Katherine Anne Porter SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Katherine Anne Porter School: C

Total students

74

Avg. teacher experience

9.4 years

Katherine Anne Porter School: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

66.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 66.7%

Statewide: 90%

Katherine Anne Porter School is a charter high school in Wimberley, TX, in the Katherine Anne Porter School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 74 students. 97.3% 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 C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 66.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 16.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Katherine Anne Porter School was 1128 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,132, which is $9,755 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kapschool.org

Address

515 Fm 2325
Wimberley, TX 78676

Office phone number

(512) 648-3180

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Katherine Anne Porter School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

74

African American

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

18 (24.3%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 24.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

52 (70.3%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 70.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (5.4%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 5.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

24.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

70.3%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

97.3 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 97.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

4.1 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 4.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

97.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

4.1%

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 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 2.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.9 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 14.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

2.7%

Special education

14.9%

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)

C

Katherine Anne Porter School: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Katherine Anne Porter School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Katherine Anne Porter School: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Katherine Anne Porter School: 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

66.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 66.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

80 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 80%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

63 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 63%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

80.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

63.0%

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

16.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 16.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

12.5 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 12.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

18.8 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 18.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 16.7%

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

44.4 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 44.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

54.8 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 54.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

41 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 41%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

50 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 50%

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

17.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 17.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

5.9 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 5.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

23.1 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 23.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

20 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 20%

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

18.2 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 18.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katherine Anne Porter School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

22.2 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 22.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter School: Masked

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

1128

Katherine Anne Porter School: 1128

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Katherine Anne Porter 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

43.5 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 43.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

21.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 21.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

21.7 %

Katherine Anne Porter School: 21.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

43.5%

Math

21.7%

Reading + Math

21.7%

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

11.9

African American

0.3 (2.1%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.5 (12.6%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 12.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.7 (73.5%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 73.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.4 (11.7%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 11.7%

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%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8 (67.3%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 67.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (16.9%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 16.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.9 (15.8%)

Katherine Anne Porter School: 15.8%

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

6.2

Katherine Anne Porter School: 6.2

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

9.4 years

Katherine Anne Porter School: 9.4 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

$49,132

Katherine Anne Porter School: $49,132

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$36,290

Katherine Anne Porter School: $36,290

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,008

Katherine Anne Porter School: $48,008

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,424

Katherine Anne Porter School: $44,424

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$51,576

Katherine Anne Porter School: $51,576

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$105,000

Katherine Anne Porter School: $105,000

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,000

Katherine Anne Porter School: $72,000

Statewide: $71,111

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