Universal Academy - CoppellCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Universal Academy
- Irving, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
A
Universal Academy: A
Total students
1,662
Avg. teacher experience
3.6 years
Universal Academy: 4 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
85.7 %
Universal Academy: 92.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Universal Academy - Coppell is an charter elementary/secondary school in Irving, TX, in the Universal Academy school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,662 students. 41.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 85.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Universal Academy - Coppell was 942 for 2019-2020 graduates.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,544, which is $3,097 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.6 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Lisa Davis
- dharris976@aol.com
- (972) 255-1800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Universal Academy - Coppell are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,662
African American
170 (10.2%)
Universal Academy: 16.4%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
5 (0.3%)
Universal Academy: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1,406 (84.6%)
Universal Academy: 60.1%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
44 (2.6%)
Universal Academy: 20.7%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
26 (1.6%)
Universal Academy: 1.5%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
11 (0.7%)
Universal Academy: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
41.5 %
Universal Academy: 43.1%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
2.9 %
Universal Academy: 26.8%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
40.8 %
Universal Academy: 42.5%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
39.5 %
Universal Academy: 41.3%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
10.3 %
Universal Academy: 7.8%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
2.2 %
Universal Academy: 2.8%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
A
Universal Academy: A
Student achievement (2018-2019)
A
Universal Academy: A
School progress (2018-2019)
A
Universal Academy: A
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
B
Universal Academy: B
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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
85.7 %
Universal Academy: 92.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Universal Academy: 92.3%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
Masked
Universal Academy: 100%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
Masked
Universal Academy: 100%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
Masked
Universal Academy: Masked
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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
0 %
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
0 %
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
0 %
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
Masked
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.5%
White
Masked
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
Masked
Universal Academy: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
3.2 %
Universal Academy: 3.7%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Universal Academy: Masked
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
5.9 %
Universal Academy: 5.9%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
2.2 %
Universal Academy: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
11.4 %
Universal Academy: 4.8%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 7.2%
White
9.4 %
Universal Academy: 7.7%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
7.1 %
Universal Academy: 8%
Statewide: 6.7%
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 2019-2020 school year.
All students
0 %
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 22%
African American
Masked
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
0 %
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
Masked
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
Masked
Universal Academy: Masked
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
N/A
Universal Academy: Masked
Statewide: 25.8%
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 2019-2020 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
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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
942
Universal Academy: 927
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Universal Academy: 19.8
Statewide: 20.2
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 2019-2020.
Reading
80 %
Universal Academy: 58.3%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
60 %
Universal Academy: 37.5%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
60 %
Universal Academy: 33.3%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
92.2
African American
22.1 (23.9%)
Universal Academy: 35.7%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
1.9 (2.1%)
Universal Academy: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
18.4 (19.9%)
Universal Academy: 14.3%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
7.6 (8.3%)
Universal Academy: 10.1%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
41.3 (44.8%)
Universal Academy: 37.1%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0.9 (1%)
Universal Academy: 1.4%
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%)
Universal Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
73.9 (80.2%)
Universal Academy: 78%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
17.7 (19.2%)
Universal Academy: 21.2%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0.5 (0.5%)
Universal Academy: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
18
Universal Academy: 17.3
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
3.6 years
Universal Academy: 4 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$54,544
Universal Academy: $54,234
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$53,307
Universal Academy: $52,571
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$53,699
Universal Academy: $53,543
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$60,111
Universal Academy: $58,928
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$57,958
Universal Academy: $57,818
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$53,625
Universal Academy: $53,625
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Universal Academy: N/A
Statewide: $69,974