Richard Milburn Academy Midland SoCharter

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

F

Richard Milburn Alter High School: C

Total students

161

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 8.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 26.7%

Statewide: 90%

Richard Milburn Academy Midland So is a charter high school in Midland, TX, in the Richard Milburn Alter High School school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 161 students. 98.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of F for the previous school year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 18.6% during the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2019-2020 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,394, which is $2,697 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 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 So are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

161

African American

7 (4.3%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 13.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.6%

Hispanic

107 (66.5%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 64.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

46 (28.6%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 19.5%

Statewide: 27%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

African American

4.3%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

66.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

28.6%

Two or more races

N/A

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

98.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 97.2%

Statewide: 50.6%

Economically disadvantaged

57.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 75.4%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.6 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 6.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

At-risk students

98.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5.6 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 6.4%

Statewide: 20.6%

Career and Technical

32.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 46%

Statewide: 27.6%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 8.1%

Special Education

9.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 12.6%

Statewide: 10.5%

Bilingual/ESL

5.6%

Career and technical

32.9%

Gifted and talented

N/A

Special education

9.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year.

Overall

F

Richard Milburn Alter High School: C

Student achievement

D

Richard Milburn Alter High School: C

School progress

F

Richard Milburn Alter High School: F

Closing the gaps

F

Richard Milburn Alter High School: D

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 2020 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2015-2016 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2020. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 26.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 25.9%

Statewide: 86.2%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 87.3%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 100%

Statewide: 96.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 22.9%

Statewide: 88.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: Masked

Statewide: 88%

White

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 38.6%

Statewide: 93.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 28.6%

Statewide: 91.4%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2018-2019 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

18.6 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 19.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 50%

Statewide: 2.5%

African American

22.2 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 20.4%

Statewide: 3%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 22.2%

Statewide: 0.6%

Hispanic

17 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 19.3%

Statewide: 2.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 20%

Statewide: 2.1%

White

20.6 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 19.6%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 25.6%

Statewide: 1.7%

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 2018-2019 school year.

All students

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

African American

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 16.2%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: Masked

Statewide: 19.4%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 60.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 23%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: Masked

Statewide: 21.2%

White

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0.4%

Statewide: 27%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 28.4%

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 2018-2019 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: Masked

Statewide: 51%

African American

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 29.2%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 53.5%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 75.1%

Hispanic

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 39.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

White

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: Masked

Statewide: 64.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: N/A

Statewide: 64.3%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2018-2019, 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

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 882

Statewide: 1027

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2018-2019. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 16.5

Statewide: 20.6

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 2018-2019.

Reading

5.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 14.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Math

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 2.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

Reading + Math

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 2.5%

Statewide: 44.2%

Reading

5.9%

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2019-2020 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

7.1

African American

1 (14%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 10.9%

Statewide: 10.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

1.4 (20%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 19.9%

Statewide: 28.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4.7 (66%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 67.9%

Statewide: 57.7%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

3 (42.1%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 23.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Bachelor's

3 (42%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 59%

Statewide: 73.4%

Master's

1.1 (16%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 15.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 2%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.

Students per teacher

22.6

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 26.3

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2019-2020 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

7.3 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School: 8.1 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

$54,394

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $53,936

Statewide: $57,091

Beginner

$51,869

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $51,568

Statewide: $49,868

1 to 5 years

$51,179

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $52,075

Statewide: $52,823

6 to 10 years

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $55,973

Statewide: $55,756

11 to 20 years

$59,255

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $58,308

Statewide: $59,308

20+ years

$65,250

Richard Milburn Alter High School: $59,227

Statewide: $65,449

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