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Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest

PublicHighGrades 9–12CharterAlternative Education School

10914 S Gessner, Houston, TX 77071 · (281) 918-4316

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 38.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts12%
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

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10914 S Gessner, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9132
Grade 10103
Grade 11124
Grade 1251
Enrollment over time
296’20
390’21
360’22
345’23
410’24

Up 38.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 71%Black 25%White 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest from Houston families.

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; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.