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Stephens Academy

Montgomery County · Region 06: Huntsville · 80 students

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Current score
86/1002025-26
Change
−9 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.3 ptsvs 80.7 average · 1,937 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
588 of 1,937tied with 77 others
B86

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 100 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80.7 average for 1,937 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Overall score above the similar-context average

86 +5.3 pts vs 80.7

  • 86 is 5.3 points above the 80.7 average among 1,937 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

91 +11.7 pts vs 79.3

  • 91 is 11.7 points above the 79.3 average among 1,854 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

Stephens Academy is rated B by TEA, scoring 86 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.7 average for 1,937 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 588th of 1,937 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 77 others).

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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. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageStephens Academy 9596879386 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 A with 100 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
2025-26B8680.7 1,937 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9380.5 1,913 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8778.5 1,892 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9679.1 1,858 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9582.5 1,833 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 Achievement91 A+11.7 vs similar economic context · 1,854 reporting
  • School Progress76 C−5.3 vs similar economic context · 1,847 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C−3.0 vs similar economic context · 1,830 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 74.5 · 1,794 reporting
  • Relative Performance76 C−3.5 vs similar economic context · 1,847 reporting
  • Stephens Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,937 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement91A—
School Progress76C4
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance76C4

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 5 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (91), so School Progress (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level61%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,854 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,854 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,854 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level44%−33 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,851 reporting
  • Meets grade level24%−31 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,851 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,851 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level33%−40 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,843 reporting
  • Meets grade level17%−27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,843 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,843 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 76.2% · 1,697 reporting
  • Meets grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 48% · 1,697 reporting
  • Masters grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 21.7% · 1,697 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level90%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Masters grade level28%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,937 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
74.4%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
86.7%+10.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
85.5%+7.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
10.2%+5.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 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
94.0%+6.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria94.0%87.8%+6.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 532 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course93.5%59.2%+34.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA2.6%28.2%−25.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)1.3%10.2%−8.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%33.7%−33.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification1.3%37.7%−36.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.6%−1.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.6%−3.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness1.3%3.1%−1.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%7.8%−7.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.3%3.4%−2.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 535 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
68

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
3

4.4% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
60

88.2% of graduates

Not trackable
5

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
68
Selected comparison
228.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 421 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
3
Selected comparison
100.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 421 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
4.4%
Selected comparison
44.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 421 rated schools reporting

−40.2 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
88.2%
Selected comparison
50.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 421 rated schools reporting

+37.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
7.4%
Selected comparison
4.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 421 rated schools reporting

+2.6 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
80
Economically disadvantaged
60.0%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
20.0%+4.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
18.8%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
83.9%−10.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
64.0%+48.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Stephens Academy

African American: 7.5%Hispanic: 37.5%White: 50%American Indian: 1.3%Two or More Races: 3.8%
  • African American 7.5%
  • Hispanic 37.5%
  • White 50%
  • American Indian 1.3%
  • Two or More Races 3.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,937 reporting for every category shown · 1,937 in full cohort

African American: 10.4%Hispanic: 48%White: 34.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.9%
  • African American 10.4%
  • Hispanic 48%
  • White 34.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.3%
  • 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
80
Economically disadvantaged students
48
Emergent bilingual students
16
Special education students
15

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
125
Students in TEA mobility denominator
139
TEA-published mobility rate
89.9%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

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
31

22.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
81

58.27 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
139

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
22.3%
Selected comparison
12.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,476 rated schools reporting

+9.7 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
58.27
Selected comparison
28.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,597 rated schools reporting

+29.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Stephens Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 133 10 7.5% 18 13.53 9.7% 18.9
2021–22 134 19 14.2% 37 27.61 12.5% 28.5
2022–23 136 16 11.8% 24 17.65 13.0% 30.3
2023–24 149 37 24.8% 90 60.40 12.9% 30.1
2024–25 139 31 22.3% 81 58.27 12.6% 28.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Stephens Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 31 22.3% 81 58.27 12.6% 28.4
In-school suspensions 18 12.9% 28 20.14 11.3% 22
Out-of-school suspensions 22 15.8% 38 27.34 6.7% 9.6
DAEP placements 14 10.1% 15 10.79 4.9% 5.8
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.

$6k$15k$24k20182020202220242025
  • Stephens Academy
  • Parent district: Magnolia ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$17,295
Selected comparison
$12,477

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,909 rated schools reporting

+$4,818 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $17,295 per student for this campus, $16,474 per student for its parent district, Magnolia 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
YearStephens AcademyParent district: Magnolia ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,640$12,429$13,054$7,931 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 rated schools reporting
2019$10,409$11,566$13,108$8,082 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,785 rated schools reporting
2020$12,521$11,137$14,058$8,696 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,803 rated schools reporting
2021$16,477$12,535$14,797$9,108 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,816 rated schools reporting
2022$15,736$12,298$15,708$10,440 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,834 rated schools reporting
2023$19,345$16,898$16,792$11,114 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,858 rated schools reporting
2024$13,793$22,620$18,125$11,948 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,888 rated schools reporting
2025$17,295$16,474$18,972$12,477 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,909 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
$74,545+$8,066 vs similar economic context
Teachers
8−34.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.4−8.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Stephens Academy

1 to 5 years: 7.8%6 to 10 years: 26%11 to 20 years: 14.3%21 to 30 years: 13%Over 30 years: 39%
  • 1 to 5 years 7.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 26%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 13%
  • Over 30 years 39%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,937 reporting for every category shown · 1,937 in full cohort

Beginning: 6%1 to 5 years: 25.4%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 28.4%21 to 30 years: 16.3%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 6%
  • 1 to 5 years 25.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.3%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Stephens Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classStephens Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English1.914.9
Secondary languages other than English1.817.2
Secondary math1.515.7
Secondary science1.317.1
Secondary social studies1.817

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 172 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

1 measure

  • 1of 73

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

    Region 06: Huntsville · of the 73 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 6of 17

    College, career or military ready

    Montgomery County · of the 17 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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