Advantage AcademyCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Advantage Academy
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Total students
971
Avg. teacher experience
6.3 years
Advantage Academy: 6.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
88.9 %
Advantage Academy: 88.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Advantage Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Advantage Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 971 students. 78.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
In the Class of 2023, 88.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Advantage Academy was 767 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 14.3.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,401, which is $3,927 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
955 Freetown RdGrand Prairie, TX 75051
Office phone number
Principal
- Schretta Stewart-mays
- infoadmin@advantageacademy.org
- (214) 276-5800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Advantage Academy 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
971
African American
320 (33%)
Advantage Academy: 33%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Advantage Academy: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
11 (1.1%)
Advantage Academy: 1.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
525 (54.1%)
Advantage Academy: 54.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
94 (9.7%)
Advantage Academy: 9.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
20 (2.1%)
Advantage Academy: 2.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
78.4 %
Advantage Academy: 78.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
86 %
Advantage Academy: 86%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
24 %
Advantage Academy: 24%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
22.2 %
Advantage Academy: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
2.8 %
Advantage Academy: 2.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
10.6 %
Advantage Academy: 10.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
88.9 %
Advantage Academy: 88.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Advantage Academy: Masked
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
87 %
Advantage Academy: 87%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Advantage Academy: Masked
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
Masked
Advantage Academy: Masked
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
16.3 %
Advantage Academy: 16.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.7 %
Advantage Academy: 21.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Advantage Academy: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
12.8 %
Advantage Academy: 12.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
19.4 %
Advantage Academy: 19.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.2 %
Advantage Academy: 22.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
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 2022-2023 school year.
All students
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
Masked
Advantage Academy: Masked
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 26.9%
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 2022-2023 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
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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
767
Advantage Academy: 767
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
14.3
Advantage Academy: 14.3
Statewide: 19.2
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 2022-2023.
Reading
96.2 %
Advantage Academy: 96.2%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
96.2 %
Advantage Academy: 96.2%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
96.2 %
Advantage Academy: 96.2%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
52
African American
23.1 (44.4%)
Advantage Academy: 44.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
8.3 (15.9%)
Advantage Academy: 15.9%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20.7 (39.8%)
Advantage Academy: 39.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Advantage Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
32.3 (62.1%)
Advantage Academy: 62.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
17.8 (34.2%)
Advantage Academy: 34.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1.9 (3.7%)
Advantage Academy: 3.7%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
18.7
Advantage Academy: 18.7
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
6.3 years
Advantage Academy: 6.3 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
$66,401
Advantage Academy: $66,401
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,307
Advantage Academy: $63,307
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,674
Advantage Academy: $61,674
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$69,276
Advantage Academy: $69,276
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$77,082
Advantage Academy: $77,082
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$77,885
Advantage Academy: $77,885
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Advantage Academy: N/A
Statewide: $74,014