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Por Vida Academy

Por Vida Academy · San Antonio · 107 students

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Current score
82/1002025-26
Change
+2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+1.7 ptsvs 80.3 average · 391 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
188 of 391tied with 11 others
B82

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 61 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80.3 average for 391 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 52 points

30 to 82 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 82 is 4.9 points above the 77.1 average among 385 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

82 +7.8 pts vs 74.2

  • 82 is 7.8 points above the 74.2 average among 391 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

Por Vida Academy is rated B by TEA, scoring 82 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.3 average for 391 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 188th of 391 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 11 others).

Put the numbers in context

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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 and actual class size
  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

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

Official support label: Comprehensive Reidentified

Identification reason: CSI Low Performance and Low Graduation Rate

TEA track year 8 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
31.5%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated charter campuses reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
0.0%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated charter campuses 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
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averagePor Vida Academy 8079836382 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 Not Rated with 61 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
2025-26B8280.3 391 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25D6378.6 384 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24B8376.1 376 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23C7975.9 365 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22B8083.3 345 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 Achievement82 B+7.8 vs similar economic context · 391 reporting
  • School Progress82 B+0.7 vs similar economic context · 391 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps82 B+4.9 vs similar economic context · 385 reporting
  • Academic Growth81 B+7.6 vs similar economic context · 373 reporting
  • Relative Performance82 B+2.6 vs similar economic context · 387 reporting
  • Por Vida Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (391 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement82B8
School Progress82B8
Closing the Gaps82B8
Academic Growth81B9
Relative Performance82B8

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 8 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%.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level63%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
  • Meets grade level30%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
  • Meets grade level31%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level41%−26 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 389 reporting
  • Meets grade level6%−29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 389 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 389 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level78%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 251 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 251 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 251 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (391 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.

Completion

Four-Year
55.9%+8.9 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 46 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
53.8%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 46 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
70.9%+14.0 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 46 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
13.1%+2.2 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 46 rated charter campuses reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education 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
41.0%−42.0 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria41.0%83.0%−42.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course6.5%65.1%−58.6 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA4.3%33.0%−28.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)2.2%28.3%−26.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course6.5%10.5%−4.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification0.0%14.8%−14.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.4%−0.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%1.7%−1.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit2.2%4.0%−1.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness2.2%2.0%+0.2 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student23.9%8.4%+15.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%1.8%−1.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 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
49

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
2

4.1% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
46

93.9% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
49
Selected comparison
81.4

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 107 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
2
Selected comparison
39.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 107 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
4.1%
Selected comparison
45.0%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 107 rated charter campuses reporting

−40.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
93.9%
Selected comparison
49.4%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 107 rated charter campuses reporting

+44.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.0%
Selected comparison
5.6%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 107 rated charter campuses reporting

−3.6 pts vs similar economic context

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
107
Economically disadvantaged
91.6%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
10.3%−33.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.5%+8.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
79.8%−12.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
77.2%+53.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Por Vida Academy

African American: 0.9%Hispanic: 97.2%White: 0.9%Two or More Races: 0.9%
  • African American 0.9%
  • Hispanic 97.2%
  • White 0.9%
  • Two or More Races 0.9%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting for every category shown · 391 in full cohort

African American: 18.7%Hispanic: 74.7%White: 3.5%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.4%
  • African American 18.7%
  • Hispanic 74.7%
  • White 3.5%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
107
Economically disadvantaged students
98
Emergent bilingual students
11
Special education students
23

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
89
Students in TEA mobility denominator
169
TEA-published mobility rate
52.7%

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 107 students in 2025–26, an increase of 3 (2.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
107

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+3

Increase · +2.9%

Change since 2021–22
+24

Increase · +28.9%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
107
Selected comparison
506.3

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 389 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Por Vida Academy
School yearStudents enrolledPor Vida AcademyChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 83 First available year 484.5
2022–23 88 Increase of 5 (6.0%) 499.7
2023–24 128 Increase of 40 (45.5%) 507.4
2024–25 104 Decrease of 24 (18.8%) 509
2025–26 107 Increase of 3 (2.9%) 506.3

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
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
169

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Por Vida Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 121 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 187 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2022–23 205 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2023–24 202 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2024–25 169 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Por Vida Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
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.

$7k$24k$40k20182020202220242025
  • Por Vida Academy
  • Parent district: Por Vida Academy
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,637
Selected comparison
$11,872

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 386 rated charter campuses reporting

+$765 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,637 per student for this campus, $16,782 per student for its parent district, Por Vida 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
YearPor Vida AcademyParent district: Por Vida AcademyTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$26,259$21,592$13,054$8,583 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 235 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$26,319$24,722$13,108$8,595 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 293 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$20,268$23,232$14,058$9,184 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 310 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$35,777$37,777$14,797$9,551 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 335 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$34,334$37,867$15,708$11,471 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 354 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$13,913$20,634$16,792$11,467 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$18,750$19,190$18,125$11,525 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 374 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$12,637$16,782$18,972$11,872 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 386 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
$68,190+$4,221 vs similar economic context
Teachers
5−23.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
19.7+1.9 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Por Vida Academy

1 to 5 years: 18.5%6 to 10 years: 18.5%11 to 20 years: 37%21 to 30 years: 27.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 18.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 37%
  • 21 to 30 years 27.8%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 reporting for every category shown · 391 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.1%1 to 5 years: 47.2%6 to 10 years: 19.8%11 to 20 years: 14.8%21 to 30 years: 4.4%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 13.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 47.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.4%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Por Vida Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPor Vida Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English1318.9
Secondary languages other than English1517.9
Secondary math17.819.3
Secondary science14.520.1
Secondary social studies17.220.3

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 83

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Similar size · of the 83 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 7of 83

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Similar size · of the 83 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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