collegiate AcademyParent district: Texas College Preparatory AcademiesTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,362$7,842$13,054$6,796 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$6,463$8,903$13,108$7,227 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 34 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$6,922$9,540$14,058$7,646 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 37 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$7,388$9,610$14,797$8,471 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 42 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$7,433$9,545$15,708$9,491 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$7,669$10,993$16,792$9,919 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 54 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$8,419$11,083$18,125$9,862 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$8,945$11,086$18,972$10,284 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 58 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
$52,639−$4,360 vs similar economic context
Teachers
29−4.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
17.2−16.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Amarillo Collegiate Academy

Beginning: 8.6%1 to 5 years: 47.6%6 to 10 years: 32.8%11 to 20 years: 11.4%
  • Beginning 8.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 47.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 32.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 11.4%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 reporting for every category shown · 61 in full cohort

Beginning: 12.3%1 to 5 years: 43.7%6 to 10 years: 21.6%11 to 20 years: 14.4%21 to 30 years: 5.7%Over 30 years: 0.7%
  • Beginning 12.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 43.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 21.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 5.7%
  • Over 30 years 0.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Amarillo Collegiate Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classAmarillo Collegiate Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten13.520.6
Grade 115.521.8
Grade 219.521.6

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 3 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.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

3 measures

  • 5of 29

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 29 that report this measure

  • 5of 29

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 29 that report this measure

  • 7of 29

    Earned an associate degree

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 29 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.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 221801011.