Texans Can Academies

The Texans Can Academies district operates 13 public charter high schools serving grades 9-12 across various cities in Texas, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. While the district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, with consistently low performance on standardized tests and concerning graduation and dropout rates, a few schools stand out within the district.

Texans Can Academy - Grant East has the highest proficiency rate in Algebra I at 41.38%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Meanwhile, Texans Can Academy - San Antonio boasts the highest proficiency rates in English I Reading (26.19%), English II Reading (34.29%), and U.S. History (28.95%) among the Texans Can Academies. However, the district as a whole struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 9.6% to 18.6%, and high dropout rates, ranging from 29.6% to 45.9%, with most schools above 35%.

The student populations at these schools are predominantly minority, with high percentages of African American and Hispanic students, and several schools have over 80% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The per-student spending for the Texans Can Academies ranges from $9,095 to $14,632, with most schools spending between $11,000 and $13,000 per student. These factors, along with the consistently low performance on standardized tests, suggest systemic challenges that the district needs to address to provide a high-quality education for its students.