Friends For Life Middle SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Total students

210

Avg. teacher experience

5.4 years

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 4.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: 90.3%

Friends For Life Middle School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 210 students. 82.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 81% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,514, which is $3,040 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

5503 El Camino Del Rey
Houston, TX 77081

Office phone number

(713) 349-9945

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Friends For Life Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

210

African American

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

205 (97.6%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 98.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (1.9%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (0.5%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

97.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.9%

Two or more races

0.5%

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

82.9 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 88%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

98.1 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 98.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

81.4 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 87.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

82.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

81.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

81 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 86.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

5.7 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 6.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

81.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.7%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.6 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 4.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: Masked

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

5.1 %

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 3.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: Masked

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

12.5

African American

0.5 (3.8%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 5.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (8%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 7.7%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.6 (45.1%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 66.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.4 (43.1%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 20.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

9.5 (76%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 81.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (24%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 18.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.8

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 17.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

5.4 years

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: 4.6 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

$65,514

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: $62,349

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,196

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: $52,590

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,742

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: $62,974

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$66,217

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: $66,550

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$70,383

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: $71,264

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Chtr Sch: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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