THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in TYLER, Texas, THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY caters to 332 students from grades K through 8, operated by CUMBERLAND ACADEMY. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CUMBERLAND ACADEMY runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,047 students. THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Smith County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 62.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Smith County) reports that median household income runs about $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).

The closest other public school is THREE LAKES MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 161%: 127 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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