Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Royse City Elementary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Total students

255

Avg. teacher experience

6.6 years

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 97.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Royse City Elementary School is an charter elementary school in Royse City, TX, in the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 255 students. 15.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,196, which is $10,278 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ptaaschool.org

Address

3200 Fm 548 S
Royse City, TX 75189

Office phone number

(972) 375-9672

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Royse City Elementary School 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

255

African American

68 (26.7%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 16%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (2.4%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 2.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

75 (29.4%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 42.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.4%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

89 (34.9%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 33.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

16 (6.3%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

26.7%

American Indian

Asian

2.4%

Hispanic

29.4%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

34.9%

Two or more races

6.3%

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

15.7 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 41.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

19.6 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 43.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 14.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

15.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

19.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.6 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 9.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.6 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 10%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.6%

Gifted and talented

2.0%

Special education

8.6%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

22.5 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.3 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 9.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

60 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

19.3 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 11.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

27.1 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

10 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

16.9

African American

1.4 (8%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (5.9%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 11.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

14.5 (86%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 65.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.4 (2.1%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

15 (88.8%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 76.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

1.5 (9.1%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 16.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.1

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 14.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

6.6 years

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.2 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

$52,196

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $51,098

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$44,947

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $44,574

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,067

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $49,929

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,808

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $54,074

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,350

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $56,084

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,050

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $58,732

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$47,000

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $57,483

Statewide: $74,014

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