Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Texans Can Academies · Grades 9–12
Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff serves 523 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 12 schools in Texans Can Academies. By enrollment it is the 873rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 28.3 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 ÷ 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Texans Can Academies |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480001607847 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texans Can Academies | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 3,479 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 28.3 | 29.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.4% | 83.8% | 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.
Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff in context
Size
Of the 12 high schools in Texans Can Academies, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is the 2nd largest, with 15% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 501 students, so Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 163 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 98, against an average of 131 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (98 against 120). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 72.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texans Can Academies (64.8%). Black students are next, at 24.9%.
99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.8% across Texans Can Academies and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 28.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 523 students would have about 37.4 teachers, so Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff has 18.9 fewer.
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 W H Adamson High School, 0.6 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 27 high schools within 5 miles and 59 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.1% |
| Black | 24.9% |
| White | 3.1% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 120 |
| Grade 10 | 163 |
| Grade 11 | 142 |
| Grade 12 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
325 W 12th St, Dallas, TX 75208
Phone: (214)943-2244
Website: texanscan.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W H Adamson High School | Dallas ISD | 0.6 mi | 1,353 | 14.5 | 98.7% |
| Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 494 | 19 | 78.9% |
| Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 476 | 18 | 84.2% |
| Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 168 | 10.2 | 79.2% |
| School for the Talented and Gifted | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 555 | 17.6 | 39.6% |
| School of Health Professions | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 497 | 19.9 | 83.7% |
| School of Science and Engineering | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 505 | 19.4 | 65.3% |
| Sunset High School | Dallas ISD | 1.6 mi | 2,164 | 16.2 | 93.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texans Can Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Austin | High | 9–12 | 168 |
| Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch | High | 9–12 | 214 |
| Texans Can Academy - Dallas North | High | 9–12 | 217 |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | High | 9–12 | 319 |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek | High | 9–12 | 240 |
| Texans Can Academy - Grant East | High | 9–12 | 205 |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | High | 9–12 | 322 |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston North | High | 9–12 | 254 |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | High | 9–12 | 410 |
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | High | 9–12 | 529 |
| Texans Can Academy - San Antonio | High | 9–12 | 72 |