Alternative Center

  • High school in Edgewood ISD
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 8th grade - 11th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Edgewood ISD: C

Total students

9

Avg. teacher experience

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 90%

Alternative Center is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Edgewood ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 9 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.1% 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.

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Contact information

Website

www.eisd.net

Address

607 Sw 34th St
San Antonio, TX 78237-1399

Office phone number

(210) 898-4200

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alternative Center 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

9

African American

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

8 (88.9%)

Edgewood ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (11.1%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

88.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

11.1%

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

100 %

Edgewood ISD: 72.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

88.9 %

Edgewood ISD: 89%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.1 %

Edgewood ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.1%

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

11.1 %

Edgewood ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Edgewood ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.1 %

Edgewood ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.1%

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

Edgewood ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Edgewood ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Edgewood ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Edgewood 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.

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

Edgewood ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 86.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 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

0 %

Edgewood ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Edgewood ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Edgewood ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 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

0 %

Edgewood ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Edgewood ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Edgewood ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 25%

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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 40%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 18%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 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

Edgewood ISD: 905

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 20.8

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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 38.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 16.3%

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

N/A

African American

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 18%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

N/A (N/A)

Edgewood ISD: 0.6%

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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 15.9

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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 10.2 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

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $58,698

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $56,347

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $55,047

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $57,853

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $60,341

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $62,707

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Edgewood ISD: $72,115

Statewide: $71,111

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