Phoenix School At Southwest SchoolsCharter
- High school in Southwest School
- Houston, TX
- 7th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
Not rated
Southwest School: B
Total students
115
Avg. teacher experience
12.2 years
Southwest School: 8.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
28.6 %
Southwest School: 71.8%
Statewide: 90%
Phoenix School At Southwest Schools is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Southwest School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 115 students. 90.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of Not rated for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 28.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 24.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Phoenix School At Southwest Schools was 1088 for 2020-2021 graduates.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,730, which is $5,843 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy SHouston, TX 77099
Office phone number
Principals
- Stacy Garcia
- mkennedy@swschools.org
- (713) 784-6345
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Phoenix School At Southwest Schools 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
115
African American
12 (10.4%)
Southwest School: 5.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.9%)
Southwest School: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Southwest School: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
31 (27%)
Southwest School: 88.4%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest School: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
63 (54.8%)
Southwest School: 4.5%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
8 (7%)
Southwest School: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
90.4 %
Southwest School: 90%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
67 %
Southwest School: 87.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
0.9 %
Southwest School: 75%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
0.9 %
Southwest School: 75%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Southwest School: 0%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
22.6 %
Southwest School: 10%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
Not rated
Southwest School: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not rated
Southwest School: Not Rated: SB 1365
School progress (2021-2022)
Not rated
Southwest School: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
Not rated
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.
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
28.6 %
Southwest School: 71.8%
Statewide: 90%
African American
Masked
Southwest School: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
Masked
Southwest School: Masked
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
Masked
Southwest School: 79.1%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
37.5 %
Southwest School: 37.5%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 90.8%
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
24.6 %
Southwest School: 6.2%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
Masked
Southwest School: 5.9%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
Masked
Southwest School: Masked
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
36.4 %
Southwest School: 4%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 2.6%
White
20.4 %
Southwest School: 18.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
Masked
Southwest School: 16.7%
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
6.8 %
Southwest School: 15.3%
Statewide: 15%
African American
Masked
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
7.1 %
Southwest School: 16.1%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
8.2 %
Southwest School: 9.5%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Southwest School: 0%
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 School: 12.3%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
Masked
Southwest School: 20%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
Masked
Southwest School: Masked
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
0 %
Southwest School: 14.1%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
0 %
Southwest School: 0%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Southwest School: 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
Southwest School: 59.1%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
N/A
Southwest School: Masked
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Southwest School: 61.9%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 43.9%
White
N/A
Southwest School: N/A
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Southwest 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
1088
Southwest School: 901
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 School: 15.9
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
75 %
Southwest School: 19.8%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
75 %
Southwest School: 14.8%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
75 %
Southwest School: 12.3%
Statewide: 40.4%
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
12.9
African American
5.9 (45.9%)
Southwest School: 40%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southwest School: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (15.4%)
Southwest School: 4.4%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
1 (7.7%)
Southwest School: 38%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest School: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4 (31%)
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
6 (46.1%)
Southwest School: 66.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
5 (38.5%)
Southwest School: 30.6%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
2 (15.4%)
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
8.9
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
12.2 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
$64,730
Southwest School: $59,912
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
N/A
Southwest School: $53,010
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$62,600
Southwest School: $55,122
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$58,224
Southwest School: $58,131
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$66,941
Southwest School: $63,996
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$83,640
Southwest School: $78,229
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$69,857
Southwest School: $69,857
Statewide: $71,111