Beta AcademyCharter

  • Elementary/secondary school in Beta Academy
  • Houston, TX
  • 3rd grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Beta Academy: A

Total students

714

Avg. teacher experience

3.2 years

Beta Academy: 3.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Beta Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Beta Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 714 students. 42.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 16.9% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,015, which is $4,872 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.betaacademy.org

Address

10929 Almeda Genoa Rd
Houston, TX 77034

Office phone number

(346) 385-0203

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Beta Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

714

African American

75 (10.5%)

Beta Academy: 13%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

Beta Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

18 (2.5%)

Beta Academy: 2.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

563 (78.9%)

Beta Academy: 76.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

47 (6.6%)

Beta Academy: 6.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (1.1%)

Beta Academy: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.5%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

78.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.6%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

42.3 %

Beta Academy: 37.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

68.6 %

Beta Academy: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.8 %

Beta Academy: 20%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.8%

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

16.9 %

Beta Academy: 18.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.3 %

Beta Academy: 6.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

16.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

7.3%

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

Beta Academy: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Beta Academy: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Beta Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Beta Academy: 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 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

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

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 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Beta 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

3.6 %

Beta Academy: 4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

5.1 %

Beta Academy: 4.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Beta Academy: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.6 %

Beta Academy: 4.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.4 %

Beta Academy: 2.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

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 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Beta Academy: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Beta 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

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Beta 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

N/A

Beta Academy: 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

Beta Academy: N/A

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

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

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

34.8

African American

6.2 (17.9%)

Beta Academy: 18%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.8%)

Beta Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9 (25.9%)

Beta Academy: 23.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.6 (50.6%)

Beta Academy: 54.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.8%)

Beta 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%)

Beta Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

25.2 (72.5%)

Beta Academy: 74.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.6 (27.5%)

Beta Academy: 25.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Beta 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

20.5

Beta Academy: 21.1

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

3.2 years

Beta Academy: 3.8 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

$54,015

Beta Academy: $55,224

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,230

Beta Academy: $48,326

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,317

Beta Academy: $55,263

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,608

Beta Academy: $69,165

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$70,323

Beta Academy: $70,728

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,036

Beta Academy: $64,587

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Beta Academy: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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