Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Abilene ISD: C

Total students

66

Avg. teacher experience

10.3 years

Abilene ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Abilene ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

DAEP is an elementary/secondary school in Abilene, TX, in the Abilene ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 66 students. 93.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.5% 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 $55,365, which is $3,522 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.abileneisd.org

Address

625 S 8th St
Abilene, TX 79602

Office phone number

(325) 794-4150

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in DAEP are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

66

African American

13 (19.7%)

Abilene ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

28 (42.4%)

Abilene ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

22 (33.3%)

Abilene ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (4.5%)

Abilene ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

42.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

33.3%

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

93.9 %

Abilene ISD: 60.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83.3 %

Abilene ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.5 %

Abilene ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

93.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.5%

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

1.5 %

Abilene ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.5 %

Abilene ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

27.3 %

Abilene ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.5%

Gifted and talented

1.5%

Special education

27.3%

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

Abilene ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Abilene ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Abilene ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Abilene 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.

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

Abilene ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Abilene ISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Abilene ISD: 96%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Abilene ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Abilene ISD: 100%

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

0 %

Abilene ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Abilene ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Abilene ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Abilene ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Abilene ISD: 0.5%

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

47.7 %

Abilene ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

56.5 %

Abilene ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Abilene ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

52.6 %

Abilene ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.6 %

Abilene ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Abilene ISD: 18.2%

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

Abilene ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Abilene ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Abilene ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Abilene ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Abilene ISD: 21.8%

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

Abilene ISD: 42.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Abilene ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Abilene ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Abilene ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Abilene ISD: 46.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Abilene ISD: 47.1%

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

Abilene ISD: 1044

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Abilene ISD: 17.4

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

Abilene ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Abilene ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Abilene ISD: 15.6%

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

6.4

African American

1 (15.7%)

Abilene ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.4 (84.3%)

Abilene ISD: 80%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 2%

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%)

Abilene ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3.4 (52.9%)

Abilene ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (47.1%)

Abilene ISD: 25%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.2%

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

10.4

Abilene ISD: 14.2

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

10.3 years

Abilene ISD: 11.7 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

$55,365

Abilene ISD: $55,009

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Abilene ISD: $48,454

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,782

Abilene ISD: $50,703

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Abilene ISD: $53,075

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,600

Abilene ISD: $56,351

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,958

Abilene ISD: $61,890

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Abilene ISD: $68,721

Statewide: $71,111

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