Excel Academy operates open enrollment schools and is based in Southeast Texas. As of the most recent enrollment data released by the state, its student population was 50.8% Black and 81.6% economically disadvantaged.
Charter schools are public schools authorized by the State Board of Education, but unlike independent school districts, their school boards are appointed by their operators, not elected. They still must comply with the Texas Public Information Act and hold public board meetings.
Explore more below to learn about its enrollment and demographic trends over time, the classroom experience, student outcomes and its political environment.
Official classifications
TEA Type
Charter Schools
NCES Type
City-Large
ESC Region
Houston
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Below are two metrics for
your school: Average daily attendance is the core metric used by
Texas to determine how much money the state gives schools. If a
student misses school, their district's attendance average drops,
and so does the amount of money received. Chronically absent
students — those who missed at least 10% of school days — are more
likely to drop out, education advocates say.
Why this matters
Most U.S. states
use enrollment to determine state funding for school districts.
Texas, with 5.5 million public school students, is one of only six
states to fund schools based on average daily attendance. In a
post-COVID world where parents feel more inclined to keep sick
children home, some districts' finances have grown more
unpredictable. Declining birth rates and increasing schooling
options (charter schools and private school vouchers) may also
contribute to those challenges.
Attendance was
96.2%
in
2024
Trend data not available.
How Excel Academy compares on attendance
We offer three
comparison points: statewide ranking, regional ranking, and peer
ranking (schools operating in similar environments). Schools in
a peer group may not be close to each other geographically.
Regions and peer groups are defined by the state.
State
70th
among
1,191
districts statewide
Excel Academy
LowerExcel AcademyHigher
Region
7th
among
86
districts in its region
Excel Academy
LowerExcel AcademyHigher
Peers
16th
among
171
districts in its peer group
Excel Academy
LowerExcel AcademyHigher
How it breaks down
4.2%
of students
were chronically absent in
2024
,
down
11.9
points
since
2020
How it breaks down
A deeper dive
Statewide data shows
chronic absenteeism disproportionately affects economically
disadvantaged students and children in special education
programs.
In a post-COVID world where parents feel more inclined to keep
sick children home, some districts' finances have grown more
unpredictable. Declining birth rates and increasing schooling
options (charter schools and private school vouchers) may also
contribute to those challenges. Texas has about 5.5 million public
school students, but 19% were chronically absent (missed at least
10% of days in the school year) in 2023-24, meaning schools missed
out on funding.
