Nolan Creek SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

D

Orenda Charter School: B

Total students

120

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Orenda Charter School: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Orenda Charter School: 89.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Nolan Creek School is an charter elementary school in Belton, TX, in the Orenda Charter School school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 120 students. 41.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of D for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,360, which is $5,281 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.nolancreekschool.org/

Address

505 E Ave C
Belton, TX 76513-3500

Office phone number

(254) 939-4491

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Nolan Creek School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

120

African American

19 (15.8%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.6%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.4%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

32 (26.7%)

Orenda Charter School: 23.3%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

58 (48.3%)

Orenda Charter School: 60%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

11 (9.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.4%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

15.8%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

26.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

48.3%

Two or more races

9.2%

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

41.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 38.3%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

22.5 %

Orenda Charter School: 14.3%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.3 %

Orenda Charter School: 2.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

41.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

22.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0.8 %

Orenda Charter School: 1.6%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

15.8 %

Orenda Charter School: 11%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

0.8%

Gifted and talented

N/A

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.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

D

Orenda Charter School: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Orenda Charter School: A

School progress (2018-2019)

F

Orenda Charter School: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

F

Orenda Charter School: 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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.3 %

Orenda Charter School: 4.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

N/A

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

8.3 %

Orenda Charter School: 4.1%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

3.2 %

Orenda Charter School: 5%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 4.8%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

8

African American

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 6.4%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

8 (100%)

Orenda Charter School: 85.3%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.9%

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%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

7 (87.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 78.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

1 (12.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 20.3%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

15

Orenda Charter School: 17

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

11.8 years

Orenda Charter School: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$52,360

Orenda Charter School: $53,125

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

N/A

Orenda Charter School: $46,169

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$48,277

Orenda Charter School: $47,836

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$51,218

Orenda Charter School: $51,420

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$54,752

Orenda Charter School: $56,019

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$55,631

Orenda Charter School: $59,093

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Orenda Charter School: $66,141

Statewide: $69,974

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