Evolution Academy Charter SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Evolution Academy Charter School: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

280

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Evolution Academy Charter School: 9.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

77.4 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 80.7%

Statewide: 90%

Evolution Academy Charter School is a charter high school in Richardson, TX, in the Evolution Academy Charter School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 280 students. 97.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.2% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 77.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 12.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,495, which is $3,608 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.evolutionacademy.org

Address

1101 S Sherman St
Richardson, TX 75081-4852

Office phone number

(972) 907-3755

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Evolution Academy Charter School 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

280

African American

104 (37.1%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 50.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.8%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

145 (51.8%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 39.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

19 (6.8%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 6.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (2.5%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

37.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.8%

Hispanic

51.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.8%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

97.9 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 99.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

61.4 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 67.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13.6 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 8.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

97.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.6%

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

13.2 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 8.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.9 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.2%

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)

B

Evolution Academy Charter School: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Evolution Academy Charter School: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Evolution Academy Charter School: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Evolution Academy Charter School: 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

77.4 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 80.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

77.5 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 80%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

76.5 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 81.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

75 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 76.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

77.5%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

76.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

75.0%

Two or more races

Masked

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

12.1 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 8.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

11.8 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 8.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

13.7 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 9.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

7.4 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 7.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 8.3%

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

56.7 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 48.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

48.8 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 45.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: 50%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

57.1 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 45.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

64.2 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 53.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

54.1 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 35.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

38.5 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 52.2%

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 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

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

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Evolution Academy 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

Masked

Evolution Academy Charter School: 1010

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Evolution Academy 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

58 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 72.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

58.7 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 71.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

51 %

Evolution Academy Charter School: 65.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

58.0%

Math

58.7%

Reading + Math

51.0%

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

9.6

African American

7.6 (79.2%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 86.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (10.4%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 6.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (10.4%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 6.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Evolution Academy 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%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

5.6 (58.3%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 59.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (31.3%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 34.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (10.4%)

Evolution Academy Charter School: 5.8%

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

29.2

Evolution Academy Charter School: 23

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

14.4 years

Evolution Academy Charter School: 9.7 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

$62,495

Evolution Academy Charter School: $58,756

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: $42,091

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,770

Evolution Academy Charter School: $53,073

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,578

Evolution Academy Charter School: $58,275

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,720

Evolution Academy Charter School: $63,570

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,673

Evolution Academy Charter School: $68,517

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Evolution Academy Charter School: $113,274

Statewide: $71,111

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