LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of the one-room-style 9-12 campuss in KATY, Texas, operated by EXCEL ACADEMY, with 36 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 95% leaner than typical.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of 4 schools operated by EXCEL ACADEMY, a district that caters to 302 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY lists that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LEADERSHIP ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DAVID & TERRI YOUNGBLOOD EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has edged down 56%, going from 81 students in 2018 to 36 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 53% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 today.

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