Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lake Worth ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

312

Avg. teacher experience

7.7 years

Lake Worth ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lake Worth ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90%

N A Howry Steam Academy is an elementary school in Lake Worth, TX, in the Lake Worth ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 312 students. 59.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,277, which is $1,390 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lwisd.org

Address

4000 Dakota Trl
Lake Worth, TX 76135-2899

Office phone number

(817) 306-4240

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in N A Howry Steam Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

312

African American

76 (24.4%)

Lake Worth ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.6%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Lake Worth ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

134 (42.9%)

Lake Worth ISD: 54.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

80 (25.6%)

Lake Worth ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

19 (6.1%)

Lake Worth ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

24.4%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

42.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

25.6%

Two or more races

6.1%

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

59.3 %

Lake Worth ISD: 64.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

88.5 %

Lake Worth ISD: 86.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.7 %

Lake Worth ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.7%

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

8.7 %

Lake Worth ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.5 %

Lake Worth ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.2 %

Lake Worth ISD: 11%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.7%

Gifted and talented

4.5%

Special education

11.2%

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: SB 1365

Lake Worth ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lake Worth ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lake Worth ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lake Worth ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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.

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

28.2 %

Lake Worth ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

38.4 %

Lake Worth ISD: 38.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Lake Worth ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Lake Worth ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.1 %

Lake Worth ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lake Worth ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

20.8 %

Lake Worth ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

32 %

Lake Worth ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

24.7

African American

2 (8.1%)

Lake Worth ISD: 7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.7 (14.9%)

Lake Worth ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19 (77%)

Lake Worth ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0.4%

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%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.7 (79.8%)

Lake Worth ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (20.2%)

Lake Worth ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Lake Worth ISD: 0.4%

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

12.6

Lake Worth ISD: 14.2

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

7.7 years

Lake Worth ISD: 9 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

$60,277

Lake Worth ISD: $61,449

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,500

Lake Worth ISD: $58,117

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,046

Lake Worth ISD: $58,585

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,770

Lake Worth ISD: $60,967

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,686

Lake Worth ISD: $63,798

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,975

Lake Worth ISD: $68,497

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Lake Worth ISD: $98,753

Statewide: $71,111

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