Falfurrias Innovation Academy

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Brooks County ISD: B

Total students

169

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Brooks County ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brooks County ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Falfurrias Innovation Academy is an elementary school in Falfurrias, TX, in the Brooks County ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 169 students. 54.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3% 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 $59,777, which is $890 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fes.bcisdistrict.net

Address

100 E Allen St
Falfurrias, TX 78355

Office phone number

(361) 325-8000

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Falfurrias Innovation Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

169

African American

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.6%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

165 (97.6%)

Brooks County ISD: 97.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (1.2%)

Brooks County ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

97.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

54.4 %

Brooks County ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

96.4 %

Brooks County ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

96.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.0%

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

3 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.2 %

Brooks County ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.0%

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

14.2%

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

Brooks County ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Brooks County ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Brooks County ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Brooks County ISD: 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.

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

26.1 %

Brooks County ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.5 %

Brooks County ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Brooks County ISD: 15%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

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

10.2

African American

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.2 (100%)

Brooks County ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 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%)

Brooks County ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

6.8 (66.7%)

Brooks County ISD: 74.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.4 (33.3%)

Brooks County ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 2.1%

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

16.6

Brooks County ISD: 14.3

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

10.9 years

Brooks County ISD: 11.2 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

$59,777

Brooks County ISD: $56,095

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,500

Brooks County ISD: $47,817

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$63,151

Brooks County ISD: $52,714

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$76,249

Brooks County ISD: $58,081

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,800

Brooks County ISD: $58,927

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,800

Brooks County ISD: $63,388

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,804

Brooks County ISD: $65,074

Statewide: $71,111

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