Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Ki Charter Academy: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

21

Avg. teacher experience

6.5 years

Ki Charter Academy: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 20%

Statewide: 90%

Ki Charter - Desoto is a charter high school in Desoto, TX, in the Ki Charter Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 21 students. 90.5% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,111, which is $4,224 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2000 Old Hickory Trail
Desoto, TX 75115

Office phone number

(972) 298-7323

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ki Charter - Desoto 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

21

African American

5 (23.8%)

Ki Charter Academy: 12.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

6 (28.6%)

Ki Charter Academy: 23.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (47.6%)

Ki Charter Academy: 55.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

23.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

28.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

47.6%

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

90.5 %

Ki Charter Academy: 98.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

95.2 %

Ki Charter Academy: 99.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

90.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.2%

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 %

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

23.8 %

Ki Charter Academy: 45.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

23.8%

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

Ki Charter Academy: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Ki Charter Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Ki Charter Academy: Not Rated: SB 1365

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Ki Charter 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

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 20%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 25%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

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

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Ki Charter 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

Ki Charter Academy: 3.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 3.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: 2.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Ki Charter 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

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Ki Charter 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

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Ki Charter 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

Ki Charter 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

Ki Charter 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

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: Masked

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

7.5

African American

0.9 (11.7%)

Ki Charter Academy: 4.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 2.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.2 (29.7%)

Ki Charter Academy: 19.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.4 (58.6%)

Ki Charter Academy: 68.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Ki Charter Academy: 5%

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%)

Ki Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3.9 (52%)

Ki Charter Academy: 77.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.6 (48%)

Ki Charter Academy: 22.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Ki Charter 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

2.8

Ki Charter Academy: 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

6.5 years

Ki Charter Academy: 5.8 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

$63,111

Ki Charter Academy: $55,662

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,520

Ki Charter Academy: $50,745

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,834

Ki Charter Academy: $52,634

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,857

Ki Charter Academy: $56,232

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$76,920

Ki Charter Academy: $68,053

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: $62,802

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Ki Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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