The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on K Academy
K Academy was an alternative middle school in Kenedy, Texas, serving students in grades seven and eight. The school has since closed.
The most recent state assessment data on record are from the 2017-18 school year. In grade seven, the school administered math and English language arts exams to a small cohort of students. On the math assessment, no students met proficiency. On the English language arts assessment, likewise no students met proficiency. Grade eight results were either suppressed due to small cohort size or reported with zero proficiency. For grade eight science and social studies assessments, again no students achieved proficiency-level performance, though small student counts limit the interpretive weight of these figures.
The school's enrollment numbers, student demographics, special population counts, staffing details, and free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates are not available in the data. Without this context, it is difficult to understand the school's student population or the pressures and resources it faced.
As an alternative school, K Academy likely served students for whom a traditional middle school setting was not working: students withdrawn due to behavior, prior suspension or expulsion, court-ordered placement, or other reasons that place them outside the standard campus. Alternative schools by design often work with lower-baseline academic performance at entry and function as both a second chance and a different pedagogical environment. The complete lack of proficiency in 2017-18, however, signals that the school was not narrowing achievement gaps or bringing students to grade-level mastery in the subjects tested. Whether that reflected the difficulty of the population served, gaps in instructional resources, staffing turnover, or other root causes cannot be determined from the data alone.
The school is no longer operating. Kenedy ISD, the district that housed it, is currently undertaking a facilities refresh. Publicly reported information indicates the district placed a bond on the May 2025 ballot with priority given to construction of a new elementary school, along with safety and security improvements and new athletic facilities. The district stated the bond would not increase the current tax rate. This signals the district is investing in infrastructure and, implicitly, positioning itself for enrollment or capacity changes ahead. Whether the closure of K Academy and the shift in district priorities are linked is not documented in available records.
For a family or resident reviewing this school's history: the school served an alternative population and produced no measurable proficiency gains on state assessments in the data on record. The closure and the district's focus on elementary-grade capacity and facility safety may indicate the district is rebalancing its approach to student need across grade bands.
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