Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated

Total students

43

Avg. teacher experience

5.6 years

The Excel Center - For Adults: 6.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 26.4%

Statewide: 90%

The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin is a charter high school in Austin, TX, in the The Excel Center - For Adults school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 43 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 40% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $44,780, which is $14,107 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

excelcenterhighschool.org

Address

1901 E Ben White Blvd
Austin, TX 78741

Office phone number

(512) 531-5500

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

43

African American

6 (14%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 19.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (2.3%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

32 (74.4%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 56.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (9.3%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 20%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.0%

American Indian

2.3%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

74.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

9.3%

Two or more races

0%

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

100 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 100%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.4 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 91.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 20.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.0%

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

7 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 20.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

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)

Not rated

The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated

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

The Excel Center - For Adults: 26.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 31.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 12.5%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 16.7%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 40.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 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

40 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 41.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

27.3 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 35.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 14.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 47.8%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

46.4 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 47.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

30 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 33.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 42.1%

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

50.7 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

55 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 40%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 55.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

50 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 56.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

50 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 40.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 56%

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 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 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

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 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

The Excel Center - For Adults: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: 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

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

0 %

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

0%

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

3.5

African American

0.4 (10.2%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 16.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 4.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.3 (38.6%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 22.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.8 (51.3%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 4.2%

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%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 12.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

1.6 (44.7%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 39.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1.6 (45.1%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 44.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.4 (10.2%)

The Excel Center - For Adults: 3.8%

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

12.4

The Excel Center - For Adults: 17.5

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

5.6 years

The Excel Center - For Adults: 6.7 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

$44,780

The Excel Center - For Adults: $49,296

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,137

The Excel Center - For Adults: $46,882

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,373

The Excel Center - For Adults: $47,858

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,918

The Excel Center - For Adults: $54,388

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$40,276

The Excel Center - For Adults: $51,978

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: $61,592

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

The Excel Center - For Adults: $42,499

Statewide: $71,111

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