Education
BY MELISSA ENAJE
TEA approves new charter high school program based on recommendations from TEA Commissioner of Education Mike Morath. Officials with Arcadia are looking to hire the school’s principal by January 2026, with operational staff and teachers to follow in February and July. Breaking it down
Student transfers outside of Houston ISD Approximately 28% of HISD students transferred from the district to charter schools in the 2024-25 school year.
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success 1,246 Idea Public Schools 1,409 Harmony Public Schools-Houston South 2,140 International Leadership of Texas 2,691 Southwest Public Schools 1,941 Yes Prep Public Schools
A newly approved charter high school is set to open in southwest Houston for the 2026-27 school year following authorization from the Texas Education Agency. What we know Arcadia High School is one of four new charter schools opening in Texas, according to a June 27 news release. Located off Beechnut Street, the new public high school will serve Alief and sur- rounding areas, including Fort Bend, Stafford and Houston Independent School Districts with a focus on closing the achievement gaps in the commu- nity, according to the school’s TEA application. Under the direction of its proposed Superinten- dent Mohamad Maarouf, the high school will have a team-based teaching model with classes taught in two-hour blocks, split with electives or extra- curricular activities. The State Board of Education approved the new charter school in June from its Generation 30
Charter schools have drawn out thousands of students from public school districts all over the Greater Houston area in the 2024-25 school year, with Houston ISD and Alief ISD taking the biggest enrollment losses, according to data from 28 Greater Houston area school districts. TEA iden- tified the districts with the highest percentages for net student transfers as a portion of total enroll- ment. For the 2024-25 school year, TEA found that the highest percentage was in HISD, with 33% of students, or 58,406, transferring out. According to TEA data, the top two charter schools HISD students transferred to were Kipp Texas Public Schools and Yes Prep Public Schools.
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Arcadia High School The school aims to address educational achievement gaps by offering a model with small class sizes and extra support for students.
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SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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