Challenge Academy

  • High school in Lorena ISD
  • Waco, TX
  • 10th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Lorena ISD: A

Total students

3

Avg. teacher experience

N/A

Lorena ISD: 13.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lorena ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 90%

Challenge Academy is a high school in Waco, TX, in the Lorena ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3 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.

Take our public schools explorer survey
Click or tap the map to enable panning and zooming.

Contact information

Address

3805 S 3rd St
Waco, TX 76706

Office phone number

(254) 754-0803

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Challenge Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

3

African American

0 (0%)

Lorena ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lorena ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lorena ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Lorena ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lorena ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (66.7%)

Lorena ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (33.3%)

Lorena ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

66.7%

Two or more races

33.3%

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 %

Lorena ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

33.3 %

Lorena ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Lorena ISD: 2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

33.3%

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 %

Lorena ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Lorena ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

0 %

Lorena ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

0%

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

Lorena ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Lorena ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Lorena ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Lorena ISD: A

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

Lorena ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Lorena ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Lorena ISD: 99%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

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

Masked

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Lorena ISD: 0%

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

Masked

Lorena ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Lorena ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Lorena ISD: 10%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Lorena ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Lorena ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Lorena ISD: 12.8%

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

Lorena ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Lorena ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Lorena ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

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

Lorena ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Lorena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lorena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Lorena ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Lorena ISD: 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

Lorena ISD: 1064

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Lorena ISD: 20.6

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

Lorena ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Lorena ISD: 74.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Lorena ISD: 68%

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

N/A

African American

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

N/A (N/A)

Lorena ISD: 2.3%

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

N/A

Lorena ISD: 13.6

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

N/A

Lorena ISD: 13.6 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

N/A

Lorena ISD: $54,355

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Lorena ISD: $43,391

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Lorena ISD: $45,983

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Lorena ISD: $51,701

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Lorena ISD: $57,690

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Lorena ISD: $59,651

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Lorena ISD: $63,692

Statewide: $71,111

Latest public education stories in The Texas Tribune