Hill Country Youth RanchCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Big Springs Charter School: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

85

Avg. teacher experience

3.3 years

Big Springs Charter School: 8.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 50%

Statewide: 90%

Hill Country Youth Ranch is an charter elementary/secondary school in Ingram, TX, in the Big Springs Charter School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 85 students. 95.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 7.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $40,223, which is $18,664 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bscsk12.com

Address

3522 Junction Hwy
Ingram, TX 78025

Office phone number

(830) 367-6100

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Hill Country Youth Ranch are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

85

African American

3 (3.5%)

Big Springs Charter School: 2.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (1.2%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

38 (44.7%)

Big Springs Charter School: 47%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.2%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

39 (45.9%)

Big Springs Charter School: 47%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (3.5%)

Big Springs Charter School: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.5%

American Indian

1.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

44.7%

Pacific Islander

1.2%

White

45.9%

Two or more races

3.5%

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

95.3 %

Big Springs Charter School: 69.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

95.3 %

Big Springs Charter School: 93.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.2 %

Big Springs Charter School: 2.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

95.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.2%

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

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

65.9 %

Big Springs Charter School: 47%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

65.9%

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

Big Springs Charter School: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Big Springs Charter School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Big Springs Charter School: Not Rated: SB 1365

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Big Springs Charter School: 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

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 50%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 60%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 42.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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

7.1 %

Big Springs Charter School: 9.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 14.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

9.1 %

Big Springs Charter School: 4.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

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

30.4 %

Big Springs Charter School: 35.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 44.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.3 %

Big Springs Charter School: 29.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

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

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 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

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 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

Big Springs Charter School: 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

Big Springs Charter School: 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

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

Masked

Math

Masked

Reading + Math

Masked

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

12.9

African American

1 (7.8%)

Big Springs Charter School: 4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (7.8%)

Big Springs Charter School: 4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (15.5%)

Big Springs Charter School: 16.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.9 (69%)

Big Springs Charter School: 75.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

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%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

12.9 (100%)

Big Springs Charter School: 96%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 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

6.6

Big Springs Charter School: 8.1

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

3.3 years

Big Springs Charter School: 8.2 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

$40,223

Big Springs Charter School: $45,639

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$34,347

Big Springs Charter School: $41,455

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,381

Big Springs Charter School: $40,705

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$41,600

Big Springs Charter School: $42,000

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$48,566

Big Springs Charter School: $53,176

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: $57,024

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: $55,924

Statewide: $71,111

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