Levelland Academic Beginnings Center

  • Elementary school in Levelland ISD
  • Levelland, TX
  • Early education - Kindergarten

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Levelland ISD: B

Total students

400

Avg. teacher experience

9.8 years

Levelland ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Levelland ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90%

Levelland Academic Beginnings Center is an elementary school in Levelland, TX, in the Levelland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 400 students. 31.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $47,794, which is $11,093 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.levellandisd.net/

Address

1412 E Ellis
Levelland, TX 79336-3341

Office phone number

(806) 894-6959

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Levelland Academic Beginnings Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

400

African American

7 (1.8%)

Levelland ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Levelland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Levelland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

303 (75.8%)

Levelland ISD: 73.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Levelland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

84 (21%)

Levelland ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (1%)

Levelland ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

75.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

21.0%

Two or more races

1.0%

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

31.3 %

Levelland ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80.8 %

Levelland ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.8 %

Levelland ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

31.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.8%

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

9 %

Levelland ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Levelland ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.8 %

Levelland ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

15.8%

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)

C

Levelland ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Levelland ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Levelland ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Levelland ISD: B

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

N/A

Levelland ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Levelland ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Levelland ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Levelland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Levelland ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Levelland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Levelland ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Levelland ISD: 4.8%

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

26.8

African American

2 (7.5%)

Levelland ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Levelland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Levelland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.5 (24.2%)

Levelland ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Levelland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.3 (64.6%)

Levelland ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.7%)

Levelland ISD: 0.7%

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%)

Levelland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.8 (85.1%)

Levelland ISD: 82.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4 (14.9%)

Levelland ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Levelland ISD: 0.5%

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

14.9

Levelland ISD: 12.5

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

9.8 years

Levelland ISD: 11.7 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

$47,794

Levelland ISD: $49,114

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,350

Levelland ISD: $42,840

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,350

Levelland ISD: $43,392

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,727

Levelland ISD: $44,855

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$51,123

Levelland ISD: $52,677

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,901

Levelland ISD: $58,972

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,614

Levelland ISD: $61,119

Statewide: $71,111

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