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Traditional public school campus · Online school
Houston ISD · 11,318 students
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At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 75 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.6 average for 1,747 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston.The current score is below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County.The current score is above the 66.5 average for 2 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Current strength
0% −14.7 pts vs 14.7%
Current strength
100% +5.5 pts vs 94.5%
Current strength
0% −17 pts vs 17%
Current strength
100% +5.9 pts vs 94.1%
Current strength
0% −17.9 pts vs 17.9%
Current strength
100% +6 pts vs 94%
No academic result met this site’s published threshold for a selected positive signal against similarly sized schools.
Current strength
0% −16.7 pts vs 16.7%
Current strength
100% +5.9 pts vs 94.1%
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.
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.6 average for 1,747 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,203rd of 1,747 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 56 others).
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,003rd of 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston (tied with 36 others).
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 703rd of 911 rated schools in Harris County (tied with 21 others).
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 66.5 average for 2 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 5,228th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 203 others).
Put the numbers in context
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
Official support label: Comprehensive Progress
Identification reason: CSI Low Performance
TEA track year 2 · Title I campus
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.
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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 C with 75 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.
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | C | 77 | 81.6 1,747 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 82 | 81.7 1,722 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | C | 75 | 79.7 1,697 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | D | 69 | 80.4 1,671 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | D | 67 | 83.1 1,651 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
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.
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 77 | C | 3 |
| School Progress | 79 | C | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 73 | C | 7 |
| Academic Growth | 56 | F | 4 |
| Relative Performance | 79 | C | 1 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 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 School Progress (79), so Student Achievement (77) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 79.
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.
These measures use TEA's standard-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.
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 94.0% | 88.2% | +5.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 475 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 91.7% | 58.7% | +33.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 17.7% | 29.1% | −11.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 8.5% | 10.6% | −2.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 7.5% | 33.8% | −26.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 1.7% | 38.6% | −36.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.7% | 5.0% | −4.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.2% | 4.6% | −4.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.1% | −3.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 8.1% | 7.5% | +0.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 1.0% | 3.5% | −2.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 478 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.
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.
Class of 2023–24
25.6% of graduates
65.1% of graduates
Fall 2024
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.
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Texas Connections Academy at Houston
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,747 reporting for every category shown · 1,747 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2 reporting for every category shown · 2 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
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.
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 11,318 students in 2025–26, an increase of 2,677 (31.0%) from 2024–25.
2025–26
Increase · +31.0%
Increase · +11.8%
| School year | Students enrolledTexas Connections Academy at Houston | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 10,127 | First available year | 644 |
| 2022–23 | 8,967 | Decrease of 1,160 (11.5%) | 650.2 |
| 2023–24 | 8,332 | Decrease of 635 (7.1%) | 650.3 |
| 2024–25 | 8,641 | Increase of 309 (3.7%) | 646.2 |
| 2025–26 | 11,318 | Increase of 2,677 (31.0%) | 642.7 |
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.
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.
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2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 10,054 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 11,879 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 10,990 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 9,977 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 10,363 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected 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 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.
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.
For 2025, TEA reported $6,743 per student for this campus, $17,026 per student for its parent district, Houston ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
| Year | Texas Connections Academy at Houston | Parent district: Houston ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $5,561 | $14,470 | $13,054 | $7,866 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,596 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $5,637 | $13,643 | $13,108 | $8,053 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,612 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $6,101 | $13,627 | $14,058 | $8,591 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,626 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $6,510 | $13,515 | $14,797 | $8,988 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,643 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $6,120 | $14,985 | $15,708 | $10,271 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,653 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $6,343 | $16,350 | $16,792 | $10,764 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,670 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $6,721 | $18,150 | $18,125 | $11,668 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,694 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $6,743 | $17,026 | $18,972 | $12,090 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 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.
Texas Connections Academy at Houston
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,747 reporting for every category shown · 1,747 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2 reporting for every category shown · 2 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Out of 160 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.
First-place results
2 measures
Attendance
Texas average · of the 7,366 that report this measure · tied with 18 · full ranking
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Texas average · of the 7,358 that report this measure · tied with 21 · full ranking
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