The Excel Center (For Adults)Charter
- High school in The Excel Center - For Adults
- Austin, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
Not rated
The Excel Center - For Adults: Not rated
Total students
370
Avg. teacher experience
6.1 years
The Excel Center - For Adults: 6.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
13.3 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 26.4%
Statewide: 90%
The Excel Center (For Adults) 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 370 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.7% 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.
In the Class of 2021, 13.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 52.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $47,969, which is $10,918 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Simon Solis
- BILLY.HARDEN@GOODWILLCENTRALTEXAS.ORG
- (512) 531-5500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in The Excel Center (For Adults) 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
370
African American
67 (18.1%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 19.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (1.1%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
8 (2.2%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 1.5%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
240 (64.9%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 56.5%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
42 (11.4%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 20%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
8 (2.2%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 1.5%
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
100 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 100%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
82.7 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 91.1%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
32.7 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 20.5%
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
32.7 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 20.4%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
3.2 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 2.1%
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
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
13.3 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 26.4%
Statewide: 90%
African American
20 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 31.4%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
12.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 12.5%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
7.8 %
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
12.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 40.7%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked
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
52.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 41.8%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
44.3 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 35.9%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: 14.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
50 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 47.8%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
56.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 47.5%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked
Statewide: 2.6%
White
50 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 33.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
40 %
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
73.6 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.6%
Statewide: 15%
African American
73.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.8%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
40 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 40%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
60 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 55.2%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
75.5 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 56.4%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked
Statewide: 17.9%
White
69.1 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 40.4%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
73.3 %
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
0 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
The Excel Center - For Adults: Masked
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
Masked
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
0 %
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
Masked
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
2.6 %
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%
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
23
African American
2.3 (9.9%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 16.1%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0.8 (3.5%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 4.2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
6 (26%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 22.7%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
11.9 (51.9%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 52.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
2 (8.7%)
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
3.9 (17.1%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 12.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
8 (34.6%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 39.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
10.8 (46.8%)
The Excel Center - For Adults: 44.4%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0.4 (1.5%)
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
16.1
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
6.1 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
$47,969
The Excel Center - For Adults: $49,296
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$43,508
The Excel Center - For Adults: $46,882
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$47,608
The Excel Center - For Adults: $47,858
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$55,482
The Excel Center - For Adults: $54,388
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$51,708
The Excel Center - For Adults: $51,978
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$58,650
The Excel Center - For Adults: $61,592
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$30,962
The Excel Center - For Adults: $42,499
Statewide: $71,111