Richard Milburn Academy Midland SouthCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: C

Total students

144

Avg. teacher experience

10.8 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

12.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 19.5%

Statewide: 90%

Richard Milburn Academy Midland South is a charter high school in Midland, TX, in the Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 144 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 12.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 27.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,387, which is $5,500 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rmaschools.org

Address

503 E Interstate 20 Frontage Rd Ste 110
Midland, TX 79701

Office phone number

(432) 203-9829

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Richard Milburn Academy Midland South are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

144

African American

8 (5.6%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 16%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

101 (70.1%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 62.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (23.6%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 17.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

70.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

23.6%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

100 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 100%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

93.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 97%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 9.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.1%

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

11.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 8.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.9%

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)

C

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Not Rated: SB 1365

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 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.

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

12.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 19.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 14.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

14 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 17.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

11.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 28%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 18.8%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

14.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

11.8%

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

27.3 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 30.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

45.5 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 32.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 40%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

28.2 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 31.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 30%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

15.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 26.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 35%

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

84.3 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 78%

Statewide: 15%

African American

90.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 75.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 100%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 60%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

87.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 81.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 45.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

68.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 69.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 78.3%

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 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

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

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 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

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 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

11.8 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 13.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 3.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

11.8%

Math

0%

Reading + Math

0%

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

6.6

African American

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 17.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.4 (5.5%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 23.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.2 (94.5%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 57.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 2.2%

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%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3.5 (52.9%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 68.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.1 (47.1%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 30.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 1.6%

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

21.9

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 24.9

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

10.8 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: 10.5 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

$53,387

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $51,242

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,522

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $40,066

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,982

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $46,898

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,893

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $50,842

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,041

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $57,975

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: $56,271

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School - Killeen: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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