Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Excel Academy: Not rated

Total students

23

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Excel Academy: 18.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 90%

Excel Academy Education Transition Center is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Excel Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 23 students. 100% 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 50.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,962, which is $925 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

6500 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX 77081

Office phone number

(713) 222-4577

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Excel Academy Education Transition Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. 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 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

23

African American

6 (26.1%)

Excel Academy: 51.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

17 (73.9%)

Excel Academy: 42.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 3.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

26.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

73.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

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 %

Excel Academy: 100%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

100 %

Excel Academy: 100%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Excel Academy: 13.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

100.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

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

0 %

Excel Academy: 13.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.7 %

Excel Academy: 24.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.7%

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

Excel Academy: Not rated

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Excel Academy: Not rated

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Excel Academy: Not rated

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Excel Academy: Not rated

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

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 90%

African American

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

0%

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

50.5 %

Excel Academy: 50.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

57.1 %

Excel Academy: 56.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

48.1 %

Excel Academy: 48.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Excel Academy: 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

N/A

Excel Academy: 10%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Excel Academy: 20%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Excel Academy: 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

0 %

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

Masked

Excel Academy: Masked

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Excel Academy: 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

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Excel Academy: 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

Excel Academy: 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

Excel Academy: N/A

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

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

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

3

African American

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 52%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (33.3%)

Excel Academy: 8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (33.3%)

Excel Academy: 28%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (33.3%)

Excel Academy: 4%

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%)

Excel Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3 (100%)

Excel Academy: 56%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 44%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Excel Academy: 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

7.7

Excel Academy: 8.7

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

14.7 years

Excel Academy: 18.5 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

$57,962

Excel Academy: $50,843

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Excel Academy: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,262

Excel Academy: $51,262

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,579

Excel Academy: $45,491

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Excel Academy: $48,434

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,046

Excel Academy: $56,994

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Excel Academy: $55,006

Statewide: $71,111

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