Discovery Middle SchoolCharter

  • Middle school or junior high school in Southwest School
  • Houston, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Southwest School: B

Total students

238

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Southwest School: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Southwest School: 71.8%

Statewide: 90%

Discovery Middle School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Southwest School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 238 students. 89.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 80.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,810, which is $923 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.swschools.org

Address

6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200
Houston, TX 77057

Office phone number

(713) 954-9528

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Discovery Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

238

African American

16 (6.7%)

Southwest School: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.8%)

Southwest School: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

218 (91.6%)

Southwest School: 88.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.4%)

Southwest School: 4.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.4%)

Southwest School: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.7%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

91.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

89.1 %

Southwest School: 90%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

84.9 %

Southwest School: 87.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

80.3 %

Southwest School: 75%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

89.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

80.3%

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

80.3 %

Southwest School: 75%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Southwest School: 10%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

80.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

9.2%

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)

B

Southwest School: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Southwest School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Southwest School: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Southwest School: 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.

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

13.3 %

Southwest School: 15.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

7.1 %

Southwest School: 9.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Southwest School: 12.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.7 %

Southwest School: 16.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Southwest School: 9.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

15.7

African American

13.6 (86.6%)

Southwest School: 40%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.1 (0.6%)

Southwest School: 4.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (6.4%)

Southwest School: 38%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (6.4%)

Southwest School: 17.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Southwest 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 School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8 (51%)

Southwest School: 66.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.7 (49%)

Southwest School: 30.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 3.1%

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

15.2

Southwest School: 16.8

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

10.2 years

Southwest School: 8.8 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

$59,810

Southwest School: $59,912

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,498

Southwest School: $53,010

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,949

Southwest School: $55,122

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,562

Southwest School: $58,131

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,795

Southwest School: $63,996

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,928

Southwest School: $78,229

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Southwest School: $69,857

Statewide: $71,111

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