Texas Online Preparatory El, Huntsville TX

Original Research by School Decision on Texas Online Preparatory El

Texas Online Preparatory Elementary is a public elementary school in Huntsville serving grades three through five. It sits in a growing East Texas city anchored by Sam Houston State University and surrounded by state institutional facilities. The school enrolls a substantial number of students, with a student body that is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and white students, and a significant Black student population as well. Most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic challenges in the school's catchment.

The school's academic standing reflects substantial struggles. In math, proficiency runs low across all three grades, with only a small portion of third graders, fourth graders, and fifth graders meeting grade-level standards. Fifth grade performs somewhat better in reading than in math, with a moderate share meeting standards, while third and fourth grade reading data on Spanish-language testing is too sparse to interpret. Science proficiency in fifth grade is particularly low. When viewed across all assessed subjects and grades together, Texas Online Preparatory's overall proficiency index places it at the bottom quartile among the five districts in Walker County, well below the county's median performance.

One notable context: the school opened or emerged into its current form recently. In 2024-25, Huntsville ISD completed a district-wide grade realignment following a successful bond referendum five years earlier. That reorganization moved the district to a pre-K through five elementary structure, six through eight middle schools, and nine through twelve high schools, taking effect this school year. Several older campuses closed or were repurposed. Texas Online Preparatory's enrollment and role within that realigned district structure may still be settling.

The school's enrollment has grown, particularly in fifth grade, which now accounts for a majority of students. Given the low proficiency rates across math and science, and the modest performance in reading for some grades, a parent may want to look into the school's instructional approach and available interventions, as well as what factors might be contributing to the performance gap relative to other elementary schools in the county.

Housing in the Huntsville area is modestly priced relative to state and national benchmarks, and the city itself is experiencing steady population growth, with new residential development underway. Walker County is publicly reported as one of the fastest-growing areas in Texas.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 0% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 10% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 27 pts below state median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 11% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 25 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 11% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 9% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median

This schoolHUNTSVILLE 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 4Lower-income21%Higher-income42%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income53%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income23%13 pp gap