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Rice Challenge Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

600 FM 3013, Eagle Lake, TX 77434 · (979) 234-3531 · Part of Rice Consolidated Independent School District

Eagle Lake’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
114
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Rice Challenge Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 29 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 86.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

600 FM 3013, Eagle Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 914
Grade 1035
Grade 1135
Grade 1230
Enrollment over time
61’20
68’21
88’22
107’23
114’24

Up 86.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 24%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rice Challenge Academy from Eagle Lake families.

Other schools in Rice Consolidated Independent School District

The district →
Eagle Lake Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Eagle Lake
194 students15:1
Garwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garwood
A−
120 students16:1
Sheridan El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sheridan
A
82 students12:1
Eagle Lake Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Eagle Lake
C+
166 students13:1
Rice JH
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Altair
C+
282 students16:1
Rice H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Altair
C+
348 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Eagle Lake’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.