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Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the largest Closing the Gaps gains since 2023-24

156 districts · since 2023-24 · TEA data fetched 15 August 2026

The change in Closing the Gaps since 2023-24, from the figure TEA published for 2023-24 to the figure it published for 2025-26. Measured across Texas open-enrollment charter school districts, of which 156 districts are ranked below.

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What this ranking counts

156 districts of 179 districts are ranked here.

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

8 have no figure at the start of the window and are not ranked.

1 has no figure at the end of the window and is not ranked.

Ordered by the largest rise first. A negative figure is a decline.

141 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: 3 districts share 20th place. The full list follows.

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the largest Closing the Gaps gains since 2023-24: the leading 22 of 156 districts
Rank	District	Administrative county	Rating	Largest gain in Closing the Gaps	2023-24	2025-26	Students
1st	George I Sanchez Charter	Harris	C	+36.0	39	75	941
2nd tied	Royal Public Schools	Bexar	F	+31.0	30	61	394
2nd tied	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	A	+31.0	64	95	395
4th	Priority Charter Schools	Bell	B	+28.0	56	84	529
5th	Jean Massieu Academy	Dallas	D	+27.0	38	65	172
6th	Comquest Academy	Harris	B	+23.0	56	79	35
7th tied	Faith Family Academy	Ellis	C	+22.0	55	77	2,883
7th tied	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Tom Green	B	+22.0	59	81	4,070
9th tied	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	A	+21.0	71	92	114
9th tied	The Lawson Academy	Harris	B	+21.0	65	86	317
11th	Southwest Preparatory School	Bexar	C	+20.0	54	74	849
12th	Bakerripley Community Schools	Harris	B	+17.0	70	87	1,908
13th	La Fe Preparatory School	El Paso	B	+16.0	61	77	185
14th tied	Compass Rose Public Schools	Bexar	C	+14.0	56	70	4,033
14th tied	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Harris	C	+14.0	64	78	224
14th tied	George Gervin Academy	Bexar	B	+14.0	76	90	744
14th tied	The Rhodes School for Performing Arts	Harris	B	+14.0	72	86	405
18th tied	Por Vida Academy	Bexar	B	+12.0	68	80	167
18th tied	Somerset Academies of Texas	Bexar	B	+12.0	73	85	2,693
20th tied	Education Center International Academy	Dallas	D	+10.0	60	70	144
20th tied	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Bexar	B	+10.0	67	77	1,855
20th tied	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	B	+10.0	63	73	165

The full list: all 156 districts

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the largest Closing the Gaps gains since 2023-24: all 156 rows
Rank	District	Administrative county	Largest gain in Closing the Gaps	2023-24	2025-26
1st	George I Sanchez Charter	Harris	+36.0	39	75
2nd tied	Royal Public Schools	Bexar	+31.0	30	61
2nd tied	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	+31.0	64	95
4th	Priority Charter Schools	Bell	+28.0	56	84
5th	Jean Massieu Academy	Dallas	+27.0	38	65
6th	Comquest Academy	Harris	+23.0	56	79
7th tied	Faith Family Academy	Ellis	+22.0	55	77
7th tied	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Tom Green	+22.0	59	81
9th tied	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	+21.0	71	92
9th tied	The Lawson Academy	Harris	+21.0	65	86
11th	Southwest Preparatory School	Bexar	+20.0	54	74
12th	Bakerripley Community Schools	Harris	+17.0	70	87
13th	La Fe Preparatory School	El Paso	+16.0	61	77
14th tied	Compass Rose Public Schools	Bexar	+14.0	56	70
14th tied	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Harris	+14.0	64	78
14th tied	George Gervin Academy	Bexar	+14.0	76	90
14th tied	The Rhodes School for Performing Arts	Harris	+14.0	72	86
18th tied	Por Vida Academy	Bexar	+12.0	68	80
18th tied	Somerset Academies of Texas	Bexar	+12.0	73	85
20th tied	Education Center International Academy	Dallas	+10.0	60	70
20th tied	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Bexar	+10.0	67	77
20th tied	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	+10.0	63	73
23rd tied	Bob Hope School	Jefferson	+9.0	79	88
23rd tied	Draw Academy	Harris	+9.0	66	75
23rd tied	International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas)	Dallas	+9.0	74	83
23rd tied	Legacy Preparatory	Dallas	+9.0	73	82
23rd tied	UME Preparatory Academy	Dallas	+9.0	81	90
23rd tied	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	El Paso	+9.0	77	86
23rd tied	Wayside Schools	Travis	+9.0	72	81
23rd tied	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Harris	+9.0	80	89
31st tied	Legacy School of Sport Sciences	Harris	+8.0	65	73
31st tied	Manara Academy	Dallas	+8.0	71	79
33rd tied	Arrow Academy	Brazos	+7.0	74	81
33rd tied	Houston Heights High School	Harris	+7.0	83	90
33rd tied	Jubilee Academies	Bexar	+7.0	70	77
33rd tied	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Harris	+7.0	59	66
37th tied	Cedars International Academy	Travis	+6.0	74	80
37th tied	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Travis	+6.0	75	81
37th tied	Lighthouse Public Schools	Bexar	+6.0	64	70
37th tied	Valere Public Schools	Travis	+6.0	63	69
41st tied	A' Unlimited Potential	Harris	+5.0	76	81
41st tied	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Galveston	+5.0	88	93
41st tied	Compass Academy Charter School	Ector	+5.0	70	75
41st tied	East Texas Charter Schools	Gregg	+5.0	91	96
41st tied	Meyerpark Charter	Harris	+5.0	68	73
41st tied	Positive Solutions Charter School	Bexar	+5.0	67	72
41st tied	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	+5.0	90	95
48th tied	Heritage Academy	Bexar	+4.0	89	93
48th tied	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Bexar	+4.0	84	88
48th tied	School of Science and Technology	Bexar	+4.0	84	88
48th tied	Uplift Education	Dallas	+4.0	75	79
52nd tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Harris	+3.0	83	86
52nd tied	Meridian World School LLC	Williamson	+3.0	93	96
52nd tied	NYOS Charter School	Travis	+3.0	87	90
52nd tied	The Pro-Vision Academy	Harris	+3.0	63	66
56th tied	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Harris	+2.0	88	90
56th tied	Chaparral Star Academy	Travis	+2.0	98	100
56th tied	Gateway Charter Academy	Dallas	+2.0	64	66
56th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Travis	+2.0	85	87
56th tied	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Hidalgo	+2.0	74	76
56th tied	Rise Academy	Lubbock	+2.0	92	94
56th tied	St Anthony School	Dallas	+2.0	81	83
56th tied	Texans Can Academies	Dallas	+2.0	73	75
56th tied	Thrive Center for Success	Montgomery	+2.0	77	79
56th tied	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas	+2.0	70	72
56th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Hidalgo	+2.0	78	80
67th tied	Academy of Accelerated Learning Inc	Harris	+1.0	80	81
67th tied	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Harris	+1.0	81	82
67th tied	Beta Academy	Harris	+1.0	82	83
67th tied	Bloom Academy Charter School	Harris	+1.0	65	66
67th tied	Cumberland Academy	Smith	+1.0	69	70
67th tied	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Nueces	+1.0	77	78
67th tied	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	Tarrant	+1.0	84	85
67th tied	Great Hearts Texas	Bexar	+1.0	82	83
67th tied	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Bexar	+1.0	86	87
67th tied	Midland Academy Charter School	Midland	+1.0	76	77
67th tied	Panola Charter School	Panola	+1.0	97	98
78th tied	Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr Sch	Harris	±0.0	86	86
78th tied	El Paso Academy	El Paso	±0.0	85	85
78th tied	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Harris	±0.0	86	86
78th tied	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	Collin	±0.0	97	97
78th tied	Life School	Dallas	±0.0	81	81
78th tied	Orenda Charter School	Bell	±0.0	89	89
78th tied	School of Science and Technology Discovery	Bexar	±0.0	90	90
78th tied	Valor Education	Travis	±0.0	83	83
78th tied	Westlake Academy Charter School	Tarrant	±0.0	98	98
87th tied	Aristoi Classical Academy	Harris	−1.0	86	85
87th tied	Basis Texas	Bexar	−1.0	91	90
87th tied	Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation	Lubbock	−1.0	69	68
87th tied	Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity	Brazos	−1.0	75	74
87th tied	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Harris	−1.0	94	93
87th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Harris	−1.0	95	94
87th tied	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	McLennan	−1.0	89	88
87th tied	Nova Academy Southeast	Dallas	−1.0	76	75
87th tied	Odyssey Academy Inc	Galveston	−1.0	69	68
87th tied	Rapoport Academy Public School	McLennan	−1.0	77	76
87th tied	Ser-Ninos Charter School	Harris	−1.0	73	72
87th tied	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Taylor	−1.0	81	80
87th tied	The Varnett Public School	Harris	−1.0	68	67
87th tied	Trivium Academy	Denton	−1.0	90	89
87th tied	Universal Academy	Dallas	−1.0	95	94
87th tied	UT Tyler University Academy	Smith	−1.0	95	94
103rd tied	Alief Montessori Community School	Harris	−2.0	78	76
103rd tied	Burnham Wood Charter School District	El Paso	−2.0	87	85
103rd tied	Ehrhart School	Jefferson	−2.0	92	90
103rd tied	Pineywoods Community Academy	Angelina	−2.0	83	81
103rd tied	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Webb	−2.0	84	82
103rd tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Lubbock	−2.0	63	61
103rd tied	University of Texas Elem Charter School	Travis	−2.0	72	70
103rd tied	Vanguard Academy	Hidalgo	−2.0	91	89
111th tied	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Hidalgo	−3.0	73	70
111th tied	IDEA Public Schools	Hidalgo	−3.0	81	78
111th tied	Leadership Prep School	Denton	−3.0	87	84
111th tied	Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	Harris	−3.0	84	81
115th tied	Advantage Academy	Dallas	−4.0	77	73
115th tied	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Travis	−4.0	71	67
115th tied	Evolution Academy Charter School	Dallas	−4.0	93	89
115th tied	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	El Paso	−4.0	92	88
115th tied	Imagine Lone Star International Academy	Collin	−4.0	92	88
115th tied	La Academia De Estrellas	Dallas	−4.0	76	72
115th tied	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Dallas	−4.0	85	81
122nd	Village Tech Schools	Dallas	−5.0	86	81
123rd tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Harris	−6.0	94	88
123rd tied	Houston Classical Charter School	Harris	−6.0	95	89
123rd tied	Seashore Charter Schools	Nueces	−6.0	82	76
123rd tied	Southwest Public Schools	Harris	−6.0	88	82
123rd tied	Step Charter School	Harris	−6.0	78	72
128th tied	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	−7.0	68	61
128th tied	Newman International Academy of Arlington	Tarrant	−7.0	82	75
128th tied	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Denton	−7.0	72	65
131st tied	El Paso Leadership Academy	El Paso	−8.0	57	49
131st tied	Inspired Vision Academy	Dallas	−8.0	75	67
131st tied	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Bell	−8.0	81	73
131st tied	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Harris	−8.0	66	58
135th tied	Arlington Classics Academy	Tarrant	−9.0	83	74
135th tied	Cityscape Schools	Dallas	−9.0	83	74
137th tied	East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Tarrant	−10.0	75	65
137th tied	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Bexar	−10.0	92	82
137th tied	Premier High Schools	Erath	−10.0	81	71
137th tied	Treetops School International	Tarrant	−10.0	75	65
141st tied	Katherine Anne Porter School	Hays	−11.0	71	60
141st tied	Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Dallas	−11.0	76	65
141st tied	Promesa Academy Charter School	Bexar	−11.0	71	60
141st tied	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Walker	−11.0	89	78
145th tied	Doral Academy of Texas	Hays	−12.0	90	78
145th tied	Inspire Academies	Bexar	−12.0	76	64
145th tied	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Bee	−12.0	81	69
148th	Montessori for All	Travis	−13.0	72	59
149th	Etoile Academy Charter School	Harris	−14.0	70	56
150th	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	El Paso	−15.0	91	76
151st tied	A' Academy	Dallas	−16.0	89	73
151st tied	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Dallas	−16.0	89	73
153rd	Golden Rule Charter School	Dallas	−19.0	79	60
154th	Texas Empowerment Academy	Travis	−29.0	82	53
155th	Nova Academy	Dallas	−33.0	63	30
156th	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Nueces	−35.0	65	30

What this list leaves out, and the other lists

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Where this comes from

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