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Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby

9020 GULF FWY, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (832) 379-4226 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
322
High
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
316 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 910733%
Grade 1010332%
Grade 116520%
Grade 124715%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
18357%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
13442%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 13% · US 15%
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
16852%
Female
15448%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
17.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
15.0%
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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading0.0%17.0%25.0%58.0%
Mathematics8.0%7.0%51.0%34.0%
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
2025-2617.0%15.0%
2024-2516.0%13.0%
2023-2410.0%6.0%
2022-239.0%11.0%
2021-227.0%8.0%
2020-2110.0%6.0%
% 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 school
BeatsExpectations 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 Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
322#1,129 of 2,107#151 of 223
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.7:1#1,307 of 1,344#147 of 157
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.4%#689 of 1,346#80 of 157
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.1%#19 of 1,522#4 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.8%#92 of 557#14 of 75
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 2024-25
Enrollment
322
-88 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532214.222.7:198% (316)
2023-2431115.819.7:184% (260)
2022-2331713.723.1:188% (278)
2020-214102020.5:199% (407)
2017-184121921.7:163% (261)
2015-163511819.5:190% (315)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (412 to 322); teachers down 25% (19 to 14.2).

About Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby

Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is a small high school located in DALLAS, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 322 students. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 60% below average.

TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES runs Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby along with 12 other schools, enrolling 3,479 students in total.

The largest group at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is Hispanic students, at 57%. Other students are 42% Black. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby scores 50%.

Staffing at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby comes to 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.7:1. The school's 22.7:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. On the income side, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 28 points.

In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.

About 0.1 miles separate Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby from the closest public school, YES Prep Hobby Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

A 21% decrease took enrollment from 410 in 2020-21 to 322 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.5:1 to 22.7:1.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby
District
TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES
Address
9020 GULF FWY, DALLAS, TX 75208
Phone
(832) 379-4226
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
322
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
22.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
316 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480001609602
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby
How large is Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby serve?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby.
How diverse is Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby reports a student body of 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 42% Black.
Is Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby public or private?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES.
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