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What's the state of after-school transportation at TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE?
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Enrollment
834
Combined
DISTRICT 1,051 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480140913213
Texas Leadership of Abilene
1840 N 8TH ST, ABILENE, TX 79603 · (325) 480-3500 · Taylor County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
500 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 17.0% | 29.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
834
+338 (+68%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 834 | 54.3 | 15.4:1 | 60% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 55.4 | 15.7:1 | 68% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 50.9 | 14.3:1 | 67% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 63% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 28.7 | 14.9:1 | 60% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 54% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Texas Leadership of Abilene.
Since 2017-18: students up 94% (429 to 834); teachers up 89% (28.7 to 54.3).
About Texas Leadership of Abilene
Texas Leadership of Abilene is a high-enrollment combined-grade school serving families in ABILENE, Texas. The school had 834 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
The 4 schools in TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 4,202 students altogether, Texas Leadership of Abilene among them.
At 52%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Texas Leadership of Abilene combined. The school is also 36% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. The chance that two students picked at random at Texas Leadership of Abilene belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Federal staffing data show 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Texas Leadership of Abilene and a ratio of 15.4:1. That ratio is over the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 60% of students.
Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Texas Leadership of Abilene receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Texas Leadership of Abilene is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.0% compared with a predicted 48.1%.
Within Taylor County, median household income is about $67,139, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 54 public schools in Taylor County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,159.
The school nearest to Texas Leadership of Abilene is Martinez Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Texas Leadership of Abilene ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The school counted 496 students in 2020-21 and 834 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.4:1 to 15.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Texas Leadership of San AngeloCombined · 1,490 students
- Trinity LeadershipCombined · 990 students
- Texas Leadership of MidlandCombined · 888 students
Other schools in ABILENE
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 1,537 students
- Wylie West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Wylie East Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Martinez Elementary School0.4 mi · 371
- Abilene High School0.7 mi · 1,798
- Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene1.0 mi · 85
- Purcell Elementary School1.5 mi · 537
- Ortiz Elementary School1.6 mi · 523
- DAEP1.6 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Texas Leadership of AbileneHow many students attend Texas Leadership of Abilene?
Texas Leadership of Abilene enrolls approximately 834 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Texas Leadership of Abilene serve?
Texas Leadership of Abilene serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Texas Leadership of Abilene?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Texas Leadership of Abilene.
What is the student diversity at Texas Leadership of Abilene?
Student demographics at Texas Leadership of Abilene are roughly 36% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Texas Leadership of Abilene public or private?
Texas Leadership of Abilene is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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