Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Rice CISD: B

Total students

68

Avg. teacher experience

24.1 years

Rice CISD: 14.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Rice CISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

Rice Challenge Academy is a high school in Eagle Lake, TX, in the Rice CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 68 students. 11.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not rated for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,159, which is $8,272 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 24.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ricecisd.org

Address

600 Fm 3013
Eagle Lake, TX 77434

Office phone number

(979) 234-3531

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rice Challenge Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

68

African American

14 (20.6%)

Rice CISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

24 (35.3%)

Rice CISD: 60.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

24 (35.3%)

Rice CISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (8.8%)

Rice CISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

20.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

35.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

35.3%

Two or more races

8.8%

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

11.8 %

Rice CISD: 49.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

35.3 %

Rice CISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.9 %

Rice CISD: 9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

11.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

35.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.9%

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

5.9 %

Rice CISD: 9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Rice CISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.6 %

Rice CISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

17.6%

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)

Not rated

Rice CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Rice CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Rice CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Rice CISD: 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

N/A

Rice CISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Rice CISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Rice CISD: 98%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Rice CISD: 90%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Rice CISD: 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

Masked

Rice CISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Rice CISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Rice CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

Rice CISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Rice CISD: 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

Masked

Rice CISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Rice CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Rice CISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Rice CISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Rice CISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Rice CISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Rice CISD: 10%

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

N/A

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Rice CISD: 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

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Rice CISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Rice CISD: 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

Rice CISD: 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

Rice CISD: 16.5

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

N/A

Rice CISD: 48.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Rice CISD: 43.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Rice CISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

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

4.6

African American

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.6 (100%)

Rice CISD: 78.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 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%)

Rice CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

2 (43.8%)

Rice CISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.6 (56.2%)

Rice CISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Rice CISD: 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

14.9

Rice CISD: 12.3

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

24.1 years

Rice CISD: 14.3 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

$67,159

Rice CISD: $54,637

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Rice CISD: $34,395

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Rice CISD: $44,490

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Rice CISD: $51,963

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$74,406

Rice CISD: $59,774

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,500

Rice CISD: $61,340

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$63,310

Rice CISD: $61,226

Statewide: $71,111

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