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Dickinson Continuation Center

Galveston County · Region 04: Houston · 80 students

Current score
94/1002025-26
Change
+10 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+16.5 ptsvs 77.5 average · 2,215 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
58 of 2,215tied with 20 others
A94

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.5 average for 2,215 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 3 points

91 to 94 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 94 is 16.5 points above the 77.5 average among 2,215 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 7 points

88 to 95 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 95 is 20.4 points above the 74.6 average among 2,025 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

93 +14.3 pts vs 78.7

  • 93 is 14.3 points above the 78.7 average among 2,039 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

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

Dickinson Continuation Center is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.5 average for 2,215 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 58th of 2,215 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 20 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 averageDickinson Continuation Center 8484929194 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 average
2025-26A9477.5 2,215 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9177.1 2,200 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9274.5 2,185 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8475.0 2,167 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8481.6 2,146 reporting83.7 7,283 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 Achievement94 A+22.0 vs similar economic context · 2,046 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+14.3 vs similar economic context · 2,039 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps95 A+20.4 vs similar economic context · 2,025 reporting
  • Academic Growth88 B+15.8 vs similar economic context · 1,993 reporting
  • Relative Performance93 A+16.0 vs similar economic context · 2,039 reporting
  • Dickinson Continuation Center
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,215 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement94A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps95A—
Academic Growth88B2
Relative Performance93A—

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 (94), so School Progress (93) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 94.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level73%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 reporting
  • Meets grade level37%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,044 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,044 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,044 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level57%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,034 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,034 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,034 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level58%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level83%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 806 reporting
  • Meets grade level30%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 806 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 806 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,215 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 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
93.6%+21.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 51 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
97.1%+19.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 51 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
98.3%+19.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 51 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.8%−4.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 51 rated schools reporting

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

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
81.0%−3.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria81.0%84.5%−3.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 369 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course78.8%56.7%+22.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA1.0%22.4%−21.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)1.0%11.7%−10.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%29.8%−29.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification1.9%34.8%−32.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.8%−2.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.7%−6.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.5%−5.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.3%−3.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%8.1%−8.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces2.9%2.7%+0.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools 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 schools 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 school 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 schools 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
147

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
33

22.4% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
108

73.5% of graduates

Not trackable
6

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
147
Selected comparison
264.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
33
Selected comparison
107

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
22.4%
Selected comparison
40.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting

−17.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
73.5%
Selected comparison
53.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting

+19.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
4.1%
Selected comparison
6.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting

−2.2 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND COMMUN (007096)26

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
80
Economically disadvantaged
81.2%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
15.9%−14.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.5%−4.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
86.6%−6.7 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
46.8%+25.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Dickinson Continuation Center

African American: 8.7%Hispanic: 49.3%White: 33.3%Two or More Races: 8.7%
  • African American 8.7%
  • Hispanic 49.3%
  • White 33.3%
  • Two or More Races 8.7%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,215 reporting for every category shown · 2,215 in full cohort

African American: 14.2%Hispanic: 68.9%White: 12.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.6%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.5%
  • African American 14.2%
  • Hispanic 68.9%
  • White 12.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.5%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
69
Economically disadvantaged students
56
Emergent bilingual students
11
Special education students
10

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
140
Students in TEA mobility denominator
149
TEA-published mobility rate
94%

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 80 students in 2025–26, an increase of 2 (2.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
80

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+2

Increase · +2.6%

Change since 2021–22
+10

Increase · +14.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
80
Selected comparison
626.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,186 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Dickinson Continuation Center
School yearStudents enrolledDickinson Continuation CenterChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 70 First available year 654.7
2022–23 82 Increase of 12 (17.1%) 656.1
2023–24 85 Increase of 3 (3.7%) 649.6
2024–25 78 Decrease of 7 (8.2%) 646.2
2025–26 80 Increase of 2 (2.6%) 626.4

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools 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
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
14

10.00 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
140

2024–25

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
10
Selected comparison
32.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,718 rated schools reporting

−22.4 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Dickinson Continuation Center
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 215 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 158 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 183 10 5.5% 23 12.57 13.8% 34.1
2023–24 170 Suppressed — 11 6.47 — 34.1
2024–25 140 Suppressed — 14 10.00 — 32.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Dickinson Continuation Center in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — 14 10.00 — 32.4
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — 10 7.14 — 13.3
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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 schools 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$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Dickinson Continuation Center
  • Parent district: Dickinson ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,754
Selected comparison
$13,115

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,199 rated schools reporting

−$361 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,754 per student for this campus, $18,124 per student for its parent district, Dickinson ISD, $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
YearDickinson Continuation CenterParent district: Dickinson ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,264$15,492$13,054$8,194 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,079 rated schools reporting
2019$9,831$13,197$13,108$8,299 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 rated schools reporting
2020$10,949$12,049$14,058$8,800 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,119 rated schools reporting
2021$10,388$13,933$14,797$9,464 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,129 rated schools reporting
2022$13,128$17,191$15,708$10,893 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,147 rated schools reporting
2023$11,617$18,592$16,792$11,433 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,167 rated schools reporting
2024$10,404$16,357$18,125$12,419 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,184 rated schools reporting
2025$12,754$18,124$18,972$13,115 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,199 rated schools 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
$75,680+$8,397 vs similar economic context
Teachers
6−36.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
11−3.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Dickinson Continuation Center

6 to 10 years: 15.9%11 to 20 years: 3.2%21 to 30 years: 63.5%Over 30 years: 15.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 15.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 3.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 63.5%
  • Over 30 years 15.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,215 reporting for every category shown · 2,215 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.9%1 to 5 years: 27.7%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 6.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Dickinson Continuation Center in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classDickinson Continuation Center · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English4.115.3
Secondary languages other than English1.218.2
Secondary math2.416.6
Secondary science2.817.8
Secondary social studies117.8

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 196 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

11 measures

  • 4of 92

    Closing the Gaps

    Galveston County · of the 92 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 5of 93

    Relative Performance

    Galveston County · of the 93 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 5of 22

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Region 04: Houston (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 6of 105

    Overall score

    Galveston County · of the 105 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 93

    Student Achievement

    Galveston County · of the 93 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 6of 93

    School Progress

    Galveston County · of the 93 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 22

    Four-Year Completion Rate

    Region 04: Houston (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 6of 22

    Five-Year Completion Rate

    Region 04: Houston (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 7of 17

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Galveston County · of the 17 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 8of 22

    Dropout Rate (lowest is best)

    Region 04: Houston (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 9of 17

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

    Galveston County · of the 17 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 86of 1,993

    Academic Growth

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,993 that report this measure · tied with 31

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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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 084901009.