Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Great Hearts Texas: A

Total students

648

Avg. teacher experience

3.5 years

Great Hearts Texas: 2.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Great Hearts Irving Upper is an charter elementary/secondary school in Irving, TX, in the Great Hearts Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 648 students. 25.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.9% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Great Hearts Irving Upper was 1194 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,117, which is $12,770 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.greatheartsamerica.org/

Address

3520 World Cup
Irving, TX 75038

Office phone number

(469) 725-0014

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Great Hearts Irving Upper are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

648

African American

31 (4.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 5.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

226 (34.9%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

130 (20.1%)

Great Hearts Texas: 38.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

232 (35.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 36.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

29 (4.5%)

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

34.9%

Hispanic

20.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

35.8%

Two or more races

4.5%

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

25.3 %

Great Hearts Texas: 14.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

19.1 %

Great Hearts Texas: 22.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

25.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

19.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.9%

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

11.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.2 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.2%

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

Great Hearts Texas: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Great Hearts Texas: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Great Hearts Texas: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Great Hearts Texas: 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.

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

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 83.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 95.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

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

1.4 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 4.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.6 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

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

3.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 5.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 4.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.5 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

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 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 2.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Great Hearts Texas: 18.2%

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

Great Hearts Texas: 66.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: Masked

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

1194

Great Hearts Texas: 1176

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Great Hearts Texas: 28.3

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

88.6 %

Great Hearts Texas: 83.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

82.9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 71.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

77.1 %

Great Hearts Texas: 68.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

88.6%

Math

82.9%

Reading + Math

77.1%

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

51.3

African American

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8 (15.6%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.3 (80.5%)

Great Hearts Texas: 78.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (3.9%)

Great Hearts Texas: 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

18 (35.1%)

Great Hearts Texas: 36.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.3 (43.5%)

Great Hearts Texas: 47.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11 (21.4%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 1.3%

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

12.6

Great Hearts Texas: 17.6

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

3.5 years

Great Hearts Texas: 2.5 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

$46,117

Great Hearts Texas: $45,149

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,688

Great Hearts Texas: $43,161

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$45,319

Great Hearts Texas: $44,899

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,949

Great Hearts Texas: $49,411

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,081

Great Hearts Texas: $58,542

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$55,775

Great Hearts Texas: $53,910

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,524

Great Hearts Texas: $68,524

Statewide: $71,111

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