Porcupine Academy
Public high school in Springtown, Texas · Springtown ISD · Grades 9–12
Porcupine Academy serves 18 students in grades 9–12 in Springtown (Parker County). It is one of 7 schools in Springtown ISD. By enrollment it is the 1860th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9 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 ÷ 2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Springtown ISD |
| County | Parker County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484128023056 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Springtown ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 18 | 4,188 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16.7% | 47.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Porcupine Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Springtown ISD, Porcupine Academy is the smallest, with 0.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10.3 miles away and have a median of 395 students, so Porcupine 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 7 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 300% more students than grade 9 (4 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 66.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Springtown ISD (68.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.2% across Springtown 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
Porcupine Academy has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 18 students would have about 1.3 teachers, so Porcupine Academy has about as many as that.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Springtown High School, 1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.7% |
| Hispanic | 22.2% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 E Fifth St, Springtown, TX 76082
Phone: (817)220-1700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Porcupine Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springtown High School | Springtown ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,189 | 13.7 | 38.2% |
| Azle Hornet Academy | Azle ISD | 9.1 mi | 58 | 29 | 36.2% |
| Azle High School | Azle ISD | 9.1 mi | 2,192 | 15.8 | 42.2% |
| Boyd High School | Boyd ISD | 9.4 mi | 417 | 11.1 | 36.5% |
| Poolville High School | Poolville ISD | 11.1 mi | 192 | 9.9 | 36.5% |
| Paradise High School | Paradise ISD | 12.0 mi | 373 | 12.9 | 22.5% |
| Clearfork Academy | University of Texas University Charter School | 12.5 mi | 32 | – | – |
| Peaster High School | Peaster ISD | 12.8 mi | 524 | 12.7 | 29.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Springtown ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 674 |
| Springtown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 680 |
| Springtown High School | High | 9–12 | 1,189 |
| Springtown Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 612 |
| Springtown Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 633 |
| Springtown Reno Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 382 |