Coastal Horizons Academy
Public high school (charter) in Taft, Texas · Erath Excels Academy Inc · Grades 7–12
Coastal Horizons Academy serves 72 students in grades 7–12 in Taft (San Patricio County). It is one of 2 schools in Erath Excels Academy Inc. By enrollment it is the 1678th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 24 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 ÷ 3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Erath Excels Academy Inc |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480015912097 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Erath Excels Academy Inc | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 72 | 107 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 11.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 77.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Coastal Horizons Academy in context
Size
Coastal Horizons Academy is the largest of Erath Excels Academy Inc's 2 high schools; its 72 students are 67.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 413; Coastal Horizons 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. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 31 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 600% more students than grade 7 (7 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 68.1% here and 51.4% across Erath Excels Academy Inc. White students are next, at 18.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 72 students, Coastal Horizons Academy has 24 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 72 students would have about 5.1 teachers, so Coastal Horizons 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
Coastal Horizons Academy is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Taft High School, 0.9 miles away in Taft ISD. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.1% |
| White | 18.1% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
41.7% of students are girls and 58.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 31 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1220 Gregory St, Taft, TX 78390
Phone: (361)528-3959
Website: shorelineacademy.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Coastal Horizons Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft High School | Taft ISD | 0.9 mi | 249 | 10.6 | 79.9% |
| Gregory-Portland High School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 6.2 mi | 1,511 | 15.8 | 41.4% |
| Sinton High School | Sinton ISD | 8.3 mi | 547 | 12.7 | 62% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Sinton ISD | 8.6 mi | 11 | 11.1 | 72.7% |
| Ingleside High School | Ingleside ISD | 12.1 mi | 624 | 13.7 | 58.8% |
| Coles H S and Educational Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 12.2 mi | 110 | 6.6 | 93.6% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 12.7 mi | 1,424 | 16.3 | 89.2% |
| Odem High School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 12.8 mi | 278 | 10.8 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Erath Excels Academy Inc
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huston Academy | High | 9–12 | 35 |