Enrollment
190
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Meadows Place, TX
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy
Federal NCES profile for Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 480141612563Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 51.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 190
- students enrolled
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy has class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Arrow Academy · Texas
NCES ID 480141612563 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-19% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
51.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy is a higher-need, small charter elementary school in Meadows Place, Texas, enrolling 190 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 51.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 190 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 504 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #257.
Its student body is predominantly African American (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 34/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 26.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Arrow Academy also operates Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy (141 students) and Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center (123 students) alongside Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy compares
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.9:1 | ▼ 19% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.3% | ▼ 17% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 190 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
190
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
51.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher
- 19% below state mean
Top 23% in Texas - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,833
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 80.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
White 3.7%
Two or More 2.6%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Largest group: African American at 80.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.7, Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Arrow Academy, which includes Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy.
$13,833
Per student
+1%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.6%
State 73.3%
Federal 26.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy | Smaller | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center | Smaller | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Arrow Academy - Champions Academy | Smaller | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 141
- Students per teacher
- 10.8:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 123
- Students per teacher
- 11.2:1
- Resource Index
- 39/100
- Enrollment
- 66
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1
- Resource Index
- 36/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~190 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy
How many students attend Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy?
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy has 190 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Meadows Place, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy is 11.9:1, which is 19% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy?
51.3% of students at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy?
The largest demographic group at Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy is African American at 80.5% of enrollment, in Meadows Place, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy?
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy a good school?
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Arrow Academy?
Besides Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy, Arrow Academy also operates Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy (141 students), Arrow Academy - Save Our Streets Center (123 students), and Arrow Academy - Champions Academy (66 students). See the Arrow Academy district page for the complete list.
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