Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah, Shenandoah TX

Original Research by School Decision on Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah

Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade within the Texas College Preparatory Academies network. The school sits in a growing I-45 corridor city north of Houston that mixes commercial, medical, and residential zones. This is a small campus for its grade span, with enrollment concentrated across nine grades in a campus environment designed for a K-8 model.

The most striking feature of Quest's academic profile is the divergence between subjects. English language arts is a strength. Across grades three through eight, proficiency in ELA runs well above other subjects, with middle grades performing notably well; eighth-grade students reach a proficiency rate in the mid-eighties, and seventh graders hit a proficiency rate in the mid-seventies. Third through sixth grades cluster in the low to mid-fifties. This is solid grounding in literacy across the elementary and early-middle band.

Mathematics tells a different story. Proficiency rates in grades three through six hover in the low twenties, a soft spot the school may want to address with parents directly. The rates climb with grade level: seventh grade moves to around mid-thirties, and eighth grade reaches the mid-fifties. The progression suggests students are building toward stronger proficiency as they advance, but the lower elementary results deserve attention.

Science shows a pattern of uneven performance. Fifth-grade proficiency sits around a third. Eighth-grade science is stronger, in the low seventies. Social studies in eighth grade—the only grade tested—falls to the low twenties, a notably weak result for that subject and grade.

The school's overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it above the midpoint among the seven districts serving Montgomery County. This position reflects the strength of ELA results pulling the average up even as math and some other subjects lag.

Enrollment is drawn from a diverse population. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mixed-income cohort. The student body is roughly half white, with a substantial Hispanic population making up around a third of enrollment, a meaningful share of Black students, and a small Asian presence. This diversity is a characteristic of the school; parents choosing a charter option in this suburb should know they are not entering a high-poverty or highly segregated setting.

Shenandoah itself is an upscale, code-controlled suburb built around I-45, with an east side dominated by hotels, restaurants, medical facilities, and shopping centers and a more residential west side. The area has seen sustained growth in mixed-use development, luxury apartments, and hospitality infrastructure. Home values and rents in the area are above state benchmarks. The city is anchored by Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center and major employers in healthcare, retail, and food service, plus the presence of Conroe ISD operations. Schools in Shenandoah are operated by Conroe ISD, a large district serving the broader region; this charter school operates independently within that landscape.

Texas College Preparatory Academies, the parent network, is publicly reported to have earned an overall B rating in the 2024-2025 state accountability ratings, but quality varies substantially across its campuses. Some Founders Classical Academy locations rated A while at least one Ignite campus rated F. The district operates both classical-education Founders schools and the Ignite school line. Quest Collegiate Academy does not appear to be branded as either classical or Ignite based on available information; parents weighing this school should confirm with the school directly what pedagogical approach it follows and how it fits within the broader network.

The school's testing data covers only one year, so trend information is not available. A parent may want to look into whether the school has made intentional changes to address the math proficiency gaps in the lower grades and would benefit from conversation with school leadership about instructional approach, classroom composition, and family support.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 44% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 22% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 0% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 39% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 37% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 58% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 56% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 20% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 65% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 62% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 885%

School 85% · District 69% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 28% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 50% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 34% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

This schoolTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income58%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income52%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income53%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income57%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income67%Higher-income75%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income82%Higher-income87%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income6%Higher-income33%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income33%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income31%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income0%Higher-income36%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income38%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income66%39 pp gap