Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Valere Public Schools: B

Total students

268

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Valere Public Schools: 8.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.5 %

Valere Public Schools: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

The East Austin College Prep At Mlk is a charter high school in Austin, TX, in the Valere Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 268 students. 76.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.2% 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, 92.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,949, which is $1,062 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

5800 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Austin, TX 78721

Office phone number

(512) 287-5050

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in The East Austin College Prep At Mlk 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

268

African American

30 (11.2%)

Valere Public Schools: 4.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

232 (86.6%)

Valere Public Schools: 91.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

5 (1.9%)

Valere Public Schools: 3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.4%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

86.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.9%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

76.9 %

Valere Public Schools: 72.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.3 %

Valere Public Schools: 89.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.6 %

Valere Public Schools: 33.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.6%

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

30.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 33.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 8.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.2%

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

Valere Public Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Valere Public Schools: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Valere Public Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Valere Public Schools: C

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

92.5 %

Valere Public Schools: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94 %

Valere Public Schools: 94%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

94.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

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

0.4 %

Valere Public Schools: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Valere Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

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

23.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 25.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.6 %

Valere Public Schools: 25%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.8 %

Valere Public Schools: 24.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

40 %

Valere Public Schools: 31%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 57.1%

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

4.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 5.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

4.7 %

Valere Public Schools: 5.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 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

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Valere Public Schools: 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

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 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

61.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 61.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.4 %

Valere Public Schools: 20.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

16.3 %

Valere Public Schools: 16.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

61.2%

Math

20.4%

Reading + Math

16.3%

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

16.9

African American

3.9 (23.1%)

Valere Public Schools: 13.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (29.5%)

Valere Public Schools: 56.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8 (47.4%)

Valere Public Schools: 30.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 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%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.9 (82.2%)

Valere Public Schools: 92.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (17.8%)

Valere Public Schools: 6.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

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

15.9

Valere Public Schools: 17.1

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

11.3 years

Valere Public Schools: 8.4 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

$59,949

Valere Public Schools: $57,932

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Valere Public Schools: $47,923

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,762

Valere Public Schools: $57,437

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,262

Valere Public Schools: $57,400

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,339

Valere Public Schools: $60,307

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,145

Valere Public Schools: $64,891

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Valere Public Schools: $64,066

Statewide: $71,111

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