Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Dallas ISD: B

Total students

680

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Dallas ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Dallas ISD: 81.1%

Statewide: 90%

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 680 students. 70.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,105, which is $2,218 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dallasisd.org/spence

Address

4001 Capitol Ave
Dallas, TX 75204-3617

Office phone number

(972) 925-2300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

680

African American

187 (27.5%)

Dallas ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1%)

Dallas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

455 (66.9%)

Dallas ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Dallas ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

22 (3.2%)

Dallas ISD: 6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (1.2%)

Dallas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

27.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

66.9%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

3.2%

Two or more races

1.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

70.1 %

Dallas ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.6 %

Dallas ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

42.6 %

Dallas ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

70.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

42.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

39.9 %

Dallas ISD: 46%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

36.8 %

Dallas ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Dallas ISD: 10%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

39.9%

Gifted and talented

36.8%

Special education

10.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Dallas ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Dallas ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Dallas ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Dallas ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

47.2 %

Dallas ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

63.6 %

Dallas ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

26.7 %

Dallas ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

38.3 %

Dallas ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dallas ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

57.7 %

Dallas ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

75 %

Dallas ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

45.5

African American

14.5 (31.9%)

Dallas ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (4.4%)

Dallas ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12 (26.4%)

Dallas ISD: 33.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16 (35.1%)

Dallas ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.2%)

Dallas ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (2.2%)

Dallas ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33 (72.5%)

Dallas ISD: 69.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.5 (25.3%)

Dallas ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.9

Dallas ISD: 14.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Dallas ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,105

Dallas ISD: $64,020

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,500

Dallas ISD: $53,484

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,198

Dallas ISD: $59,293

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,388

Dallas ISD: $65,777

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,925

Dallas ISD: $68,130

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,967

Dallas ISD: $69,071

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Dallas ISD: $72,138

Statewide: $71,111

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