Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Advantage Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

1,138

Avg. teacher experience

5.1 years

Advantage Academy: 5.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.6 %

Advantage Academy: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Advantage Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Advantage Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,138 students. 50% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Advantage Academy was 898 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,836, which is $7,051 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.advantageacademy.org

Address

955 Freetown Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

Office phone number

(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

1,138

African American

389 (34.2%)

Advantage Academy: 34.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Advantage Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14 (1.2%)

Advantage Academy: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

619 (54.4%)

Advantage Academy: 54.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

99 (8.7%)

Advantage Academy: 8.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

15 (1.3%)

Advantage Academy: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

34.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.2%

Hispanic

54.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

8.7%

Two or more races

1.3%

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

50 %

Advantage Academy: 50%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85 %

Advantage Academy: 85%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

23 %

Advantage Academy: 23%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.0%

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

20.8 %

Advantage Academy: 20.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Advantage Academy: 2.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.7 %

Advantage Academy: 7.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.8%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

7.7%

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: SB 1365

Advantage Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Advantage Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Advantage Academy: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Advantage Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

92.6 %

Advantage Academy: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Advantage Academy: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.7 %

Advantage Academy: 95.7%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

95.7%

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

2.8 %

Advantage Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

4.8 %

Advantage Academy: 4.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Advantage Academy: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Advantage Academy: 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

14.1 %

Advantage Academy: 14.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.7 %

Advantage Academy: 12.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16 %

Advantage Academy: 16%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Advantage Academy: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.4 %

Advantage Academy: 8.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Advantage Academy: 16.7%

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 %

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Advantage Academy: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

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

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Advantage Academy: 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

898

Advantage Academy: 898

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Advantage Academy: Masked

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

20 %

Advantage Academy: 20%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

4 %

Advantage Academy: 4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

4 %

Advantage Academy: 4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

20.0%

Math

4.0%

Reading + Math

4.0%

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

61.1

African American

27.5 (45%)

Advantage Academy: 45%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.6%)

Advantage Academy: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.9 (11.3%)

Advantage Academy: 11.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.7 (40.4%)

Advantage Academy: 40.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.6%)

Advantage Academy: 1.6%

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%)

Advantage Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37 (60.6%)

Advantage Academy: 60.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

24.1 (39.4%)

Advantage Academy: 39.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Advantage Academy: 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

18.6

Advantage Academy: 18.6

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

5.1 years

Advantage Academy: 5.1 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

$51,836

Advantage Academy: $51,836

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,597

Advantage Academy: $44,597

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,108

Advantage Academy: $50,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,994

Advantage Academy: $54,994

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,325

Advantage Academy: $62,325

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,850

Advantage Academy: $62,850

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Advantage Academy: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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