Paul And Jane Meyer Public High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Rapoport Academy Public School: B

Total students

195

Avg. teacher experience

6.3 years

Rapoport Academy Public School: 5.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.8 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 96.8%

Statewide: 90%

Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School is a charter high school in Waco, TX, in the Rapoport Academy Public School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 195 students. 59.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.7% 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, 96.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School was 949 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $47,337, which is $11,550 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rapoportacademy.org

Address

1020 Elm Ave Bld 500
Waco, TX 76704

Office phone number

(254) 754-2288

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

195

African American

50 (25.6%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 33.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

90 (46.2%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 46.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

48 (24.6%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 17.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (2.6%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

25.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

46.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

24.6%

Two or more races

2.6%

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

59.5 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 59.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

55.9 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 75.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.7 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.7%

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

9.7 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.9 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 17.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

17.9%

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

Rapoport Academy Public School: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Rapoport Academy Public School: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Rapoport Academy Public School: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Rapoport Academy Public 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 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

96.8 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 96.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

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

16.7 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 12.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.6 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 15.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 10.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.2 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 11.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

42.9 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 19%

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 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: 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

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Rapoport Academy Public School: 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

949

Rapoport Academy Public School: 949

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Rapoport Academy Public School: Masked

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

76.7 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 76.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

70 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 70%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

63.3 %

Rapoport Academy Public School: 63.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

76.7%

Math

70.0%

Reading + Math

63.3%

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

22.2

African American

1.4 (6.2%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.1 (0.6%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (22.4%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 12.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.7 (70.8%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 74.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 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

1 (4.5%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

14.9 (66.9%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 76.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.3 (28.6%)

Rapoport Academy Public School: 21.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Rapoport Academy Public 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

8.8

Rapoport Academy Public School: 10.4

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

6.3 years

Rapoport Academy Public School: 5.6 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

$47,337

Rapoport Academy Public School: $44,855

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,496

Rapoport Academy Public School: $41,399

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,132

Rapoport Academy Public School: $41,808

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,020

Rapoport Academy Public School: $47,427

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,507

Rapoport Academy Public School: $53,833

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$57,530

Rapoport Academy Public School: $56,959

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$57,530

Rapoport Academy Public School: $57,530

Statewide: $71,111

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