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Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Closing the Gaps in 2025-26

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

Closing the Gaps, as TEA published it in 2025-26. Measured across Texas open-enrollment charter school districts, of which 163 districts are ranked below.

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What this ranking counts

163 districts of 179 districts are ranked here.

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

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

Ordered from the highest figure downward.

150 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 24

24 rows, not 20: 8 districts share 17th place. The full list follows.

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Closing the Gaps in 2025-26: the leading 24 of 163 districts
Rank	District	Administrative county	Rating	Closing the Gaps	Students
1st	Chaparral Star Academy	Travis	A	100	387
2nd tied	Panola Charter School	Panola	A	98	174
2nd tied	Westlake Academy Charter School	Tarrant	A	98	908
4th	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	Collin	A	97	1,438
5th tied	East Texas Charter Schools	Gregg	A	96	125
5th tied	Meridian World School LLC	Williamson	A	96	1,757
7th tied	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	A	95	254
7th tied	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	A	95	395
9th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Harris	A	94	6,908
9th tied	Rise Academy	Lubbock	A	94	287
9th tied	Universal Academy	Dallas	A	94	2,051
9th tied	UT Tyler University Academy	Smith	A	94	1,224
13th tied	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Galveston	A	93	140
13th tied	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Harris	A	93	414
13th tied	Heritage Academy	Bexar	A	93	574
16th	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	A	92	114
17th tied	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Harris	A	90	166
17th tied	Basis Texas	Bexar	A	90	9,480
17th tied	Ehrhart School	Jefferson	A	90	593
17th tied	George Gervin Academy	Bexar	B	90	744
17th tied	Houston Heights High School	Harris	A	90	152
17th tied	NYOS Charter School	Travis	B	90	1,808
17th tied	School of Science and Technology Discovery	Bexar	A	90	6,366
17th tied	UME Preparatory Academy	Dallas	B	90	1,766

The full list: all 163 districts

Texas open-enrollment charter school districts with the highest Closing the Gaps in 2025-26: all 163 rows
Rank	District	Administrative county	Closing the Gaps
1st	Chaparral Star Academy	Travis	100
2nd tied	Panola Charter School	Panola	98
2nd tied	Westlake Academy Charter School	Tarrant	98
4th	Imagine International Academy of North Texas	Collin	97
5th tied	East Texas Charter Schools	Gregg	96
5th tied	Meridian World School LLC	Williamson	96
7th tied	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	95
7th tied	Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Jefferson	95
9th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Harris	94
9th tied	Rise Academy	Lubbock	94
9th tied	Universal Academy	Dallas	94
9th tied	UT Tyler University Academy	Smith	94
13th tied	Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Galveston	93
13th tied	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Harris	93
13th tied	Heritage Academy	Bexar	93
16th	Crosstimbers Academy	Parker	92
17th tied	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Harris	90
17th tied	Basis Texas	Bexar	90
17th tied	Ehrhart School	Jefferson	90
17th tied	George Gervin Academy	Bexar	90
17th tied	Houston Heights High School	Harris	90
17th tied	NYOS Charter School	Travis	90
17th tied	School of Science and Technology Discovery	Bexar	90
17th tied	UME Preparatory Academy	Dallas	90
25th tied	Evolution Academy Charter School	Dallas	89
25th tied	Houston Classical Charter School	Harris	89
25th tied	Orenda Charter School	Bell	89
25th tied	Trivium Academy	Denton	89
25th tied	Vanguard Academy	Hidalgo	89
25th tied	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Harris	89
31st tied	Bob Hope School	Jefferson	88
31st tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Harris	88
31st tied	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	McLennan	88
31st tied	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	El Paso	88
31st tied	Imagine Lone Star International Academy	Collin	88
31st tied	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Bexar	88
31st tied	School of Science and Technology	Bexar	88
31st tied	The Texas Girls School	Williamson	88
39th tied	Bakerripley Community Schools	Harris	87
39th tied	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Travis	87
39th tied	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Bexar	87
42nd tied	Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr Sch	Harris	86
42nd tied	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Harris	86
42nd tied	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Harris	86
42nd tied	The Lawson Academy	Harris	86
42nd tied	The Rhodes School for Performing Arts	Harris	86
42nd tied	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	El Paso	86
48th tied	Aristoi Classical Academy	Harris	85
48th tied	Burnham Wood Charter School District	El Paso	85
48th tied	El Paso Academy	El Paso	85
48th tied	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	Tarrant	85
48th tied	Somerset Academies of Texas	Bexar	85
53rd tied	Leadership Prep School	Denton	84
53rd tied	Priority Charter Schools	Bell	84
55th tied	Beta Academy	Harris	83
55th tied	Great Hearts Texas	Bexar	83
55th tied	International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas)	Dallas	83
55th tied	St Anthony School	Dallas	83
55th tied	Valor Education	Travis	83
60th tied	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Harris	82
60th tied	Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy	Bexar	82
60th tied	Legacy Preparatory	Dallas	82
60th tied	Southwest Public Schools	Harris	82
60th tied	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Webb	82
65th tied	A' Unlimited Potential	Harris	81
65th tied	Academy of Accelerated Learning Inc	Harris	81
65th tied	Arrow Academy	Brazos	81
65th tied	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Travis	81
65th tied	Life School	Dallas	81
65th tied	Pineywoods Community Academy	Angelina	81
65th tied	Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	Harris	81
65th tied	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Tom Green	81
65th tied	Village Tech Schools	Dallas	81
65th tied	Wayside Schools	Travis	81
65th tied	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Dallas	81
76th tied	Cedars International Academy	Travis	80
76th tied	Por Vida Academy	Bexar	80
76th tied	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Taylor	80
76th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Hidalgo	80
80th tied	Comquest Academy	Harris	79
80th tied	Manara Academy	Dallas	79
80th tied	Thrive Center for Success	Montgomery	79
80th tied	Uplift Education	Dallas	79
84th tied	Doral Academy of Texas	Hays	78
84th tied	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Nueces	78
84th tied	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Harris	78
84th tied	IDEA Public Schools	Hidalgo	78
84th tied	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Walker	78
89th tied	Faith Family Academy	Ellis	77
89th tied	Jubilee Academies	Bexar	77
89th tied	La Fe Preparatory School	El Paso	77
89th tied	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Bexar	77
89th tied	Midland Academy Charter School	Midland	77
94th tied	Alief Montessori Community School	Harris	76
94th tied	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Hidalgo	76
94th tied	Rapoport Academy Public School	McLennan	76
94th tied	Seashore Charter Schools	Nueces	76
94th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	El Paso	76
99th tied	Compass Academy Charter School	Ector	75
99th tied	Draw Academy	Harris	75
99th tied	George I Sanchez Charter	Harris	75
99th tied	Newman International Academy of Arlington	Tarrant	75
99th tied	Nova Academy Southeast	Dallas	75
99th tied	Texans Can Academies	Dallas	75
105th tied	Arlington Classics Academy	Tarrant	74
105th tied	Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity	Brazos	74
105th tied	Cityscape Schools	Dallas	74
105th tied	Southwest Preparatory School	Bexar	74
109th tied	A' Academy	Dallas	73
109th tied	Advantage Academy	Dallas	73
109th tied	Legacy School of Sport Sciences	Harris	73
109th tied	Meyerpark Charter	Harris	73
109th tied	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Dallas	73
109th tied	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	73
109th tied	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Bell	73
116th tied	La Academia De Estrellas	Dallas	72
116th tied	Positive Solutions Charter School	Bexar	72
116th tied	Ser-Ninos Charter School	Harris	72
116th tied	Step Charter School	Harris	72
116th tied	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas	72
116th tied	Unparalleled Preparatory Academy	Travis	72
122nd	Premier High Schools	Erath	71
123rd tied	Compass Rose Public Schools	Bexar	70
123rd tied	Cumberland Academy	Smith	70
123rd tied	Education Center International Academy	Dallas	70
123rd tied	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Hidalgo	70
123rd tied	Lighthouse Public Schools	Bexar	70
123rd tied	University of Texas Elem Charter School	Travis	70
129th tied	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Bee	69
129th tied	Valere Public Schools	Travis	69
131st tied	Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation	Lubbock	68
131st tied	Odyssey Academy Inc	Galveston	68
133rd tied	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Travis	67
133rd tied	Inspired Vision Academy	Dallas	67
133rd tied	The Varnett Public School	Harris	67
136th tied	Bloom Academy Charter School	Harris	66
136th tied	Brazos River Charter School	Somervell	66
136th tied	Gateway Charter Academy	Dallas	66
136th tied	The Pro-Vision Academy	Harris	66
136th tied	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Harris	66
141st tied	East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Tarrant	65
141st tied	Jean Massieu Academy	Dallas	65
141st tied	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Denton	65
141st tied	Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Dallas	65
141st tied	Treetops School International	Tarrant	65
146th	Inspire Academies	Bexar	64
147th tied	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Bexar	61
147th tied	Royal Public Schools	Bexar	61
147th tied	Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock	Lubbock	61
150th tied	Golden Rule Charter School	Dallas	60
150th tied	Katherine Anne Porter School	Hays	60
150th tied	Promesa Academy Charter School	Bexar	60
153rd	Montessori for All	Travis	59
154th	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Harris	58
155th	Etoile Academy Charter School	Harris	56
156th	Texas Empowerment Academy	Travis	53
157th	Brillante Academy	Hidalgo	51
158th	El Paso Leadership Academy	El Paso	49
159th	Pathway Academy	Howard	44
160th	Up Excellence Academy	Harris	43
161st tied	Celebrate Dyslexia Schools	Bexar	30
161st tied	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Nueces	30
161st tied	Nova Academy	Dallas	30

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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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