Wallace Accelerated High School
Public high school in Colorado City, Texas · Colorado ISD · Grades 9–12
Wallace Accelerated High School serves 18 students in grades 9–12 in Colorado City (Mitchell County). It is one of 3 schools in Colorado ISD. By enrollment it is the 1862nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).
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. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Colorado ISD |
| County | Mitchell County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481464010962 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Colorado ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 18 | 927 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | – | 142.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.3% | 61.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Wallace Accelerated High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Colorado ISD, Wallace Accelerated High School is the smallest, with 1.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 27 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Wallace Accelerated High School 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 12 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 75% fewer students than grade 9 (1 against 4). 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 55.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Colorado ISD (55.2%). White students are next, at 33.3%.
83.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Colorado ISD 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
NCES reports no teacher count for Wallace Accelerated High School for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Colorado ISD there are 142.8 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. Colorado High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.6% |
| White | 33.3% |
| Black | 11.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1500 N Lone Wolf Blvd, Colorado City, TX 79512
Phone: (325)728-3424
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wallace Accelerated High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado High School | Colorado ISD | 0.0 mi | 228 | 178.1 | 53.5% |
| Roscoe Collegiate High School | Roscoe Collegiate ISD | 18.1 mi | 307 | 9.9 | 40.7% |
| Snyder High School | Snyder ISD | 21.1 mi | 720 | 13.5 | 61.3% |
| Sweetwater High School | Sweetwater ISD | 26.4 mi | 553 | 12.3 | 57.9% |
| Coahoma High School | Coahoma ISD | 27.6 mi | 317 | 13.4 | 24.6% |
| Forsan High School | Forsan ISD | 36.5 mi | 352 | 11.4 | 42.3% |
| Big Spring High School | Big Spring ISD | 37.7 mi | 982 | 12 | 64.2% |
| Merkel High School | Merkel ISD | 48.2 mi | 281 | 7.7 | 43.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Colorado ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado El and Middle School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 681 |
| Colorado High School | High | 9–12 | 228 |