Buckner PreparatoryCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cityscape Schools: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

313

Avg. teacher experience

4.3 years

Cityscape Schools: 5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cityscape Schools: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Buckner Preparatory is an charter elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Cityscape Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 313 students. 80.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.2% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,740, which is $2,147 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

cityscapeschools.org

Address

8510 Military Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75227

Office phone number

(214) 545-6552

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Buckner Preparatory 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

313

African American

61 (19.5%)

Cityscape Schools: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

236 (75.4%)

Cityscape Schools: 81.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (2.9%)

Cityscape Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (2.2%)

Cityscape Schools: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

75.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.9%

Two or more races

2.2%

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

80.2 %

Cityscape Schools: 87.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.7 %

Cityscape Schools: 91.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

54.6 %

Cityscape Schools: 57.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

80.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.6%

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

48.2 %

Cityscape Schools: 55.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Cityscape Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.9 %

Cityscape Schools: 9.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

48.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.9%

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: SB 1365

Cityscape Schools: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cityscape Schools: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cityscape Schools: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cityscape Schools: 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.

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

20 %

Cityscape Schools: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

33.3 %

Cityscape Schools: 27.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Cityscape Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Cityscape Schools: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.7 %

Cityscape Schools: 15%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cityscape Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Cityscape Schools: 31.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Cityscape Schools: 0%

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

11.5

African American

6.5 (56.6%)

Cityscape Schools: 25.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (34.7%)

Cityscape Schools: 58.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (8.7%)

Cityscape Schools: 12.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Cityscape Schools: 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

1 (8.7%)

Cityscape Schools: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

7 (60.8%)

Cityscape Schools: 78.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.5 (30.5%)

Cityscape Schools: 18.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cityscape 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

27.2

Cityscape Schools: 22.4

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

4.3 years

Cityscape Schools: 5 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

$56,740

Cityscape Schools: $59,067

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,804

Cityscape Schools: $54,206

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,933

Cityscape Schools: $57,748

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$66,000

Cityscape Schools: $64,428

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$73,531

Cityscape Schools: $65,752

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Cityscape Schools: N/A

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Cityscape Schools: $61,000

Statewide: $71,111

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