Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Frisco ISD: A

Total students

473

Avg. teacher experience

6.8 years

Frisco ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Frisco ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90%

Bright Acad is an elementary school in Frisco, TX, in the Frisco ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 473 students. 38.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.1% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,308, which is $2,579 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.friscoisd.org

Address

7600 Woodstream Dr
Frisco, TX 75034-6005

Office phone number

(469) 633-2700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bright Acad 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

473

African American

123 (26%)

Frisco ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Frisco ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

51 (10.8%)

Frisco ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

142 (30%)

Frisco ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Frisco ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

123 (26%)

Frisco ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

33 (7%)

Frisco ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

26.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

10.8%

Hispanic

30.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

26.0%

Two or more races

7.0%

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

38.3 %

Frisco ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

42.1 %

Frisco ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.1 %

Frisco ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

38.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.1%

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

9.1 %

Frisco ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.6 %

Frisco ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.1 %

Frisco ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.1%

Gifted and talented

7.6%

Special education

16.1%

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

Frisco ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Frisco ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Frisco ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Frisco ISD: A

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

12 %

Frisco ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12 %

Frisco ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Frisco ISD: 4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Frisco ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.7 %

Frisco ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Frisco ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.7 %

Frisco ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.8 %

Frisco ISD: 8.7%

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

36.9

African American

5.3 (14.4%)

Frisco ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.3 (0.9%)

Frisco ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.5 (4.1%)

Frisco ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.7 (7.3%)

Frisco ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Frisco ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

27 (73.3%)

Frisco ISD: 79%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Frisco ISD: 0.9%

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%)

Frisco ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.1 (65.3%)

Frisco ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.8 (32.1%)

Frisco ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.7%)

Frisco ISD: 0.7%

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

12.8

Frisco ISD: 14.9

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

6.8 years

Frisco ISD: 10.5 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

$56,308

Frisco ISD: $62,711

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,479

Frisco ISD: $54,973

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,810

Frisco ISD: $59,037

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,337

Frisco ISD: $61,671

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,993

Frisco ISD: $65,719

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,142

Frisco ISD: $69,306

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Frisco ISD: $73,628

Statewide: $71,111

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