Achieve Academy
Public high school in Wylie, Texas · Wylie ISD · Grades 5–12
Achieve Academy serves 133 students in grades 5–12 in Wylie (Collin County). It is one of 20 schools in Wylie ISD. By enrollment it is the 1506th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 15.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Wylie ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484653011178 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wylie ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 133 | 19,401 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 15.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.1% | 27.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Achieve Academy in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Wylie ISD, Achieve Academy is the smallest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.5 miles away and have a median of 2,329 students, so Achieve Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 with 36 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 1, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 12 has 2,000% more students than grade 5 (21 against 1). 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 37.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wylie ISD (39.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 35.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.5% across Wylie 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
Achieve Academy has 15.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 133 students would have about 9.5 teachers, so Achieve Academy has 6.3 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Wylie High School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37.6% |
| Hispanic | 35.3% |
| Black | 16.5% |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
36.8% of students are girls and 63.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 36 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 21 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Pirate Dr., Wylie, TX 75098
Phone: (972)429-2395
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Achieve Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie High School | Wylie ISD | 2.3 mi | 3,189 | 17.7 | 24.8% |
| Wylie East High School | Wylie ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,709 | 17.1 | 28% |
| Sachse High School | Garland ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,935 | 17.3 | 44.5% |
| McMillen High School | Plano ISD | 4.8 mi | 1,010 | 14.8 | 37.7% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Garland | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 6.1 mi | 658 | 18.3 | 56.2% |
| Naaman Forest High School | Garland ISD | 6.8 mi | 1,949 | 14.9 | 75.4% |
| Rockwall Quest Academy | Rockwall ISD | 6.9 mi | 61 | 19.7 | 50.8% |
| Plano East Senior High School | Plano ISD | 7.0 mi | 3,033 | 16.7 | 32.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wylie ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Harrison Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 1,093 |
| Cheri Cox Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 670 |
| Davis Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 957 |
| Dodd Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 607 |
| Don Whitt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 728 |
| Dr. Al Draper Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 963 |
| Frank McMillan Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 1,011 |
| George W Bush Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 924 |
| Grady Burnett Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 1,064 |
| P M Akin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 583 |
| R F Hartman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 518 |
| R V Groves Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 680 |
| Raymond B Cooper Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 1,019 |
| Rita Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 587 |
| T F Birmingham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 522 |
| Tibbals Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 609 |
| Wally Watkins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 832 |
| Wylie East High School | High | 9–12 | 2,709 |
| Wylie High School | High | 9–12 | 3,189 |