Texans Can Academy - Houston SouthwestCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Texans Can Academies: B

Total students

390

Avg. teacher experience

3.2 years

Texans Can Academies: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

5.4 %

Texans Can Academies: 13.1%

Statewide: 90%

Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Texans Can Academies school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 390 students. 87.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.7% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 5.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 36.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,469, which is $1,418 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.texanscan.org

Address

10914 S Gessner
Houston, TX 77071

Office phone number

(281) 918-4316

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

390

African American

116 (29.7%)

Texans Can Academies: 29.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Texans Can Academies: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

260 (66.7%)

Texans Can Academies: 66.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (1.8%)

Texans Can Academies: 2.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (1.5%)

Texans Can Academies: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

29.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

66.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.8%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

87.2 %

Texans Can Academies: 94.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.1 %

Texans Can Academies: 92.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.6 %

Texans Can Academies: 31.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

87.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.6%

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

29.7 %

Texans Can Academies: 28%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.4 %

Texans Can Academies: 9.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.4%

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

Texans Can Academies: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Texans Can Academies: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Texans Can Academies: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Texans Can Academies: 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

5.4 %

Texans Can Academies: 13.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

6.1 %

Texans Can Academies: 11.9%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Texans Can Academies: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 5.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

5.3 %

Texans Can Academies: 12.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texans Can Academies: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 23.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 18.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

6.1%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

5.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

Masked

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

36.3 %

Texans Can Academies: 31.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

41.9 %

Texans Can Academies: 35.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Texans Can Academies: 33.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 47.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

33.5 %

Texans Can Academies: 29.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texans Can Academies: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

12.5 %

Texans Can Academies: 35.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

46.2 %

Texans Can Academies: 32.5%

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

82.4 %

Texans Can Academies: 81.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

85.8 %

Texans Can Academies: 84.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 92.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 76%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

81 %

Texans Can Academies: 79.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texans Can Academies: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

50 %

Texans Can Academies: 74.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

87.5 %

Texans Can Academies: 83%

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 %

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 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

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Texans Can Academies: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Texans Can Academies: 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

Masked

Texans Can Academies: 826

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Texans Can Academies: 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

1.9 %

Texans Can Academies: 6.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 1.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

0 %

Texans Can Academies: 0.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

1.9%

Math

0%

Reading + Math

0%

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

20.9

African American

11 (52.5%)

Texans Can Academies: 46.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.9 (14%)

Texans Can Academies: 15.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7 (33.4%)

Texans Can Academies: 26.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 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%)

Texans Can Academies: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.9 (66.6%)

Texans Can Academies: 62.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7 (33.4%)

Texans Can Academies: 36.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Texans Can Academies: 1.5%

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

18.6

Texans Can Academies: 19.5

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

Texans Can Academies: 5.8 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

$57,469

Texans Can Academies: $59,714

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,880

Texans Can Academies: $56,196

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,196

Texans Can Academies: $57,962

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Texans Can Academies: $61,054

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,980

Texans Can Academies: $65,776

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,950

Texans Can Academies: $62,772

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Texans Can Academies: $69,010

Statewide: $71,111

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