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Open-enrollment charter campus · Alternative Education Accountability

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) · Odessa · 288 students

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Current score
73/1002025-26
Change
+14 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−10.8 ptsvs 83.8 average · 86 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
71 of 86tied with 4 others
C73

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 64 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 83.8 average for 86 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Top placement

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

14.7% 3rd of 49 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26

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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

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa is rated C by TEA, scoring 73 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.8 average for 86 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is up 14 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 71st of 86 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 4 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 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 7 · Title I campus

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Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
16.3%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 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 · 86 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 averageRichard Milburn Academy Odessa 5966776773 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 64 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
2025-26C7383.8 86 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25D6783.7 83 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24C7782.1 79 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23D6682.5 76 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22F5982.9 72 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 Achievement70 C−13.3 vs similar economic context · 86 reporting
  • School Progress59 F−22.7 vs similar economic context · 85 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps79 C−3.3 vs similar economic context · 83 reporting
  • Academic Growth51 F−23.9 vs similar economic context · 83 reporting
  • Relative Performance59 F−20.8 vs similar economic context · 85 reporting
  • Richard Milburn Academy Odessa
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (86 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement70C10
School Progress59F1
Closing the Gaps79C1
Academic Growth51F9
Relative Performance59F1

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point 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 (70), so School Progress (59) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 70.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level35%−41 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
  • Meets grade level6%−44 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level22%−56 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
  • Meets grade level6%−50 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level22%−50 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 85 reporting
  • Meets grade level0%−41 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 85 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 85 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 83 reporting
  • Meets grade level4%−45 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 83 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 83 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 reporting
  • Meets grade level20%−28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (86 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
16.0%−45.2 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 14 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
25.2%−46.9 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 14 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
37.0%−37.6 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 14 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
23.3%+12.5 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 14 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
76.0%−6.3 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria76.0%82.3%−6.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 47 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course55.9%64.8%−8.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA0.0%34.4%−34.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)2.9%16.6%−13.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course2.9%27.9%−25.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification2.9%11.4%−8.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 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 · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.6%−4.6 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.7%−5.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness14.7%5.2%+9.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student2.9%7.6%−4.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%2.0%−2.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 49 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
32

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
6

18.8% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
26

81.3% of graduates

Not trackable
0

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
32
Selected comparison
97.2

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
6
Selected comparison
35

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
18.8%
Selected comparison
39.8%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting

−21.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
81.3%
Selected comparison
54.8%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting

+26.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
0.0%
Selected comparison
5.4%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 33 rated charter campuses reporting

−5.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. ODESSA COLLEGE (003596)5

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

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

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

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

Who this school serves

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

Students
288
Economically disadvantaged
48.3%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
17.7%+0.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
7.3%−6.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
74.1%−19.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
86.5%+65.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa

African American: 5.9%Hispanic: 76.4%White: 16.7%Pacific Islander: 0.3%Two or More Races: 0.7%
  • African American 5.9%
  • Hispanic 76.4%
  • White 16.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Two or More Races 0.7%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting for every category shown · 86 in full cohort

African American: 18.2%Hispanic: 42.9%White: 26.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 7.8%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.9%
  • African American 18.2%
  • Hispanic 42.9%
  • White 26.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 7.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
288
Economically disadvantaged students
139
Emergent bilingual students
51
Special education students
21

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
346
Students in TEA mobility denominator
547
TEA-published mobility rate
63.3%

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 288 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 62 (17.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
288

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−62

Decrease · −17.7%

Change since 2021–22
−30

Decrease · −9.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
288
Selected comparison
533.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Richard Milburn Academy Odessa
School yearStudents enrolledRichard Milburn Academy OdessaChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 318 First available year 459.1
2022–23 360 Increase of 42 (13.2%) 477.7
2023–24 348 Decrease of 12 (3.3%) 497.9
2024–25 350 Increase of 2 (0.6%) 510.9
2025–26 288 Decrease of 62 (17.7%) 533.8

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
126

23.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
196

35.83 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
547

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
23.0%
Selected comparison
8.9%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 57 rated charter campuses reporting

+14.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
35.83
Selected comparison
14.5

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 60 rated charter campuses reporting

+21.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Richard Milburn Academy Odessa
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 572 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 565 12 2.1% 12 2.12 9.2% 15.6
2022–23 538 12 2.2% 13 2.42 10.0% 16.9
2023–24 617 103 16.7% 164 26.58 9.2% 15.9
2024–25 547 126 23.0% 196 35.83 8.9% 14.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Richard Milburn Academy Odessa in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 126 23.0% 196 35.83 8.9% 14.5
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 126 23.0% 190 34.73 6.6% 9.1
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 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —

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

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

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

Spending per student

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

$4k$12k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Richard Milburn Academy Odessa
  • Parent district: Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$4,745
Selected comparison
$12,449

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 84 rated charter campuses reporting

−$7,704 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $4,745 per student for this campus, $10,193 per student for its parent district, Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen), $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
YearRichard Milburn Academy OdessaParent district: Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)Texas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,295$7,947$13,054$7,588 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$4,448$9,013$13,108$8,108 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 65 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$4,749$9,597$14,058$8,600 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$4,950$8,369$14,797$9,009 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$7,278$11,142$15,708$10,195 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 73 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$4,875$9,767$16,792$10,562 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 76 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$4,121$12,470$18,125$11,622 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 80 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$4,745$10,193$18,972$12,449 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 84 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
$57,196−$5,163 vs similar economic context
Teachers
5−26.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
54.5+34.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa

Beginning: 34%1 to 5 years: 13.2%6 to 10 years: 3.8%11 to 20 years: 26.4%Over 30 years: 22.6%
  • Beginning 34%
  • 1 to 5 years 13.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 3.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 26.4%
  • Over 30 years 22.6%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 86 reporting for every category shown · 86 in full cohort

Beginning: 12.7%1 to 5 years: 40.1%6 to 10 years: 20.3%11 to 20 years: 18.5%21 to 30 years: 7.1%Over 30 years: 1.3%
  • Beginning 12.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 40.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 18.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 7.1%
  • Over 30 years 1.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Richard Milburn Academy Odessa in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRichard Milburn Academy Odessa · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English4.616.1
Secondary languages other than English2.715.5
Secondary math4.215.7
Secondary science5.216.7
Secondary social studies5.316.4

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 66

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

    Similar size · of the 66 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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