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2009–2010 Charter FIRST Ratings for Charter Schools

This page provides a link to each open-enrollment charter school's 2009–2010 Charter Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating, which is based on school year 2008–2009 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 2008–2009 data (PDF, 13 KB).

The source of the data that TEA analyzed was each school's 2008–2009 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 2009–2010 Charter FIRST ratings in assigning 2010–2011 accreditation statuses to charter schools. 

Official Notice of Rating

    Official Notification of the 2009–2010 Charter FIRST Ratings for Charter Schools Based on School Year 2008–2009 Charter School Data

      2009–2010 Charter FIRST Ratings Based on School Year 2008–2009 Charter School Data

      *CDN = county-district number  

      CDN* Charter School Name 2009–2010 Rating Issued 
      057829 A+ ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101810 ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNING INC STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015816 ACADEMY OF CAREERS AND TECHNOLOGIES STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057810 ACADEMY OF DALLAS SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101849 ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE 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 STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220802 ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      161802 AUDRE AND BERNARD RAPOPORT ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227818 AUSTIN CAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227821 AUSTIN DISCOVERY SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057816 AW BROWN-FELLOWSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      212803 AZLEWAY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101809 BAY AREA CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101847 BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHART STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      123801 BEAUMONT CHARTER ACADEMY SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101820 BENJI'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015809 BEXAR COUNTY ACADEMY SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      193801 BIG SPRINGS CHARTER 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 SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057811 CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY OF DALLAS STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101823 CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY OF HOUSTON 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 CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      178801 DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101856 DRAW ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057806 EAGLE ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS 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
      071805 EL PASO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE 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 ART STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220804 FORT WORTH CAN ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227812 FRUIT OF EXCELLENCE 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 HS SA BRANCH STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101805 GIRLS & BOYS PREP ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057835 GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015813 GUARDIAN ANGEL PERFORMANCE ART ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057843 HAMPTON PREPARATORY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101857 HARMONY ELEMENTARY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227822 HARMONY ELEMENTARY (AUSTIN) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101858 HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101862 HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (HOUSTON) 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
      101846 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227816 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (AUSTIN) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      031803 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (BROWNSVILLE) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      240804 HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (LAREDO) 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  ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057830 INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101822 JAMIE'S HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057819 JEAN MASSIEU ACADEMY SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101831 JESSE JACKSON ACADEMY SUSPENDED - DATA QUALITY
      015808 JOHN H WOOD JR PUBLIC CHARTER STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101852 JUAN B GALAVIZ CHARTER SCHOOL SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015822 JUBILEE ACADEMIC CENTER STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      105801 KATHERINE ANNE PORTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015826 KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227820 KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL INC STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101813 KIPP INC CHARTER 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
      130801 MEADOWLAND CHARTER SCHOOL SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101801 MEDICAL CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220808 METRO ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101855 MEYERPARK ELEMENTARY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      165802 MIDLAND ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      108804 MID-VALLEY ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015805 NEW FRONTIERS CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057803 NORTH HILLS SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101834 NORTH HOUSTON H S FOR BUSINESS SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101848 NORTHWEST PREPARATORY SUBSTANDARD 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 WORD ACADEMY SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      183801 PANOLA CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      072801 PARADIGM ACCELERATED CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      071803 PASO DEL NORTE STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057838 PEAK ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057802 PEGASUS SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS 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
      101806 RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS STANDARD 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) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      068801 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (ECTOR COUNTY) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220812 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (FORT WORTH) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      165801 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (MIDLAND) SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101854 RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (SUBURBAN HOUSTON) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      014801 RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      178804 RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (CORPUS CHRISTI) STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      152801 RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (LUBBOCK) SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057840 RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HS 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 STANDARD 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
      015831 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      178802 SEASHORE LEARNING CENTER CHARTER SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      178808 SEASHORE MIDDLE ACADEMY SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101802 SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      015819 SHEKINAH RADIANCE ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      152803 SOUTH PLAINS 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 SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220816 SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      108802 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 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
      105802 TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      170801 TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101861 THE RHODES STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057821 THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE 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 SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057808 UNIVERSAL ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101807 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227819 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      227806 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      108808 VANGUARD ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101814 VARNETT CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      161801 WACO CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      070801 WAXAHACHIE FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101803 WEST HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      220810 WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057842 WILLIAMS PREPARATORY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      057828 WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT
      101845 YES PREPARATORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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