Pineywoods Community Academy High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Pineywoods Community Academy: A

Total students

258

Avg. teacher experience

9.8 years

Pineywoods Community Academy: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Pineywoods Community Academy High School is a charter high school in Lufkin, TX, in the Pineywoods Community Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 258 students. 46.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Pineywoods Community Academy High School was 1132 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,026, which is $5,861 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pcacharter.net/

Address

601 S Raguet
Lufkin, TX 75904

Office phone number

(936) 634-5515

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pineywoods Community Academy High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

258

African American

42 (16.3%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 15.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

68 (26.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 31.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

142 (55%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 48.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (1.9%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

26.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

55.0%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

46.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 44%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

47.7 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 57.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 5.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

46.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

47.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.5%

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

3.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14.7 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 9.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 11.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.5%

Gifted and talented

14.7%

Special education

10.5%

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)

A

Pineywoods Community Academy: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Pineywoods Community Academy: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Pineywoods Community Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Pineywoods Community 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

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

0.4 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.6 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Pineywoods Community 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

17.6 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 7.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 6.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 6.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.1 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: 3.1%

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 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Pineywoods Community 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

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pineywoods Community 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

1132

Pineywoods Community Academy: 1132

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Pineywoods Community 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

42.3 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 42.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

38.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 38.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.9 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 26.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

42.3%

Math

38.5%

Reading + Math

26.9%

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

17.6

African American

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 4.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.2 (6.6%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 8.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.4 (93.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 86.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 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

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15 (85.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.6 (14.6%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 18.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

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

14.7

Pineywoods Community Academy: 14.8

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

Pineywoods Community Academy: 10.2 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

$53,026

Pineywoods Community Academy: $53,037

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: $46,350

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,702

Pineywoods Community Academy: $47,878

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,999

Pineywoods Community Academy: $51,665

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,988

Pineywoods Community Academy: $58,723

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,105

Pineywoods Community Academy: $62,853

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: $64,120

Statewide: $71,111

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