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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Texas

559 public high schools in Texas appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - SAN ANTONIO leads the list at -82.1%, against a median of -8.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

559

Texas

Best Enrollment change

-82.1%

Median Enrollment change

-8.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - SAN ANTONIO	SAN ANTONIO, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	402	72	-82.1%
2	LEWISVILLE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	LEWISVILLE, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	496	91	-81.7%
3	RICHLAND COLLEGIATE H S OF MATH SCIENCE ENGINEERIN	DALLAS, TX	RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	582	132	-77.3%
4	BRAZOS RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL	NEMO, TX	BRAZOS RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL	236	61	-74.2%
5	THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK	AUSTIN, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	502	169	-66.3%
6	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN	AUSTIN, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	485	168	-65.4%
7	NORTH HEIGHTS ALTER	AMARILLO, TX	AMARILLO ISD	319	137	-57.1%
8	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - DALLAS NORTH	DALLAS, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	503	217	-56.9%
9	DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE	DALLAS, TX	ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE	290	139	-52.1%
10	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH	FARMERS BRANCH, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	444	214	-51.8%
11	ROSIE SORRELLS EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	331	168	-49.2%
12	MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MEN	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	491	251	-48.9%
13	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER H S (KILLEEN)	KILLEEN, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	255	136	-46.7%
14	LONE STAR H S SOUTHEAST (TJJD)	GIDDINGS, TX	LONE STAR SCHOOL DISTRICT	236	128	-45.8%
15	WHEATLEY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	969	537	-44.6%
16	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - GRANT EAST	DALLAS, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	369	205	-44.4%
17	MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	347	194	-44.1%
18	INNOVATION DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	263	149	-43.3%
19	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH	HOUSTON, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	443	254	-42.7%
20	MONTGOMERY H S	MONTGOMERY, TX	MONTGOMERY ISD	2,653	1,523	-42.6%
21	BOB E GRIGGS H S	HALTOM CITY, TX	BIRDVILLE ISD	238	140	-41.2%
22	DESOTO H S	DESOTO, TX	DESOTO ISD	3,253	1,936	-40.5%
23	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - FORT WORTH WESTCREEK	FORT WORTH, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	402	240	-40.3%
24	WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - GRAND PRAIRIE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS	329	198	-39.8%
25	CHAVEZ H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	3,067	1,857	-39.5%
26	WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (RICHARDSON)	RICHARDSON, TX	WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS	240	147	-38.8%
27	ACADEMY H S	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	447	275	-38.5%
28	BELTON H S	BELTON, TX	BELTON ISD	2,843	1,763	-38.0%
29	HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - DALLAS	DALLAS, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	956	596	-37.7%
30	OAK RIDGE H S	CONROE, TX	CONROE ISD	4,415	2,758	-37.5%
31	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY CORPUS CHRISTI	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	378	237	-37.3%
32	AUSTIN H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	1,845	1,181	-36.0%
33	MEMORIAL H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	EDGEWOOD ISD	1,320	846	-35.9%
34	SOUTH TEXAS ISD WORLD SCHOLARS	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	623	403	-35.3%
35	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY AMARILLO	AMARILLO, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	205	133	-35.1%
36	BRAZOS SUCCESS ACADEMY	LAKE JACKSON, TX	BRAZOSPORT ISD	206	134	-35.0%
37	GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY - MIDDLE - H S	DALLAS, TX	GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY	296	196	-33.8%
38	RANDALL H S	AMARILLO, TX	CANYON ISD	1,700	1,126	-33.8%
39	TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LUBBOCK	LUBBOCK, TX	TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LUBBOCK	200	133	-33.5%
40	IRVIN H S	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	1,400	932	-33.4%
41	EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	RICHARDSON, TX	EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	349	233	-33.2%
42	PREMIER H S OF MIDLAND	MIDLAND, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	242	162	-33.1%
43	EVOLUTION ACADEMY HOUSTON	SPRING, TX	EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	289	194	-32.9%
44	SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL-NORTHWEST	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	209	141	-32.5%
45	C E ELLISON H S	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	2,585	1,761	-31.9%
46	FRANK L MADLA EARLY COLLEGE H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	NEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	220	150	-31.8%
47	NORTHSIDE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	1,550	1,058	-31.7%
48	AUSTIN H S	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	1,381	946	-31.5%
49	BANGS H S	BANGS, TX	BANGS ISD	327	226	-30.9%
50	JONES FUTURES ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	430	298	-30.7%

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