Alternative Learning Center
- Elementary/secondary school in Austin ISD
- Austin, TX
- 6th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Total students
97
Avg. teacher experience
7 years
Austin ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Austin ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Alternative Learning Center is an elementary/secondary school in Austin, TX, in the Austin ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 97 students. 76.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32% 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 $60,276, which is $2,198 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.
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Website
www.austinisd.org/schools/alternativelearningcenter
Address
4900 Gonzales StAustin, TX 78702-2408
Office phone number
Principal
- J Hodges
- alc@austinisd.org
- (512) 414-2554
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Alternative Learning Center 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
97
African American
15 (15.5%)
Austin ISD: 6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1%)
Austin ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
77 (79.4%)
Austin ISD: 54.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
3 (3.1%)
Austin ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (1%)
Austin ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
76.3 %
Austin ISD: 45.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
77.3 %
Austin ISD: 50.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
41.2 %
Austin ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
32 %
Austin ISD: 34.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11.3 %
Austin ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
27.8 %
Austin ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: 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.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Austin ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Austin ISD: 88.7%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Austin ISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Austin ISD: 98.7%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Austin ISD: 91.2%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Austin ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Austin ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Austin ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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 %
Austin ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Austin ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Austin ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Austin ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Austin ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Austin ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Austin ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Austin ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.7%
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
36.9 %
Austin ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
46.9 %
Austin ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Austin ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
16.7 %
Austin ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
38.6 %
Austin ISD: 37%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Austin ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
25.2 %
Austin ISD: 15%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
31.8 %
Austin ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
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 2022-2023 school year.
All students
N/A
Austin ISD: 33.8%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Austin ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Austin ISD: 31.3%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Austin ISD: 65.8%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Austin ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Austin ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
N/A
Austin ISD: 52%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Austin ISD: 49.6%
Statewide: 26.9%
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 2022-2023 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
Austin ISD: 74.2%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Austin ISD: 50.7%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Austin ISD: 80%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Austin ISD: 84.9%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Austin ISD: 60%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Austin ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Austin ISD: 81%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Austin ISD: 84.7%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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
Austin ISD: 1042
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Austin ISD: 25.9
Statewide: 19.2
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 2022-2023.
Reading
N/A
Austin ISD: 83.9%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
N/A
Austin ISD: 74.3%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
N/A
Austin ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 48.4%
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
17.5
African American
3 (17.1%)
Austin ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (5.7%)
Austin ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
9 (51.4%)
Austin ISD: 36.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4.5 (25.7%)
Austin ISD: 51.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 1.8%
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%)
Austin ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
10.5 (60%)
Austin ISD: 70.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (40%)
Austin ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 1%
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
5.5
Austin ISD: 14.3
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
7 years
Austin ISD: 10.1 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
$60,276
Austin ISD: $60,821
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$57,228
Austin ISD: $53,194
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,552
Austin ISD: $57,170
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$61,533
Austin ISD: $60,720
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,736
Austin ISD: $63,913
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
N/A
Austin ISD: $67,868
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Austin ISD: $75,899
Statewide: $74,014