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 PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	North Heights AlterAMARILLO	137	High	Amarillo Isd	-73%	4:1
2	Tegeler Career CenterPASADENA	150	Other	Pasadena Isd	-72%	4.1:1
3	Student Support CenterCORPUS CHRISTI	111	Other	Corpus Christi Isd	-72%	4.1:1
4	Harmony School of Excellence - San AntonioSAN ANTONIO	105	Other	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	-71%	4.2:1
5	West Dallas Stem SchoolDALLAS	124	Other	Dallas Isd	-70%	4.4:1
6	Spring Branch Academic InstituteHOUSTON	174	Other	Spring Branch Isd	-68%	4.7:1
7	Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy PlanoPLANO	147	Other	Legacy Preparatory	-68%	4.7:1
8	Dallas County Juvenile JusticeDALLAS	139	Other	Academy for Academic Excellence	-66%	5:1
9	K E Kaufman Alternative Education CenterKLEIN	177	Other	Klein Isd	-65%	5.2:1
10	Alief Learning Ctr (6-12)HOUSTON	140	Other	Alief Isd	-65%	5.2:1
11	Christa Mcauliffe Learning CenterRICHARDSON	124	Other	Richardson Isd	-65%	5.2:1
12	Barbara M Manns Middle DaepDALLAS	100	Middle	Dallas Isd	-64%	5.3:1
13	Ferndell Henry Center for LearningROSHARON	134	Other	Fort Bend Isd	-63%	5.4:1
14	Clear Path Alternative SchoolWEBSTER	118	Other	Clear Creek Isd	-63%	5.4:1
15	Amherst SchoolAMHERST	102	Other	Amherst Isd	-63%	5.4:1
16	Phoenix School at Southwest SchoolsHOUSTON	107	Other	Southwest Public Schools	-62%	5.6:1
17	Stafford ElSAN ANTONIO	102	Elementary	Edgewood Isd	-61%	5.7:1
18	Vega H SVEGA	108	High	Vega Isd	-59%	6:1
19	Quanah H SQUANAH	143	High	Quanah Isd	-58%	6.2:1
20	Peter E Hyland CenterBAYTOWN	107	High	Goose Creek Cisd	-57%	6.3:1
21	Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart CampusLOCKHART	134	Other	Trinity Charter School	-56%	6.4:1
22	Reddix CenterSAN ANTONIO	261	Other	Northside Isd	-56%	6.5:1
23	The Academy of Viola Dewalt H SLA PORTE	163	High	La Porte Isd	-56%	6.5:1
24	Plains H SPLAINS	129	High	Plains Isd	-56%	6.5:1
25	Cherokee SchoolCHEROKEE	123	Other	Cherokee Isd	-56%	6.5:1
26	New Home SchoolNEW HOME	343	Other	New Home Isd	-55%	6.6:1
27	Woodson Center for ExcellenceABILENE	112	Other	Abilene Isd	-55%	6.6:1
28	Avinger SchoolAVINGER	112	Other	Avinger Isd	-55%	6.6:1
29	Buckholts SchoolBUCKHOLTS	112	Other	Buckholts Isd	-55%	6.6:1
30	Shannon H SHALTOM CITY	140	High	Birdville Isd	-54%	6.7:1
31	Clarendon H SCLARENDON	128	High	Clarendon Isd	-54%	6.7:1
32	Evadale H SEVADALE	120	High	Evadale Isd	-54%	6.7:1
33	Anahuac ElANAHUAC	334	Other	Anahuac Isd	-54%	6.8:1
34	John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W HolmesDALLAS	324	Middle	Dallas Isd	-54%	6.8:1
35	Rankin SchoolRANKIN	301	Other	Rankin Isd	-54%	6.8:1
36	Haskell H SHASKELL	156	High	Haskell Cisd	-54%	6.8:1
37	Groom SchoolGROOM	130	Other	Groom Isd	-54%	6.8:1
38	Kelton SchoolWHEELER	129	Other	Kelton Isd	-54%	6.8:1
39	Eula H SCLYDE	116	High	Eula Isd	-54%	6.8:1
40	Alternative Learning CenterROSENBERG	116	Other	Lamar Cisd	-54%	6.8:1
41	The Learning CtrNEW CANEY	102	Other	New Caney Isd	-54%	6.8:1
42	Kirby MiddleSAN ANTONIO	423	Middle	Judson Isd	-53%	6.9:1
43	Medina SchoolMEDINA	243	Other	Medina Isd	-53%	6.9:1
44	Del Valle Opportunity CtrDEL VALLE	228	Other	Del Valle Isd	-53%	6.9:1
45	Alternative H SSAN ANTONIO	159	High	Northside Isd	-53%	6.9:1
46	Wilshire ElSAN ANTONIO	183	Other	North East Isd	-52%	7:1
47	Olney H SOLNEY	183	High	Olney Isd	-52%	7:1
48	Reagan ElSAN ANGELO	182	Other	San Angelo Isd	-52%	7:1
49	Gruver H SGRUVER	141	High	Gruver Isd	-52%	7:1
50	Ki Charter AcademySAN MARCOS	185	Other	Ki Charter Academy	-52%	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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