The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 0%.
Original Research by School Decision on Ki Charter - Farmersville
KI Charter Farmersville is a small, specialized charter school serving roughly a dozen students in grades two through seven who are placed in residential treatment, psychiatric hospital, or other facility-based care settings. The school operates on-site at or near the facility where students reside, rather than serving a traditional neighborhood enrollment.
The school is part of KI Charter, a statewide open-enrollment network that educates students in treatment and detention settings across Texas. The Farmersville campus is one of several the network has opened into the Dallas-Fort Worth area in recent years, including facilities in DeSoto and Fort Worth serving students at psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers. For families with a child placed at one of these partner facilities, the on-site school means academic continuity during what is typically a temporary care episode.
State testing data for the school is extremely sparse. The data available shows that in sixth-grade English Language Arts, no students in the school met proficiency on the 2023-24 STAAR assessment. Math and ELA proficiency results for other grade levels tested did not yield reportable rates, either because too few students took the assessment or because results fell below the threshold for public reporting. Science was tested in only one grade and yielded no usable data. The school's enrollment is so small that grade-level cohorts number in the single digits, which makes year-to-year comparisons unstable and proficiency figures unreliable as a measure of school quality. A parent may want to look into the school's current academic support model and student progress documentation with the school directly, since standardized testing is not a meaningful lens for a population of this size and circumstance.
The school itself is new to the Farmersville area, reflecting KI Charter's expansion strategy into the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The broader district is undergoing a facility and pedagogy shift: in the 2024-25 school year, KI Charter launched what was publicly reported as a significant initiative to install hands-on Innovation Labs across its campuses, featuring immersive learning environments with interactive technology and project-based setup. The goal is to increase engagement for students in treatment settings, many of whom have experienced school disruption due to their placement needs.
Farmersville itself is a small historic town in Collin County, roughly forty to forty-four miles northeast of Dallas, retaining a distinct agricultural heritage and close-knit identity. The area is experiencing steady growth as an affordable alternative to rapidly developing suburbs like Plano and Frisco, with new residential communities and commercial development along the State Highway corridor. Housing values and rents in the area are moderate relative to the Dallas-Fort Worth region, and the community centers on its historic downtown square. Most residents commute by car to jobs in the broader Dallas-Fort Worth market. For families of students in care at a treatment facility in the area, the school's existence on campus eliminates the logistical barrier of finding transportation and off-site placement during an already stressful care episode.
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