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Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright

498 BETHEL CANNON RD, WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491 · (903) 395-6063 · Grayson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
47 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1817%
Grade 12120%
Grade 21615%
Grade 31211%
Grade 488%
Grade 51211%
Grade 699%
Grade 755%
Grade 844%
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
7571%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
2524%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
5653%
Female
4947%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading6.0%32.0%43.0%19.0%
Mathematics12.0%21.0%34.0%33.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2638.0%33.0%
2024-2555.0%41.0%
2023-2450.0%31.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →

Schools most like Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright

Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright this school10544.8%42.3%
Morgan Mill Elementary School
STEPHENVILLE
12744.9%37.6%
Stonewall Elementary School
STONEWALL
10650.0%57.3%
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School
ROUND TOP
12141.3%66.8%
Palo Pinto Elementary School
PALO PINTO
9444.7%81.5%
Veribest Elementary School
VERIBEST
12045.8%37.5%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Grayson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.3%#2,299 of 4,401#13 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#3,609 of 4,466
▼ 1,093
#18 of 24
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#3,808 of 4,466
▼ 1,947
#20 of 24
▼ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
105#4,824 of 4,938#28 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.8%#3,784 of 4,789#24 of 28
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251056.117.2:145% (47)
2023-241138.114.0:127% (31)
2022-23132718.9:147% (62)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright.

About Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright

Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is a small elementary school located in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas. It serves 105 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 80% smaller than that.

Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, where 44 schools serve 17,100 students.

A majority of students at Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright, 71%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright's 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 45%.

The allk12 Grade for Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 42.3% actual against 54.6% predicted.

Federal survey data for Grayson County show that median household income is about $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is among the 68 public schools in Grayson County.

The nearest public school is Whitewright High School, at about 3.5 miles. Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 42.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

The Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Grayson County at a glance

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Population
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students

Quick facts

School name
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright
District
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Address
498 BETHEL CANNON RD, WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491
Phone
(903) 395-6063
County
Grayson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
105
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
47 (45%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
480016314322
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright
How large is Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright?
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright enrolls approximately 105 students in grades KG-08.
Is Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is approximately 17.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright?
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright reports a student body of 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright public or private?
Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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