Enrollment
275
High
DISTRICT 1,262 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510012675
ACADEMY H S
1701 ALMA RD, PLANO, TX 75075 · (972) 905-8100 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
41 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
90.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
-172 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.6:1
% White
51%
was 60%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
15%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ACADEMY H S
Set in PLANO, Texas, ACADEMY H S is a rural-scale senior high, operated by PLANO ISD. It serves 275 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so ACADEMY H S sits 65% below that benchmark.
PLANO ISD runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 46,612 students. ACADEMY H S is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, ACADEMY H S records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Collin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Collin County's rate of about 30%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ACADEMY H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.4%, the actual is 78.4%, a residual of +11.0 points.
In the area at large, Collin County reports that median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which ACADEMY H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: SIGLER EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ACADEMY H S comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.
ACADEMY H S operates from an urban location.
Over the past 7-year window. ACADEMY H S's enrollment has decreased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 275). White enrollment moved from 60% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
On this page, the feed for ACADEMY H S typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- PLANO EAST SR H SHigh · 3,033 students
- PLANO WEST SENIOR H SHigh · 2,559 students
- PLANO SR H SHigh · 2,267 students
- SHEPTON H SHigh · 1,360 students
- JASPER H SHigh · 1,301 students
- RENNER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- PLANO EAST SR H SHigh · 3,033 students
- PLANO WEST SENIOR H SHigh · 2,559 students
- PLANO SR H SHigh · 2,267 students
- SHEPTON H SHigh · 1,360 students
- JASPER H SHigh · 1,301 students
- RENNER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- SIGLER EL0.6 mi · 485
- HARRINGTON EL0.8 mi · 321
- WILSON MIDDLE1.1 mi · 813
- LEGACY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY PLANO1.1 mi · 147
- SHEPARD EL1.3 mi · 400
- MENDENHALL EL1.4 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY H SHow many students attend ACADEMY H S?
ACADEMY H S enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ACADEMY H S serve?
ACADEMY H S serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ACADEMY H S have?
ACADEMY H S employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ACADEMY H S?
Student demographics at ACADEMY H S are roughly 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY H S public or private?
ACADEMY H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.