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2010–2011 Charter FIRST Ratings for Charter Schools

This page provides a link to each open-enrollment charter school's 2010–2011 Charter Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating, which is based on school year 2009–2010 charter school data. The purpose of Charter FIRST is to ensure that charter schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they improve those practices. 

Each school received one of three possible ratings:

  • Standard Achievement
  • Substandard Achievement
  • Suspended—Data Quality 

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) determined each charter school's rating based on the financial accountability indicators that applied for school year 2009–2010 data (PDF, 13 KB).

The source of the data that TEA analyzed was each school's 2009–2010 annual financial and compliance report (often referred to as the annual financial audit), which is prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm.

TEA used the 2010–2011 Charter FIRST ratings in assigning 2011–2012 accreditation statuses to charter schools.

Official Notice of Rating

2010–2011 Charter FIRST Ratings Based on School Year 2009–2010 Charter School Data  

  *CDN = county-district number

CDN* Charter School Name       2010–2011 Rating Issued 
057816 A W BROWN-FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057829 A+ ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101810 ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNING INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123801 ACADEMY OF BEAUMONT       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015816 ACADEMY OF CAREERS AND TECHNOLOGIES CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057810 ACADEMY OF DALLAS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101849 ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057806 ADVANTAGE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101815 ALIEF MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057832 ALPHA CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101817 ALPHONSO CRUTCH'S-LIFE SUPPORT CENTER       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
084804 AMBASSADORS PREPARATORY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227801 AMERICAN YOUTHWORKS CHARTER SCHOOL       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101819 AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101803 ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220802 ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227818 AUSTIN CAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227821 AUSTIN DISCOVERY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
212803 AZLEWAY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101809 BAY AREA CHARTER INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101847 BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101820 BENJI'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
015809 BEXAR COUNTY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
193801 BIG SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123807 BOB HOPE SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
213801 BRAZOS RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
021803 BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY & CREATIVITY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
243801 BRIGHT IDEAS CHARTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015830 BROOKS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
071801 BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101837 CALVIN NELMS CHARTER SCHOOLS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227817 CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220815 CHAPEL HILL ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057811 CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY OF DALLAS       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101823 CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY OF HOUSTON       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015832 CITY CENTER HEALTH CAREERS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101842 COMQUEST ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178807 CORPUS CHRISTI MONTESSORI SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
184801 CROSSTIMBERS ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
212801 CUMBERLAND ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057804 DALLAS CAN ACADEMY CHARTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057805 DALLAS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057814 DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178801 DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101856 DRAW ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220811 EAST FORT WORTH MONTESSORI ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
092801 EAST TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227803 EDEN PARK ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
061802 EDUCATION CENTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057833 EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123805 EHRHART SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
071804 EL PASO ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
024801 ENCINO SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
072802 ERATH EXCELS ACADEMY INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057834 EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101811 EXCEL ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057815 FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY OF OAK CLIFF       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057817 FOCUS LEARNING ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220809 FORT WORTH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220804 FORT WORTH CAN ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
232801 GABRIEL TAFOLLA ACADEMY       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
240801 GATEWAY (STUDENT ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM INC)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057831 GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015802 GEORGE GERVIN ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101804 GEORGE I SANCHEZ CHARTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015812 GEORGE I SANCHEZ CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL SAN ANTONIO BRANCH       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101805 GIRLS & BOYS PREPARATORY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057835 GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015813 GUARDIAN ANGEL PERFORMANCE ARTS ACADEMY       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
057843 HAMPTON PREPARATORY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101858 HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101857 HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227822 HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - AUSTIN       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101862 HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - HOUSTON       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101846 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227816 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (AUSTIN)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123806 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (BEAUMONT)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
021804 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (COLLEGE STATION)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
071806 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (EL PASO)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220813 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (FORT WORTH)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
152805 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (LUBBOCK)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015828 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (SAN ANTONIO)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
161807 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (WACO)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
031803 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - BROWNSVILLE        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
240804 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015833 HENRY FORD ACADEMY ALAMEDA SCHOOL FOR ART + DESIGN       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015803 HIGGS CARTER KING GIFTED & TALENTED CHARTER ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057825 HONORS ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101851 HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101812 HOUSTON CAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101828 HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101821 HOUSTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101829 HOUSTON HEIGHTS LEARNING ACADEMY INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
108807 IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057830 INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101822 JAMIE'S HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057819 JEAN MASSIEU ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101831 JESSE JACKSON ACADEMY       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
015808 JOHN H WOOD JR PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICT       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101852 JUAN B GALAVIZ CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015822 JUBILEE ACADEMIC CENTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
105801 KATHERINE ANNE PORTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227820 KIPP AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101813 KIPP INC CHARTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015826 KIPP SAN ANTONIO       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101860 KIPP SOUTHEAST HOUSTON       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057837 KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057839 LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101833 LA AMISTAD LOVE & LEARNING ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015811 LA ESCUELA DE LAS AMERICAS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
071807 LA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057807 LIFE SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015825 LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
084801 MAINLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057844 MANARA ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
130801 MEADOWLAND CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101801 MEDICAL CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220808 METRO ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101855 MEYERPARK ELEMENTARY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
108804 MID-VALLEY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
165802 MIDLAND ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015805 NEW FRONTIERS CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057803 NORTH HILLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101834 NORTH HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
101848 NORTHWEST PREPARATORY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057809 NOVA ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057827 NOVA ACADEMY (SOUTHEAST)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227804 NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
084802 ODYSSEY ACADEMY INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
108801 ONE STOP MULTISERVICE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
014804 ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
235801 OUTREACH ACADEMY       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
183801 PANOLA CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
072801 PARADIGM ACCELERATED CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
071803 PASO DEL NORTE        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057838 PEAK PREPARATORY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057802 PEGASUS SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
116801 PHOENIX CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
003801 PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015801 POR VIDA ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015814 POSITIVE SOLUTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015815 RADIANCE ACADEMY OF LEARNING       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
234801 RANCH ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
161802 RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101806 RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
236801 RAVEN SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057841 RECONCILIATION ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
221801 RESPONSIVE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
188801 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (AMARILLO)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123804 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (BEAUMONT)       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
068801 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (ECTOR COUNTY)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220812 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (FORT WORTH)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101854 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (SUBURBAN HOUSTON)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178804 RICHARD MILBURN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (CORPUS CHRISTI)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
014801 RICHARD MILBURN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057840 RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE ENGINEERING       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101853 RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
152802 RISE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015817 SAN ANTONIO CAN HIGH SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015824 SAN ANTONIO PREPARATORY ACADEMY       SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015820 SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY & CREATIVITY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015823 SAN ANTONIO TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015806 SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015827 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178809 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPUS CHRISTI        STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015831 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178802 SEASHORE LEARNING CENTER CHARTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
178808 SEASHORE MIDDLE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101802 SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015819 SHEKINAH RADIANCE ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
152803 SOUTH PLAINS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
108802 SOUTH TEXAS EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
015807 SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101838 SOUTHWEST SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057836 ST ANTHONY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
013801 ST MARY'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227814 STAR CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
174801 STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101859 STEPPING STONES CHARTER ELEMENTARY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220816 SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
123803 TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
014803 TEMPLE EDUCATION CENTER       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220814 TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227805 TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
226801 TEXAS LEADERSHIP       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
105802 TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
170801 TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227824 THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
061803 THE LEGENDS ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101861 THE RHODES SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057821 THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101814 THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220806 THERESA B LEE ACADEMY       SUSPENDED-DATA QUALITY
014802 TRANSFORMATIVE CHARTER ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220801 TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057813 TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
046802 TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101840 TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057808 UNIVERSAL ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101807 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227819 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
227806 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
108808 VANGUARD ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
161801 WACO CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
070801 WAXAHACHIE FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
220810 WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057842 WILLIAMS PREPARATORY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
057828 WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101845 YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
101850 ZOE LEARNING ACADEMY       STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
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Contact Information

Robin Aldridge (512) 463-3940 or robin.aldridge@tea.texas.gov

Financial Compliance Division

Phone: (512) 463-9095

Fax: (512) 463-1777

Email: financialaccountability@tea.texas.gov