It was formed by the 2011 merger of
Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success in southern Houston and
Benji's Special Educational Academy in northern Houston. It was initially established as a charter school directly overseen by the state; the predecessor institution Leader's Academy was a charter supervised by the
Houston Independent School District (HISD). In 2015 the statewide pass rate for state examinations was 77% but the charter school's passing rate was 66%. In 2016 the
Texas Education Agency (TEA) was ordering the school shut down due to academic issues, only the south campus remained in operation. The school system announced in April 2018 that it was closing its remaining campus permanently in the summer of 2018. ==See also==