Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

El Paso Academy: A

Total students

135

Avg. teacher experience

8.9 years

El Paso Academy: 7.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

62.2 %

El Paso Academy: 60%

Statewide: 90%

El Paso Academy is a charter high school in El Paso, TX, in the El Paso Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 135 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 62.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 15% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,864, which is $9,023 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.elpacademy.com

Address

11000 Argal Ct
El Paso, TX 79935

Office phone number

(915) 590-8589

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in El Paso Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

135

African American

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

133 (98.5%)

El Paso Academy: 96.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (1.5%)

El Paso Academy: 2.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.5%

Two or more races

0%

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

100 %

El Paso Academy: 100%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

72.6 %

El Paso Academy: 71.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

16.3 %

El Paso Academy: 15.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

72.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.3%

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

13.3 %

El Paso Academy: 14%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.4 %

El Paso Academy: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.4%

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)

A

El Paso Academy: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

El Paso Academy: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

El Paso Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

El Paso Academy: B

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

62.2 %

El Paso Academy: 60%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

61.9 %

El Paso Academy: 60.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

66.7 %

El Paso Academy: 50%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

61.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

66.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

15 %

El Paso Academy: 15.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

15.3 %

El Paso Academy: 15.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

14.3 %

El Paso Academy: 9.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 2%

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

62 %

El Paso Academy: 65.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

63.9 %

El Paso Academy: 66.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.7 %

El Paso Academy: 40.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

El Paso Academy: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

11.2 %

El Paso Academy: 12.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

4.5 %

El Paso Academy: 5.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

4.5 %

El Paso Academy: 5.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

11.2%

Math

4.5%

Reading + Math

4.5%

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

8.5

African American

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8 (94.1%)

El Paso Academy: 89.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0.5 (5.9%)

El Paso Academy: 10.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

6.5 (76.5%)

El Paso Academy: 79%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (23.5%)

El Paso Academy: 21%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

El Paso Academy: 0%

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

15.9

El Paso Academy: 19.1

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

8.9 years

El Paso Academy: 7.6 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

$49,864

El Paso Academy: $50,294

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,631

El Paso Academy: $45,436

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,336

El Paso Academy: $48,592

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

El Paso Academy: $50,730

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,857

El Paso Academy: $57,368

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

El Paso Academy: N/A

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$40,000

El Paso Academy: $40,000

Statewide: $71,111

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