Rise Academy
Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock County · Grades Pre-K–8 · Charter
Rise Academy runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 307 students. By enrollment it is the 938th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 307 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 18.2 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – (state 61.6%) |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rise Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 307 | 16.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rise Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rise Academy in context
Size
Rise Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Rise Academy, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Rise Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Kindergarten is its largest grade, with 56 students this year. Grade 8 has 11 students and kindergarten has 56, 80% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Rise Academy enrolls 82 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Rise Academy at 64.5%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 30.3%.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.9 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Rise Academy reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Rise Academy's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation, 2.1 miles away with 187 students. 20 districts are within 25 miles, and 13 of them enroll more students than Rise Academy. Lubbock County has 12 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 18.1 | 17 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 15.2 | 20 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 0.6 | 512 |
| District administrators | 0.1 | 3,070 |
| All staff | 40.3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 64.5% |
| Hispanic | 30.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| White | 1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 82 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 30 |
| Grade 2 | 34 |
| Grade 3 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 21 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 14 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | 2 mi | 187 | 9.6 | – |
| Texas Technical University K-12 School District | 3 mi | 729 | 18.7 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 4 mi | 133 | 22.8 | – |
| Lubbock ISD | 4 mi | 24,133 | 13.9 | – |
| Roosevelt ISD | 8 mi | 1,138 | 10.9 | – |
| Idalou ISD | 9 mi | 995 | 11.8 | – |
| New Deal ISD | 9 mi | 731 | 10.8 | – |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 10 mi | 8,030 | 12.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Lubbock County
- Lubbock ISD (24,133 students)
- Frenship ISD (11,770 students)
- Lubbock-Cooper ISD (8,030 students)
- Shallowater ISD (1,731 students)
- Slaton ISD (1,271 students)
- Roosevelt ISD (1,138 students)
- Idalou ISD (995 students)
- New Deal ISD (731 students)
- Texas Technical University K-12 School District (729 students)
- Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation (187 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock (133 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
207 N Martin Luther King Blvd, Lubbock, TX 79403
Phone: (806)744-0438
Website: riseacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.