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Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Academic Growth in 2025-26

162 districts · in 2025-26 · TEA data fetched 15 August 2026

Academic Growth, as TEA published it in 2025-26. Measured across Texas open-enrollment charter school districts, of which 162 districts are ranked below.

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What this ranking counts

162 districts of 179 districts are ranked here.

14 were not rated by TEA for 2025-26 and are not ranked.

3 reported no figure for this measure and are not ranked.

Ordered from the highest figure downward.

151 of the ranked districts share a placement with at least one other. Tied districts print the same placement and the next placement skips, so two districts sharing 3rd are both 3rd and the one behind them is 5th.

A ranking by a raw figure is not a measure of teaching quality on its own: it correlates with school size and, more strongly, with how many of a school's students live in poverty. Every entity page on this site instead compares a school against a peer group — districts with districts, campuses with campuses — whose share of economically disadvantaged students falls within 10 percentage points of its own. This list does not: it orders by the raw figure alone. How the peer group is chosen.

The top 22

22 rows, not 20: 5 districts share 18th place. The full list follows.

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Academic Growth in 2025-26: the leading 22 of 162 districts
Rank	District	Administrative county	Rating	Academic Growth	Students
1st	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	A	96	395
2nd tied	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	A	94	254
2nd tied	The Texas Girls School	Williamson	A	94	37
4th tied	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Galveston	A	92	140
4th tied	East Texas Charter Schools	Gregg	A	92	125
4th tied	Rise Academy	Lubbock	A	92	287
7th	El Paso Academy	El Paso	A	91	295
8th	Houston Classical Charter School	Harris	A	90	430
9th tied	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Harris	A	89	166
9th tied	Imagine Lone Star International Academy	Collin	A	89	269
9th tied	La Fe Preparatory School	El Paso	B	89	185
12th tied	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	A	88	114
12th tied	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Bexar	B	88	464
12th tied	Panola Charter School	Panola	A	88	174
12th tied	Thrive Center for Success	Montgomery	B	88	177
16th tied	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Harris	A	87	414
16th tied	Chaparral Star Academy	Travis	A	87	387
18th tied	Basis Texas	Bexar	A	86	9,480
18th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Harris	A	86	6,908
18th tied	Heritage Academy	Bexar	A	86	574
18th tied	Meridian World School LLC	Williamson	A	86	1,757
18th tied	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Walker	B	86	343

The full list: all 162 districts

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Academic Growth in 2025-26: all 162 rows
Rank	District	Administrative county	Academic Growth
1st	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	96
2nd tied	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	94
2nd tied	The Texas Girls School	Williamson	94
4th tied	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Galveston	92
4th tied	East Texas Charter Schools	Gregg	92
4th tied	Rise Academy	Lubbock	92
7th	El Paso Academy	El Paso	91
8th	Houston Classical Charter School	Harris	90
9th tied	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Harris	89
9th tied	Imagine Lone Star International Academy	Collin	89
9th tied	La Fe Preparatory School	El Paso	89
12th tied	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	88
12th tied	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Bexar	88
12th tied	Panola Charter School	Panola	88
12th tied	Thrive Center for Success	Montgomery	88
16th tied	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Harris	87
16th tied	Chaparral Star Academy	Travis	87
18th tied	Basis Texas	Bexar	86
18th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Harris	86
18th tied	Heritage Academy	Bexar	86
18th tied	Meridian World School LLC	Williamson	86
18th tied	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Walker	86
23rd tied	Bakerripley Community Schools	Harris	85
23rd tied	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	Collin	85
23rd tied	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Webb	85
26th tied	Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr Sch	Harris	84
26th tied	UME Preparatory Academy	Dallas	84
26th tied	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	El Paso	84
29th	Manara Academy	Dallas	83
30th tied	Burnham Wood Charter School District	El Paso	82
30th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Harris	82
30th tied	Jean Massieu Academy	Dallas	82
30th tied	Por Vida Academy	Bexar	82
30th tied	School of Science and Technology Discovery	Bexar	82
30th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	El Paso	82
36th tied	Bob Hope School	Jefferson	81
36th tied	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Nueces	81
36th tied	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	Tarrant	81
36th tied	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Bexar	81
36th tied	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Bexar	81
36th tied	School of Science and Technology	Bexar	81
36th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Hidalgo	81
36th tied	Westlake Academy Charter School	Tarrant	81
44th tied	Cedars International Academy	Travis	80
44th tied	Ehrhart School	Jefferson	80
44th tied	International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas)	Dallas	80
44th tied	NYOS Charter School	Travis	80
44th tied	Trivium Academy	Denton	80
49th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Harris	79
49th tied	Leadership Prep School	Denton	79
49th tied	The Lawson Academy	Harris	79
49th tied	The Rhodes School for Performing Arts	Harris	79
49th tied	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Harris	79
54th tied	A' Unlimited Potential	Harris	78
54th tied	Academy of Accelerated Learning Inc	Harris	78
54th tied	Arrow Academy	Brazos	78
54th tied	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Erath	78
54th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Travis	78
54th tied	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	McLennan	78
54th tied	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Bexar	78
54th tied	Seashore Charter Schools	Nueces	78
54th tied	Southwest Public Schools	Harris	78
54th tied	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Dallas	78
64th tied	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	El Paso	77
64th tied	Houston Heights High School	Harris	77
64th tied	Premier High Schools	Erath	77
64th tied	Texans Can Academies	Dallas	77
68th tied	Doral Academy of Texas	Hays	76
68th tied	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Harris	76
68th tied	Midland Academy Charter School	Midland	76
68th tied	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	76
68th tied	Rapoport Academy Public School	McLennan	76
68th tied	St Anthony School	Dallas	76
68th tied	Universal Academy	Dallas	76
68th tied	University of Texas Elem Charter School	Travis	76
76th tied	Alief Montessori Community School	Harris	75
76th tied	Evolution Academy Charter School	Dallas	75
76th tied	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Travis	75
76th tied	Pineywoods Community Academy	Angelina	75
76th tied	Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	Harris	75
76th tied	UT Tyler University Academy	Smith	75
82nd tied	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Harris	74
82nd tied	Uplift Education	Dallas	74
84th tied	Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation	Lubbock	73
84th tied	Cumberland Academy	Smith	73
84th tied	Draw Academy	Harris	73
84th tied	The Pro-Vision Academy	Harris	73
88th tied	Aristoi Classical Academy	Harris	72
88th tied	Gateway Charter Academy	Dallas	72
88th tied	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Hidalgo	72
91st tied	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Harris	71
91st tied	Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity	Brazos	71
91st tied	Lighthouse Public Schools	Bexar	71
91st tied	Meyerpark Charter	Harris	71
91st tied	Priority Charter Schools	Bell	71
91st tied	Valor Education	Travis	71
97th tied	Arlington Classics Academy	Tarrant	70
97th tied	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Travis	70
97th tied	Cityscape Schools	Dallas	70
97th tied	Compass Rose Public Schools	Bexar	70
97th tied	Great Hearts Texas	Bexar	70
97th tied	IDEA Public Schools	Hidalgo	70
97th tied	Jubilee Academies	Bexar	70
97th tied	Life School	Dallas	70
97th tied	Nova Academy Southeast	Dallas	70
97th tied	Orenda Charter School	Bell	70
97th tied	Step Charter School	Harris	70
97th tied	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas	70
97th tied	Valere Public Schools	Travis	70
97th tied	Wayside Schools	Travis	70
111th tied	A' Academy	Dallas	69
111th tied	Brazos River Charter School	Somervell	69
111th tied	Compass Academy Charter School	Ector	69
111th tied	Katherine Anne Porter School	Hays	69
111th tied	Ser-Ninos Charter School	Harris	69
111th tied	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Taylor	69
111th tied	Treetops School International	Tarrant	69
111th tied	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Harris	69
119th	Southwest Preparatory School	Bexar	68
120th tied	Comquest Academy	Harris	67
120th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Lubbock	67
120th tied	Unparalleled Preparatory Academy	Travis	67
123rd tied	Education Center International Academy	Dallas	66
123rd tied	La Academia De Estrellas	Dallas	66
123rd tied	Newman International Academy of Arlington	Tarrant	66
126th tied	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Hidalgo	65
126th tied	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Dallas	65
126th tied	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Bee	65
129th tied	Etoile Academy Charter School	Harris	64
129th tied	Legacy Preparatory	Dallas	64
129th tied	Vanguard Academy	Hidalgo	64
132nd tied	Beta Academy	Harris	63
132nd tied	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Denton	63
132nd tied	Promesa Academy Charter School	Bexar	63
132nd tied	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Bell	63
132nd tied	Somerset Academies of Texas	Bexar	63
137th	Montessori for All	Travis	62
138th	The Varnett Public School	Harris	61
139th tied	George Gervin Academy	Bexar	60
139th tied	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Harris	60
141st tied	Golden Rule Charter School	Dallas	59
141st tied	Inspired Vision Academy	Dallas	59
141st tied	Royal Public Schools	Bexar	59
141st tied	Texas Empowerment Academy	Travis	59
141st tied	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Tom Green	59
146th tied	Bloom Academy Charter School	Harris	58
146th tied	El Paso Leadership Academy	El Paso	58
146th tied	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	58
146th tied	George I Sanchez Charter	Harris	58
146th tied	Odyssey Academy Inc	Galveston	58
151st tied	Faith Family Academy	Ellis	57
151st tied	Legacy School of Sport Sciences	Harris	57
153rd tied	Advantage Academy	Dallas	55
153rd tied	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Nueces	55
153rd tied	East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Tarrant	55
153rd tied	Inspire Academies	Bexar	55
153rd tied	Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Dallas	55
153rd tied	Village Tech Schools	Dallas	55
159th	Nova Academy	Dallas	54
160th	Pathway Academy	Howard	49
161st	Up Excellence Academy	Harris	48
162nd	Celebrate Dyslexia Schools	Bexar	46

What this list leaves out, and the other lists

This site does not publish the other end of this ordering. This page shows the better-performing end of Academic Growth; there is no matching list of the districts doing worst on it. Every district's own page shows its figure for this measure.

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Where this comes from

The ranked measure and accountability context come from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. Enrollment shown as context comes from TEA's separate PEIMS Student Program reports. TEA publishes the ratings; it does not publish this ordering. This site is unofficial and is not affiliated with TEA. How this site works records the snapshot this page was built from and what this site does and does not verify about it.

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