Baker-Ripley Charter SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Promise Community School: C

Total students

369

Avg. teacher experience

3.1 years

Promise Community School: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Baker-Ripley Charter School is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Promise Community School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 369 students. 89.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 80.5% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,171, which is $1,284 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

6500 Rookin St Bldg A
Houston, TX 77074

Office phone number

(713) 273-3731

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Baker-Ripley Charter School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

369

African American

58 (15.7%)

Promise Community School: 22.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (1.4%)

Promise Community School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

113 (30.6%)

Promise Community School: 7.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

160 (43.4%)

Promise Community School: 65.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

29 (7.9%)

Promise Community School: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (1.1%)

Promise Community School: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.7%

American Indian

1.4%

Asian

30.6%

Hispanic

43.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.9%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

89.7 %

Promise Community School: 64.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

99.2 %

Promise Community School: 99%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

80.5 %

Promise Community School: 52.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

89.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

80.5%

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

80.5 %

Promise Community School: 52.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.5 %

Promise Community School: 9.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

80.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

9.5%

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)

B

Promise Community School: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Promise Community School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Promise Community School: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Promise Community School: Not Rated: SB 1365

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.

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

16.4 %

Promise Community School: 24%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.8 %

Promise Community School: 34.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Promise Community School: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

15.4 %

Promise Community School: 15.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.4 %

Promise Community School: 24.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.7 %

Promise Community School: 22.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Promise Community School: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

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

24.9

African American

7 (28.1%)

Promise Community School: 34.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (16%)

Promise Community School: 8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.9 (39.9%)

Promise Community School: 40.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (16%)

Promise Community School: 15.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 1%

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%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.9 (100%)

Promise Community School: 95%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 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

14.8

Promise Community School: 17.1

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

3.1 years

Promise Community School: 5.8 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

$60,171

Promise Community School: $58,463

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,135

Promise Community School: $55,236

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,987

Promise Community School: $58,299

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,149

Promise Community School: $58,582

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,500

Promise Community School: $62,330

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Promise Community School: $56,268

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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