Rice Challenge Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Eagle Lake, Texas

Rice Challenge Academy in Eagle Lake, Texas enrolled 114 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 28.9 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

88 students in 2022-23, 107 students in 2023-24, 114 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at Rice Challenge Academy by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-23882023-241072024-25114
Students enrolled at Rice Challenge Academy by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-23882023-241072024-25114
Students enrolled at Rice Challenge Academy by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-23882023-241072024-25114
Students enrolled at Rice Challenge Academy by school year2022-23: 88, 2023-24: 107, 2024-25: 1140501001502022-23882023-241072024-25114
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23884.022.3
2023-241074.921.7
2024-251144.028.9

28.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Rice Challenge Academy 28.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRice Challenge Academy 28.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Rice Challenge Academy 28.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRice Challenge Academy 28.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Rice Challenge Academy 28.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRice Challenge Academy 28.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Rice Challenge Academy 28.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRice Challenge Academy 28.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rice Challenge Academy enrolled 68 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

47.4% of students were White, 23.7% Black, 21.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.4%
  2. Black23.7%
  3. Hispanic21.9%
  4. American Indian3.5%
  5. Two or more races1.8%
  6. Asian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Rice Challenge Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math10% or less37‑42% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Rice Challenge Academy

  1. Rice High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 348 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Sealy High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 1,002 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Rice Challenge Academy with Rice High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rice CISD spends per student$13,757 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,757
  5. The largest public schools in TexasRice Challenge Academy is the number 1,543 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,543 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher28.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.28.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rice Challenge Academy

  1. How many students attend Rice Challenge Academy?
    114 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 88 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Eagle Lake, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rice Challenge Academy?
    28.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rice Challenge Academy a Title I school?
    Rice Challenge Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rice Challenge Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Rice Challenge Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rice Challenge Academy in?
    Rice CISD, NCES district ID 4836970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483697013214 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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