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Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Fort Worth, Texas, with a student population of 362. This school is part of the Texans Can Academies district, which is ranked 952 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas high schools over the past 8 years with a 0-star rating. The school's 4-year graduation rates are extremely low, ranging from 7.2% to 12.5% over the past 5 years, and it has very high dropout rates, ranging from 20.2% to 37.6% during the same period. The school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the state and Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 33% in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby public schools like Carter-Riverside High School, Texas Academy Of Biomedical, and Young Women's Leadership Academy, Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue performs significantly worse across key metrics such as graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores.
The student population at Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue is predominantly Hispanic (66.57%) and African American (31.22%), with a very high percentage of students (86.19% to 99.13%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Texas high schools for these groups. While the school spends between $9,913 and $11,756 per student, which is higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio has varied from 14.3 to 26 over the past 3 years, which is higher than the ratios at many nearby schools. Addressing the root causes of the school's poor performance, such as low instructional quality, high teacher turnover, and lack of student support, will be critical to improving outcomes for its students.
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