Texas Leadership of Abilene
Public school (charter) in Abilene, Texas · Texas Leadership Public Schools · Grades K–12
Texas Leadership of Abilene serves 834 students in grades K–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 4 schools in Texas Leadership Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 58th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 54.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–12 |
| District | Texas Leadership Public Schools |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480140913213 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas Leadership Public Schools | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 834 | 4,202 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.2 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60% | 51.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Texas Leadership of Abilene in context
Size
Of the 4 schools in Texas Leadership Public Schools, Texas Leadership of Abilene is the smallest, with 19.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 41.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 165; Texas Leadership of Abilene is larger than most of them.
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 7 with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 20, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 12 has 65% fewer students than kindergarten (20 against 57). 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: 52% here and 51.6% across Texas Leadership Public Schools. White students are next, at 36.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.5% across Texas Leadership Public Schools and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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
With 54.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 834 students, Texas Leadership of Abilene has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 834 students would have about 75.8 teachers, so Texas Leadership of Abilene has 21.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Texas Leadership of Abilene is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other school is Mullin New Horizons Abiliene, 1.8 miles away in Mullin ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other school, 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 | 52% |
| White | 36.2% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 57 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 57 |
| Grade 6 | 78 |
| Grade 7 | 87 |
| Grade 8 | 78 |
| Grade 9 | 59 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 52 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1840 N 8th St, Abilene, TX 79603
Phone: (325)480-3500
Website: texasleadershipabilene.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Leadership of Abilene. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullin New Horizons Abiliene | Mullin ISD | 1.8 mi | 13 | 4.4 | – |
| Trent Independent School District | Trent ISD | 22.8 mi | 144 | 9.1 | 70.8% |
| Moran School | Moran ISD | 33.9 mi | 115 | 7 | 84.3% |
| Roby CISD | Roby CISD | 41.9 mi | 297 | 8.4 | 37% |
| Paint Creek School | Paint Creek ISD | 42.0 mi | 111 | 7.6 | 64% |
| Blackwell School | Blackwell CISD | 42.3 mi | 186 | 8.6 | – |
| Highland School | Highland ISD | 45.3 mi | 207 | 9.1 | 21.7% |
| Rotan K-12 | Rotan ISD | 50.0 mi | 273 | 10.2 | 58.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas Leadership Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Leadership of Midland | Other | K–12 | 888 |
| Texas Leadership of San Angelo | Other | K–12 | 1,490 |
| Trinity Leadership | Other | Pre-K–12 | 990 |