The Excel Center (For Adults)
Public high school (charter) in Lockhart, Texas · The Excel Center (For Adults) · Grades 9–12
The Excel Center (For Adults) serves 571 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 832nd 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 ÷ 23.81 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 | 480144813141 |
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 | 571 | 1,196 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 21.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 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.
The Excel Center (For Adults) in context
Size
The Excel Center (For Adults) is the largest of The Excel Center (For Adults)'s 7 high schools; its 571 students are 47.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 268; The Excel Center (For Adults) is larger 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 318 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 20, against an average of 143 per grade. This year grade 12 has 94% fewer students than grade 9 (20 against 318). 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: 62% here and 58.6% across The Excel Center (For Adults). Black students are next, at 19.1%. Students from all 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 23.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 571 students, The Excel Center (For Adults) has 24 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 571 students would have about 40.8 teachers, so The Excel Center (For Adults) has 17 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
The Excel Center (For Adults) is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 4 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 | 62% |
| Black | 19.1% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Asian | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
63% of students are girls and 37% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 318 |
| Grade 10 | 119 |
| Grade 11 | 114 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 E Mlk Industrial Blvd, Lockhart, TX 78644
Phone: (512)531-5500
Website: excelcenterhighschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The Excel Center (For Adults). Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 0.0 mi | 118 | 15.9 | – |
| 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 - Lockhart | High | 9–12 | 118 |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | High | 9–12 | 114 |