TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE

TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE operates as a close-knit secondary school in DALLAS, Texas, run under TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES. Current enrollment sits at 529 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Across the 13 schools in TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES (3,479 students total), TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder looks like 30% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE higher than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE is one.

Nearest neighbor: PLEASANT GROVE EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE has fell 7%, going from 570 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 39% to 68%. Class-load math has loosened: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

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