Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: A

Total students

501

Avg. teacher experience

3.2 years

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 4.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 100%

Statewide: 90%

School Of Science And Technology Hill Country is an charter elementary/secondary school in San Antonio, TX, in the School Of Science And Technology Discovery school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 501 students. 14.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.4% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,919, which is $32 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sstschools.org/

Address

9202 W Loop 1604 N
San Antonio, TX 78254

Office phone number

(210) 688-9758

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in School Of Science And Technology Hill Country 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

501

African American

57 (11.4%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 23.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

29 (5.8%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 7.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

270 (53.9%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 53%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

129 (25.7%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 13.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (3.2%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

5.8%

Hispanic

53.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

25.7%

Two or more races

3.2%

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

14.2 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 22%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

35.5 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 64.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 16.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

14.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

35.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.0%

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

11.4 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 16.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 7.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 9.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.4%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

8.0%

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

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 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

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

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 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

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

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

0.6 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 3.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 1.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

1 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 4.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 1.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 2.1%

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

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 6.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 8.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 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

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 40%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 40%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 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

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 960

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 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

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 78.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 90.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 78.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

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 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

33.9

African American

2 (5.9%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 10.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.4 (1.2%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 6.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

16.7 (49.4%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 40.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

14.7 (43.4%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 41.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 1.1%

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%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21.7 (64.2%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 73.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.1 (35.8%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 24.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 1.3%

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

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 14.5

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

3.2 years

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: 4.2 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

$58,919

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $59,096

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,222

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $58,381

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,976

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $58,259

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,429

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $59,898

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,025

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $62,895

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $63,750

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

School Of Science And Technology Discovery: $67,750

Statewide: $71,111

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