Manara Leadership AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Manara Academy: B

Total students

144

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Manara Academy: 7.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.5 %

Manara Academy: 90.5%

Statewide: 90%

Manara Leadership Academy is a charter high school in Irving, TX, in the Manara Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 144 students. 61.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 90.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Manara Leadership Academy was 1024 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,366, which is $2,521 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

manaraacademy.org

Address

8201 Tristar Dr
Irving, TX 75063

Office phone number

(972) 304-1155

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Manara Leadership Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

144

African American

45 (31.3%)

Manara Academy: 30.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (1.4%)

Manara Academy: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

53 (36.8%)

Manara Academy: 27.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

5 (3.5%)

Manara Academy: 6.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Manara Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

37 (25.7%)

Manara Academy: 31.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (1.4%)

Manara Academy: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

31.3%

American Indian

1.4%

Asian

36.8%

Hispanic

3.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

25.7%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

61.8 %

Manara Academy: 59.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

66.7 %

Manara Academy: 61.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

43.1 %

Manara Academy: 44.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

43.1%

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

43.8 %

Manara Academy: 44%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Manara Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.3 %

Manara Academy: 6.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

43.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.3%

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)

B

Manara Academy: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Manara Academy: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Manara Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Manara Academy: 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.

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

90.5 %

Manara Academy: 90.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

88.9 %

Manara Academy: 88.9%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

85.7 %

Manara Academy: 85.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

88.9%

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

85.7%

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

1 %

Manara Academy: 1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

Masked

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Manara 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

17.5 %

Manara Academy: 14.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.6 %

Manara Academy: 18.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

16.9 %

Manara Academy: 12.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

25 %

Manara Academy: 23.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13 %

Manara Academy: 9.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Manara Academy: 43.8%

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

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

Masked

Manara Academy: Masked

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Manara Academy: 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

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Manara 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

1024

Manara Academy: 1024

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Manara 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

57.1 %

Manara Academy: 57.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.6 %

Manara Academy: 47.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

47.6 %

Manara Academy: 47.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

57.1%

Math

47.6%

Reading + Math

47.6%

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

9.9

African American

1 (10%)

Manara Academy: 23.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.4 (24.1%)

Manara Academy: 18.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Manara Academy: 2.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.5 (55.8%)

Manara Academy: 52.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (10%)

Manara Academy: 2.9%

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%)

Manara Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

5.8 (59.3%)

Manara Academy: 69.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (30.7%)

Manara Academy: 24.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (10%)

Manara Academy: 5.7%

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

14.6

Manara Academy: 15.9

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

10.1 years

Manara Academy: 7.5 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

$56,366

Manara Academy: $53,624

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Manara Academy: $48,559

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,237

Manara Academy: $50,160

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,908

Manara Academy: $56,442

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,225

Manara Academy: $60,599

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,290

Manara Academy: $70,892

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Manara Academy: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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