The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart
Public high school (charter) in Lockhart, Texas · The Excel Center (For Adults) · Grades 9–12
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart serves 118 students in grades 9–12 in Lockhart (Caldwell County). It is one of 7 schools in The Excel Center (For Adults). By enrollment it is the 1551st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | The Excel Center (For Adults) |
| County | Caldwell County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480144813780 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | The Excel Center (For Adults) | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 118 | 1,196 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 21.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart in context
Size
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart is the 3rd largest of The Excel Center (For Adults)'s 7 high schools; its 118 students are 9.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.1 miles away and have a median of 487 students, so The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart 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 42 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 9, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 79% fewer students than grade 9 (9 against 42). 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 52.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across The Excel Center (For Adults) (58.6%). White students are next, at 34.7%. Students from 4 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
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart has 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 118 students would have about 8.4 teachers, so The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart has 1 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The Excel Center (For Adults) (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 4 high schools 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
| Hispanic | 52.5% |
| White | 34.7% |
| Black | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
100% of students are girls and 0% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 42 |
| Grade 10 | 35 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd, Lockhart, TX 78644
Phone: (512)531-5500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Excel Center (For Adults) | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 0.0 mi | 571 | 24 | – |
| Lockhart High School | Lockhart ISD | 1.5 mi | 2,006 | 15.8 | 71.5% |
| Lockhart Pride High School | Lockhart ISD | 1.9 mi | 66 | 7.4 | 75.8% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus | Trinity Charter School | 2.9 mi | 134 | 6.6 | – |
| Luling High School | Luling ISD | 13.3 mi | 402 | 12.2 | 80.8% |
| Lehman High School | Hays CISD | 14.5 mi | 2,128 | 17 | 56.2% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 15.4 mi | 681 | 15.7 | 63.7% |
| Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education | San Marcos CISD | 17.1 mi | 55 | 13.8 | 87.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in The Excel Center (For Adults)
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Moore | High | 9–12 | 140 |
| Connally | High | 9–12 | 83 |
| Diboll | High | 9–12 | 75 |
| Stiles | High | 9–11 | 95 |
| The Excel Center (For Adults) | High | 9–12 | 571 |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | High | 9–12 | 114 |