Texas Works
Lewisville, Texas · Hidalgo County · Grades 9–12 · Charter
Texas Works runs 17 schools (17 high) with 446 students. By enrollment it is the 836th 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 | 17 |
| Students | 446 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 24.5 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – (state 61.6%) |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4899136 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Texas Works
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texasworks - Abilene | High | 9–12 | 36 | 36 | – |
| Texasworks - Austin-Wells Branch | High | 9–12 | 24 | 14.3 | – |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | High | 9–12 | 16 | 8 | – |
| Texasworks - Corpus Christi | High | 9–12 | 14 | – | – |
| Texasworks - Desoto | High | 10–12 | 11 | 5.5 | – |
| Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte | High | 9–12 | 47 | 28 | – |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | High | 9–12 | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Texasworks - Houston-Champions | High | 9–12 | 12 | 12 | – |
| Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture | High | 9–12 | 17 | – | – |
| Texasworks - Irving | High | 9–12 | 30 | 30 | – |
| Texasworks - Laredo | High | 9–12 | 57 | 167.6 | – |
| Texasworks - Longview | High | 9–12 | 15 | 15 | – |
| Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft | High | 9–12 | 19 | 11.3 | – |
| Texasworks - Mission | High | 9–12 | 15 | 15 | – |
| Texasworks - San Angelo | High | 9–12 | 39 | 19.5 | – |
| Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram | High | 10–12 | 12 | – | – |
| Texasworks - Weslaco | High | 9–12 | 29 | 29 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Texas Works schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Texas Works in context
Size
Texas Works enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 26 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Texasworks - Laredo (57) and the smallest is Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa (10). NCES lists Texas Works 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
Its largest grade this year is grade 12, with 166 students. Grade 12 has 166 students and grade 9 has 71, 134% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Texas Works.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Texas Works at 71.3%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 13.9%.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 18.2 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Texas Works 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
Texas Works is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Valor Education, 2.2 miles away with 4,127 students. 27 districts are within 25 miles, and 20 of them enroll more students than Texas Works. Hidalgo County has 24 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 | 3.1 | 144 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 1.5 | 297 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 43.1 | 10 |
| District administrators | 4 | 112 |
| All staff | 95.1 |
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
| Hispanic | 71.3% |
| Black | 13.9% |
| White | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 71 |
| Grade 10 | 89 |
| Grade 11 | 120 |
| Grade 12 | 166 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Education | 2 mi | 4,127 | 19.5 | – |
| Dripping Springs ISD | 6 mi | 8,712 | 15.2 | – |
| Basis Texas | 7 mi | 7,092 | 16 | – |
| Inspire Academies | 11 mi | 805 | 18 | – |
| Hays CISD | 11 mi | 24,330 | 15.5 | – |
| Wimberley ISD | 11 mi | 2,661 | 15.2 | – |
| Erath Excels Academy Inc | 11 mi | 107 | 11.3 | – |
| Katherine Anne Porter School | 11 mi | 95 | 8.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Hidalgo County
- IDEA Public Schools (79,430 students)
- Edinburg CISD (33,343 students)
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (29,613 students)
- La Joya ISD (22,942 students)
- McAllen ISD (19,890 students)
- Weslaco ISD (16,300 students)
- Mission CISD (13,765 students)
- Donna ISD (12,937 students)
- Sharyland ISD (9,844 students)
- Premier High Schools (7,948 students)
- Vanguard Academy (6,814 students)
- South Texas ISD (4,639 students)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD (4,349 students)
- Mercedes ISD (4,207 students)
- Valley View ISD (3,444 students)
- Hidalgo ISD (2,918 students)
- Progreso ISD (1,339 students)
- Horizon Montessori Public Schools (1,164 students)
- Monte Alto ISD (819 students)
- La Villa ISD (512 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley (457 students)
- Brillante Academy (354 students)
- Excellence in Leadership Academy (183 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1301 Waters Ridge, Lewisville, TX 75057
Phone: (972)316-3663
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.