Texas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Texas

The 50 public schools in Texas with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by .
4:1
Best ratio
14.7:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

North Heights Alter runs Texas's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14.7:1.

4:1
smallest classes (North Heights Alter)
50
listed schools below the state average
14.7:1
Texas average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 North Heights Alter AMARILLO 137 4:1
2 Tegeler Career Center PASADENA 150 4.1:1
3 Student Support Center CORPUS CHRISTI 111 4.1:1
4 Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio SAN ANTONIO 105 4.2:1
5 West Dallas Stem School DALLAS 124 4.4:1
6 Spring Branch Academic Institute HOUSTON 174 4.7:1
7 Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy Plano PLANO 147 4.7:1
8 Dallas County Juvenile Justice DALLAS 139 5:1
9 K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center KLEIN 177 5.2:1
10 Alief Learning Ctr (6-12) HOUSTON 140 5.2:1
11 Christa Mcauliffe Learning Center RICHARDSON 124 5.2:1
12 Barbara M Manns Middle Daep DALLAS 100 5.3:1
13 Ferndell Henry Center for Learning ROSHARON 134 5.4:1
14 Clear Path Alternative School WEBSTER 118 5.4:1
15 Amherst School AMHERST 102 5.4:1
16 Phoenix School at Southwest Schools HOUSTON 107 5.6:1
17 Stafford El SAN ANTONIO 102 5.7:1
18 Vega H S VEGA 108 6:1
19 Quanah H S QUANAH 143 6.2:1
20 Peter E Hyland Center BAYTOWN 107 6.3:1
21 Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus LOCKHART 134 6.4:1
22 Reddix Center SAN ANTONIO 261 6.5:1
23 The Academy of Viola Dewalt H S LA PORTE 163 6.5:1
24 Plains H S PLAINS 129 6.5:1
25 Cherokee School CHEROKEE 123 6.5:1
26 New Home School NEW HOME 343 6.6:1
27 Woodson Center for Excellence ABILENE 112 6.6:1
28 Avinger School AVINGER 112 6.6:1
29 Buckholts School BUCKHOLTS 112 6.6:1
30 Shannon H S HALTOM CITY 140 6.7:1
31 Clarendon H S CLARENDON 128 6.7:1
32 Evadale H S EVADALE 120 6.7:1
33 Anahuac El ANAHUAC 334 6.8:1
34 John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W Holmes DALLAS 324 6.8:1
35 Rankin School RANKIN 301 6.8:1
36 Haskell H S HASKELL 156 6.8:1
37 Groom School GROOM 130 6.8:1
38 Kelton School WHEELER 129 6.8:1
39 Eula H S CLYDE 116 6.8:1
40 Alternative Learning Center ROSENBERG 116 6.8:1
41 The Learning Ctr NEW CANEY 102 6.8:1
42 Kirby Middle SAN ANTONIO 423 6.9:1
43 Medina School MEDINA 243 6.9:1
44 Del Valle Opportunity Ctr DEL VALLE 228 6.9:1
45 Alternative H S SAN ANTONIO 159 6.9:1
46 Wilshire El SAN ANTONIO 183 7:1
47 Olney H S OLNEY 183 7:1
48 Reagan El SAN ANGELO 182 7:1
49 Gruver H S GRUVER 141 7:1
50 Ki Charter Academy SAN MARCOS 185 7.1:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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