The Learning Ctr, New Caney TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on The Learning Ctr

The Learning Center is an alternative school serving students in grades four through twelve within New Caney ISD, located in a rapidly growing suburban community northeast of Houston. The school's enrollment is small, with a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school draws students who need educational approaches different from the traditional comprehensive high school and middle school pathway.

State testing data shows proficiency rates that are substantially below the district and county averages across tested grades and subjects. The school's reading and math proficiency results fall into the bottom quartile when compared to other schools in Montgomery County. Math proficiency is particularly low across tested grades, including a grade where no students met proficiency standards. In English language arts, the results are similarly weak across the tested middle grades. Science and social studies performance mirrors this pattern. These low proficiency outcomes are a central fact about this school's academic trajectory; a parent considering enrollment would want to understand directly from school leadership what instructional model, student population, or support structure the school provides that justifies this academic positioning, since the standardized results alone reflect struggling students without clearly signaling whether the school is serving them effectively or not.

Testing enrollment is sparse across the lower grades served by the school, with very small tested cohorts in elementary grades. This means state testing results do not paint a full picture of the school's academic work, particularly for younger students. The school does administer the full span of state tests at higher grade levels, where enrollment is larger.

New Caney is a car-dependent unincorporated community on the northern edge of the Houston metropolitan area, characterized by fast-growing master-planned subdivisions, retail development anchored by the Valley Ranch Town Center, and wooded terrain along Interstate 69. The area has seen steep residential growth accelerated by the opening of the Grand Parkway extension in 2023. New Caney ISD as a whole is expanding rapidly to accommodate thousands of projected new housing units over the next decade. The district passed a major bond in 2023 to add roughly student seats through two new elementary schools, two new middle schools, and high school expansions. Property tax rates in the district have trended downward in recent years. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to the state benchmark, and rental costs are typical for the Houston metro area. The neighborhood reads as a family-oriented growth corridor with new residential communities, though without traditional downtown walkability or public transit.

A parent considering The Learning Center should understand that this school operates within a district in expansion mode and a community experiencing significant demographic change, but that the school's own academic performance data, while limited in scope for younger grades, shows results well below county norms. The school's mission and design, if different from a traditional school model, would be worth exploring directly with leadership, since the standardized data alone does not explain whether this reflects the school's chosen approach to serving students with particular needs or a gap in academic outcomes that warrants concern.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

Not publicly reportedCohort of 1 student · Class of 2021

The federal source does not publish a graduation rate for cohorts this small. The cohort size is shown for context.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 25% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 10% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 30% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 40% · ▼ 40 pts below district

▼ 52 pts below state median · ▼ 57 pts below county median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 35% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 43% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

Science

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 31% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 19% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

This schoolNEW CANEY 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 8Lower-income10%Higher-income20%10 pp gap