Azle Hornet Academy
Public high school in Azle, Texas · Azle ISD · Grades 9–12
Azle Hornet Academy serves 58 students in grades 9–12 in Azle (Tarrant County). It is one of 12 schools in Azle ISD. By enrollment it is the 1725th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 29 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Azle ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480920012892 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Azle ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 58 | 7,304 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 29 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.2% | 48.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% 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.
Azle Hornet Academy in context
Size
Azle Hornet Academy is the smallest of Azle ISD's 2 high schools; its 58 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 922; Azle Hornet 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 11 with 22 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 7, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 12 has 129% more students than grade 9 (16 against 7). 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
The largest group is White students: 67.2% here and 61.8% across Azle ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 27.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.2% across Azle 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
With 2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 58 students, Azle Hornet Academy has 29 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 58 students would have about 4.1 teachers, so Azle Hornet Academy has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Azle Hornet Academy is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Azle High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67.2% |
| Hispanic | 27.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.7% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 13 |
| Grade 11 | 22 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1010 Boyd Rd, Azle, TX 76020
Phone: (817)752-2150
Website: azleisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Azle Hornet Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azle High School | Azle ISD | 0.2 mi | 2,192 | 15.8 | 42.2% |
| Clearfork Academy | University of Texas University Charter School | 3.9 mi | 32 | – | – |
| Eagle Mountain High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 6.2 mi | 891 | 13.7 | 35.1% |
| Boswell High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 7.8 mi | 2,445 | 18 | 40.8% |
| Elmer C Watson High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 8.5 mi | 90 | 8.9 | 53.3% |
| Porcupine Academy | Springtown ISD | 9.1 mi | 18 | 9 | 16.7% |
| V R Eaton High School | Northwest ISD | 9.2 mi | 3,288 | 17.9 | – |
| Lake Worth High School | Lake Worth ISD | 9.6 mi | 953 | 15.5 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Azle ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azle Elementary School | Middle | 5–6 | 606 |
| Azle High School | High | 9–12 | 2,192 |
| Azle J H South | Middle | 7–8 | 592 |
| Cross Timbers Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 416 |
| Eagle Heights Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 484 |
| Hilltop Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 537 |
| Liberty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 540 |
| Santo Forte Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 507 |
| Silver Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 448 |
| W E Hoover Elementary School | Middle | 5–6 | 535 |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 389 |