Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Austin Achieve Public Schools: B

Total students

621

Avg. teacher experience

2.9 years

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 3.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 84.5%

Statewide: 90%

Austin Achieve High School is a charter high school in Austin, TX, in the Austin Achieve Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 621 students. 76.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 61.7% 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 1.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 16.8.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,137, which is $750 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 2.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

WWW.AUSTINACHIEVE.ORG

Address

7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2
Austin, TX 78723

Office phone number

(512) 522-4190

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Austin Achieve High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

621

African American

27 (4.3%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 8.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

579 (93.2%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 87.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (1.6%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 2.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (0.6%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

93.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.6%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

76.7 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 63.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.8 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 90.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

63 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 54.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

63.0%

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

61.7 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 51.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.3 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 9.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

61.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.3%

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)

B

Austin Achieve Public Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Austin Achieve Public Schools: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Austin Achieve Public Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 84.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 91.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 84%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

1.5 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.4 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

9.1 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 9.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

22.9 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 26.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.7 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 27.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.2 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 26.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

27.3 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 14%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 46.2%

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

47.5 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 47.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

36.4 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 36.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

48.1 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 48.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

37.5 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 37.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

12.5 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 12.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

39.4 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 39.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

Masked

Austin Achieve Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.8

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 16.8

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

40.5 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 40.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

45.2 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 45.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

36.9 %

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 36.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

40.5%

Math

45.2%

Reading + Math

36.9%

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

38.3

African American

9 (23.5%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 19.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (7.8%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 5.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (18.4%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 24.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.2 (50.3%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 48.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.7%

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%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.3 (86.9%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 85.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (13.1%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 14.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 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

16.2

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 15.3

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

2.9 years

Austin Achieve Public Schools: 3.6 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

$58,137

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $57,360

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,919

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $56,536

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,608

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $56,734

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,159

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $59,820

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $61,258

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: $58,242

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Austin Achieve Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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