Academy High School
Public high school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades 9–12
Academy High School serves 275 students in grades 9–12 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 1209th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510012675 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plano ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 275 | 46,612 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 36.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Academy High School in context
Size
Academy High School is the 10th largest of Plano ISD's 11 high schools; its 275 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 1,057 students, so Academy High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 76 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 62, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (62 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 50.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Plano ISD (28.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 20%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.4% across Plano ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Academy High School has 23.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 275 students would have about 19.6 teachers, so Academy High School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Vines High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50.5% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Asian | 14.9% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
32.7% of students are girls and 67.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 76 |
| Grade 10 | 69 |
| Grade 11 | 68 |
| Grade 12 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1701 Alma Rd, Plano, TX 75075
Phone: (972)905-8100
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Academy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vines High School | Plano ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,009 | 16.4 | 32.7% |
| Adult Transition Center | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 101 | 7.3 | 31.7% |
| Williams High School | Plano ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,105 | 14.5 | 55% |
| Plano Senior High School | Plano ISD | 1.9 mi | 2,267 | 16.8 | 26.6% |
| Clark High School | Plano ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,114 | 14.2 | 35.3% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3.1 mi | 539 | 18.7 | 46.2% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.6 mi | 147 | 18.7 | – |
| Plano East Senior High School | Plano ISD | 4.4 mi | 3,033 | 16.7 | 32.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.