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Pathways Academic Campus

Bell County · Region 12: Waco · 247 students

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Current score
94/1002025-26
Change
+7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+15.5 ptsvs 78.5 average · 2,075 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
75 of 2,075tied with 25 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 83 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.5 average for 2,075 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 6 points

88 to 94 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 94 is 15.5 points above the 78.5 average among 2,075 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 16 points

83 to 99 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 99 is 26.3 points above the 72.7 average among 1,866 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
  • 2nd of 1,866 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

99 +19.4 pts vs 79.6

  • 99 is 19.4 points above the 79.6 average among 1,926 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
  • 2nd of 1,926 schools 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

Pathways Academic Campus is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.5 average for 2,075 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 75th of 2,075 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 25 others).

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

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Targeted Support and Improvement

Official support label: TSI

Identification reason: Economically Disadvantaged

TEA track year 0 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
31.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
5.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

Follow the solid line to see how this school has changed. Turn comparison lines on or off to add context.

Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePathways Academic Campus 8785878894 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 83 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
2025-26A9478.5 2,075 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8878.1 2,060 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8775.9 2,048 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8576.5 2,021 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8781.7 2,006 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 Achievement88 B+13.5 vs similar economic context · 1,932 reporting
  • School Progress99 A+19.4 vs similar economic context · 1,926 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps81 B+5.2 vs similar economic context · 1,911 reporting
  • Academic Growth99 A+26.3 vs similar economic context · 1,866 reporting
  • Relative Performance90 A+12.0 vs similar economic context · 1,926 reporting
  • Pathways Academic Campus
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,075 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement88B2
School Progress99A—
Closing the Gaps81B9
Academic Growth99A—
Relative Performance90A—

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 9 points 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 (99), so Student Achievement (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 99.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level73%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
  • Meets grade level26%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level58%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,929 reporting
  • Meets grade level26%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,929 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,929 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level83%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,921 reporting
  • Meets grade level10%−30 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,921 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,921 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,772 reporting
  • Meets grade level25%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,772 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,772 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level93%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,075 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
67.2%−13.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 45 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
85.9%+0.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 45 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
87.0%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 45 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
13.1%+8.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 45 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
83.0%−3.4 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria83.0%86.4%−3.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 430 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course78.7%59.1%+19.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA6.5%25.9%−19.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.9%11.8%−10.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course2.3%32.8%−30.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification4.6%36.8%−32.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.5%2.5%−2.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.8%−7.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.9%−4.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.5%3.2%−2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student3.2%8.1%−4.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.6%2.9%+1.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 433 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
259

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
24

9.3% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
189

73.0% of graduates

Not trackable
46

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
259
Selected comparison
253.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
24
Selected comparison
106.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
9.3%
Selected comparison
42.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

−32.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
73.0%
Selected comparison
52.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

+21.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
17.8%
Selected comparison
5.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

+11.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (004003)16

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
247
Economically disadvantaged
74.5%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
13.0%−10.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
15.4%−3.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
81.4%−12.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
70.8%+51.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Pathways Academic Campus

African American: 41.7%Hispanic: 30.8%White: 13.8%Pacific Islander: 4%Two or More Races: 9.7%
  • African American 41.7%
  • Hispanic 30.8%
  • White 13.8%
  • Pacific Islander 4%
  • Two or More Races 9.7%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 reporting for every category shown · 2,075 in full cohort

African American: 13%Hispanic: 61.4%White: 20%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.1%
  • African American 13%
  • Hispanic 61.4%
  • White 20%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
247
Economically disadvantaged students
184
Emergent bilingual students
32
Special education students
38

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
320
Students in TEA mobility denominator
466
TEA-published mobility rate
68.7%

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 247 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 35 (12.4%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
247

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−35

Decrease · −12.4%

Change since 2021–22
−108

Decrease · −30.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
247
Selected comparison
638.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Pathways Academic Campus
School yearStudents enrolledPathways Academic CampusChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 355 First available year 655.3
2022–23 362 Increase of 7 (2.0%) 659.6
2023–24 353 Decrease of 9 (2.5%) 656.6
2024–25 282 Decrease of 71 (20.1%) 654.4
2025–26 247 Decrease of 35 (12.4%) 638.2

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
80

18.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
183

41.12 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
445

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
18.0%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,563 rated schools reporting

+4.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
41.12
Selected comparison
31.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,673 rated schools reporting

+9.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Pathways Academic Campus
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 698 13 1.9% 20 2.87 9.1% 18.2
2021–22 577 51 8.8% 87 15.08 13.0% 30.9
2022–23 560 57 10.2% 110 19.64 13.5% 33.3
2023–24 488 77 15.8% 175 35.86 13.4% 33
2024–25 445 80 18.0% 183 41.12 13.2% 31.6
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Pathways Academic Campus in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 80 18.0% 183 41.12 13.2% 31.6
In-school suspensions 15 3.4% 18 4.04 11.7% 23.4
Out-of-school suspensions 70 15.7% 121 27.19 7.8% 11.9
DAEP placements 18 4.0% 19 4.27 5.3% 6.3
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
  • Pathways Academic Campus
  • Parent district: Killeen ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,456
Selected comparison
$13,141

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,058 rated schools reporting

+$315 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,456 per student for this campus, $14,322 per student for its parent district, Killeen 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
YearPathways Academic CampusParent district: Killeen ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,623$9,955$13,054$8,044 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 rated schools reporting
2019$7,983$10,689$13,108$8,186 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,954 rated schools reporting
2020$11,325$13,484$14,058$8,739 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,975 rated schools reporting
2021$9,080$14,264$14,797$9,300 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,987 rated schools reporting
2022$8,855$13,404$15,708$10,578 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,006 rated schools reporting
2023$9,702$14,811$16,792$11,164 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,021 rated schools reporting
2024$10,601$15,038$18,125$12,337 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 rated schools reporting
2025$13,456$14,322$18,972$13,141 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,058 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

Average salary
$74,746+$8,110 vs similar economic context
Teachers
23−20.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.6−3.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Pathways Academic Campus

Beginning: 4.3%1 to 5 years: 25.8%6 to 10 years: 8.6%11 to 20 years: 33.5%21 to 30 years: 18%Over 30 years: 9.4%
  • Beginning 4.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 25.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 8.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 33.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 18%
  • Over 30 years 9.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 reporting for every category shown · 2,075 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.7%1 to 5 years: 27.4%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.3%21 to 30 years: 15.2%Over 30 years: 3.7%
  • Beginning 6.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.2%
  • Over 30 years 3.7%

Where this school ranks best

Out of 192 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.

#1 rankings

First-place results

2 measures

  • 1of 282

    School Progress

    Region 12: Waco · of the 282 that report this measure

  • 1of 272

    Academic Growth

    Region 12: Waco · of the 272 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 4of 100

    Overall score

    Bell County · of the 100 that report this measure

  • 5of 18

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 6of 18

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

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 9of 18

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

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 014906006.