Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL·NCES 480013908309
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
3700 PROCTOR, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642 · (409) 982-5400 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
224 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 98 | 42% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 111% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 46.0% | 14.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 41.0% | 3.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 27.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies this school | 236 | 94.9% | 23.5% |
| Blackshear Elementary School HOUSTON | 257 | 97.7% | 25.4% |
| Two Dimensions/Vickery HOUSTON | 203 | 98.5% | 20.6% |
| St Anthony Academy DALLAS | 202 | 91.6% | 42.3% |
| Lockhart Elementary School HOUSTON | 306 | 93.8% | 39.0% |
| Gateway Charter Academy DALLAS | 315 | 93.7% | 7.6% |
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 Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #4,130 of 4,401 | #25 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #309 of 4,466 ▲ 3,618 | #1 of 34 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,221 of 4,466 ▲ 3,184 | #7 of 34 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #4,513 of 4,938 | #36 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,065 of 4,622 | #18 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #3,900 of 4,628 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #525 of 4,789 | #8 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #675 of 1,307 | #12 of 16 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
236
+39 (+20%) vs 2020
+102% since 2000-01, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 95% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 14.9 | 14.2:1 | 96% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 15.9 | 11.3:1 | 95% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 12 | 16.4:1 | 93% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 15.9 | 13.3:1 | 75% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 93% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 97% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 77% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (211 to 236); teachers down 6% (15.9 to 15).
About Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
At 3700 PROCTOR in PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies operates as a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 236 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The district for Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL, with 4 schools and 419 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is Black, at 92%. It is also 7% Hispanic. Jefferson County's residents are about 33% Black, 59 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies scores 16%.
There are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. On the income side, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 71%.
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is 9.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.5% actual, 33.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County's 92 public schools enroll about 42,825 students and include Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies.
Among nearby public schools, Lakeview Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 35.0% proficiency; Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies posts 23.5%.
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment increased 20% over 4 years, reaching 236 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - OrangeElementary · 85 students
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated StudiesHigh · 52 students
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated StudiesMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Bob Hope School - El CampusElementary · 650 students
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Other Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies. Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is the largest of the 3.
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated StudiesPORT ARTHUR, TX · 52 students
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated StudiesPORT ARTHUR, TX · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Elementary School0.4 mi · 535
- Dequeen Elementary School1.1 mi · 232
- Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs1.2 mi · 380
- Travis Elementary School1.3 mi · 543
- Jefferson Middle School1.6 mi · 857
- Bob Hope School1.8 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Tekoa Academy of Accelerated StudiesHow large is Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies?
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies enrolls approximately 236 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies serve?
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies?
At Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 92% Black.
Is Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies public or private?
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.