Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville, Hallsville TX

Original Research by School Decision on Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville

Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville is an online charter school serving grades 3 through 12 within the Hallsville Independent School District. It enrolls a substantial number of students across its full grade span, with particularly large concentrations in the middle and high school grades. The student body is diverse, with a majority Hispanic population and significant Black and white enrollment.

The school's academic results present a clear picture: proficiency across state-tested subjects and grades is consistently low. In math, proficiency rates across elementary and middle grades range from very low single digits to single digits, with the highest rates appearing in the upper elementary years. Reading and language arts performance is somewhat stronger, particularly in sixth grade where proficiency reaches the low thirties, and in seventh and eighth grades where it approaches or reaches the mid-twenties. Science and social studies proficiency in tested grades (fifth grade for science, eighth grade for both science and social studies) also fall into the single digits through low double digits. Across all subjects, the "approaches" level—indicating students working toward the grade-level standard—is where the majority of students cluster, while "meets" and "masters" levels are rare. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the six school districts in Harrison County.

The virtual format itself is a defining feature of the experience here. Students complete their coursework online rather than in a physical classroom, which appeals to families seeking flexibility or an alternative to traditional school settings. The school offers honors coursework and career and technical education pathways in business, though information about the breadth or depth of these offerings is limited.

A parent considering this school should understand that the very low state assessment results reflect a consistent pattern across subjects and grade levels. This may reflect challenges inherent to virtual instruction, differences in student population or starting points, or other factors—a parent may want to look into this further with the school directly to understand what contributes to these outcomes and what academic support systems are in place. The school's environment and culture, student engagement patterns, and approach to instruction are not captured in test data alone, so additional conversation with school leadership about how they support student learning in a remote setting would be prudent. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data and English learner data were not available, so the economic and language backgrounds of the student population cannot be fully characterized here.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 45%

School 5% · District 36% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 27% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 66%

School 6% · District 19% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 17% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 11% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 37% · ▼ 20 pts below district

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

Grade 524%

School 24% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 33% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 33% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 19% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 10% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median

This schoolHALLSVILLE ISD, 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-income18%Higher-income24%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income15%Higher-income19%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income35%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income30%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income23%Higher-income31%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income4%Higher-income7%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income6%Higher-income7%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income4%Higher-income10%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income4%Higher-income10%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income3%Higher-income6%3 pp gap