Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Port Arthur, Texas
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies in Port Arthur, Texas enrolled 46 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
38 students in 2022-23, 49 students in 2023-24, 46 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.1 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 38 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 3.7 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies enrolled 47 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 absent23.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.5% of students were Black, 6.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black93.5%
- Hispanic6.5%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies scored proficient or above: 25-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑49% | 15‑37% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑69% | 7‑30% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Middle schools in Port Arthur
4 public middle schools in Port Arthur report 2024-25 enrollment; Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle | 857 | 13.7 | 90.9% |
| Lincoln Middle | 619 | 11.2 | 84.2% |
| Bob Hope School | 473 | 20.3 | 68.7% |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | 46 | 11.5 | 80.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
- Lincoln MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 619 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Bob Hope SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 473 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies with Lincoln MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School spends per student$15,822 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,822
- The largest public schools in TexasTekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is the number 1,661 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,661 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.11.5:1
- 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 Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies
How many students attend Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies?
46 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 38 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Port Arthur, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies?
11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies a Title I school?
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies do on state tests?
The students tested at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies scored proficient or above: 25-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies in?
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School, NCES district ID 4800139. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480013912285 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, 2021-22 and 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.