Southwest Preparatory School-NorthwestCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Southwest Preparatory School: B

Total students

145

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Southwest Preparatory School: 6.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

81.5 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 81.5%

Statewide: 90%

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest is an charter elementary/secondary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest Preparatory School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 145 students. 85.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.8% 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, 81.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest was 1043 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,940, which is $6,947 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.swprep.org

Address

6535 Culebra Rd
San Antonio, TX 78238-4910

Office phone number

(210) 432-2634

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest 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

145

African American

6 (4.1%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 12.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

136 (93.8%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 68.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.7%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 16.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (1.4%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

93.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.7%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

85.5 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 73.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.5 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 82.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

22.8 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 10.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

85.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.8%

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

22.8 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 9.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.8 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 12.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

22.8%

Gifted and talented

4.8%

Special education

9.0%

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

Southwest Preparatory School: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Southwest Preparatory School: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Southwest Preparatory School: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Southwest Preparatory School: C

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

81.5 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 81.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

80 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 79.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

83.3 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 77.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

85.7 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 87.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

80.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

83.3%

Two or more races

85.7%

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

5.7 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

5.8 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 4.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 4.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 7.7%

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

35.4 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 33.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

22.2 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 35.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: 60%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

36.4 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 36.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

38.5 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 23.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 14.8%

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 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest Preparatory School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 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

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Southwest Preparatory 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

1043

Southwest Preparatory School: 962

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

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

58.8 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 55.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

35.3 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 39.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

35.3 %

Southwest Preparatory School: 31.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

58.8%

Math

35.3%

Reading + Math

35.3%

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

16.3

African American

1.9 (12%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8.2 (50.2%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 46.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.1 (37.8%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 40.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory 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

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.3 (81.9%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.9 (18.1%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 23.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Southwest Preparatory School: 0.3%

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

8.9

Southwest Preparatory School: 10.9

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

7 years

Southwest Preparatory School: 6.8 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

$51,940

Southwest Preparatory School: $50,998

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,227

Southwest Preparatory School: $46,415

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,747

Southwest Preparatory School: $47,404

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,136

Southwest Preparatory School: $56,034

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,261

Southwest Preparatory School: $56,956

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Southwest Preparatory School: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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