📍 3120 Vzcr 2318, Canton, Van Zandt County, 75103
Ranch Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Van Zandt County. The school has 93 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Pope. It is part of the Ranch Academy school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ranch Academy enrolls 93 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 69 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 93 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ranch Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Ranch Academy is one of 1 schools in RANCH ACADEMY, based in CANTON, Texas. The district serves 64 students district-wide and employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 93 students, Ranch Academy is larger than the district average of about 64 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote