📍 3700 Proctor, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, 77642
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lajuana Veltz. It is part of the Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment.
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies enrolls 179 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 161 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.6% |
| White | 5 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 179 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 22.
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is one of 4 schools in TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL, based in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. The district serves 419 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies is larger than the district average of about 105 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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