TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE

TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE, a tiny primary school in ORANGE, Texas, overseen by TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL, enrolls 85 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL (419 students total), TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE records that nearly all students (81%) are Black; the rest reads as 14% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $72,104, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE is one of 25 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 15,100 students).

Nearest neighbor: M B NORTH E C LRN CTR, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.

TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE operates from a town-center location. As a public charter, TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 98 students in 2018 compared to 85 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES - ORANGE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.