Enrollment
96
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABILENE ISD·NCES 480744007449
DAEP
342 COCKERELL, ABILENE, TX 79601 · (325) 794-4150 · Taylor County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
80 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 26 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 2% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
21.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 58.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 86.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 0.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where DAEP ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #1,603 of 2,107 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
+54 (+129%) vs 2020
+465% since 2000-01, when it was 17
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 7.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96 | 7.9 | 12.1:1 | 83% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 6.1 | 15.8:1 | 79% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 5.6 | 17.8:1 | 85% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 6 | 7.0:1 | 88% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 17.2 | 0.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 9 | 11 | 0.8:1 | 67% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 14 | 10 | 1.4:1 | 79% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 7 | 2.4:1 | 71% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAEP.
Since 2017-18: students up 1820% (5 to 96); teachers down 54% (17.2 to 7.9).
About DAEP
As a small high school, DAEP serves students in ABILENE, Texas. The school had 96 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
DAEP reports to ABILENE ISD, which has 26 schools and 14,536 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at DAEP, 48% of enrollment. Next come 26% Black, 16% White, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Taylor County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at DAEP belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
DAEP employs 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Taylor County report 53%.
In the county around the school, Taylor County, median household income is about $67,139, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 54 public schools operate in Taylor County, serving about 24,159 students.
The closest public school, Woodson Center for Excellence, is less than a tenth of a mile from DAEP. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, DAEP is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment figures are 42 for 2020-21 and 96 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Students per teacher rose from 7.0 in 2020-21 to 12.1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ABILENE ISD
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Craig Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
Other schools in ABILENE
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 1,537 students
- Wylie West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Texas Leadership of AbileneCombined · 834 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other Daep schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Daep. DAEP is the largest of the 5.
Nearby schools
- Woodson Center for Excellence0.0 mi · 112
- Mullin New Horizons Abiliene0.2 mi · 13
- Craig Middle School0.9 mi · 771
- Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene1.0 mi · 85
- Thomas Elementary School1.3 mi · 378
- Taylor Elementary School1.4 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About DAEPHow many students attend DAEP?
DAEP enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does DAEP serve?
DAEP serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at DAEP?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at DAEP.
How diverse is DAEP?
DAEP reports a student body of 16% White, 48% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees DAEP?
DAEP is overseen by ABILENE ISD in Taylor County.
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