Hill Country Youth RanchCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Total students

80

Avg. teacher experience

8.2 years

Big Springs Charter School: 13.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

50 %

Big Springs Charter School: 60%

Statewide: 90.3%

Hill Country Youth Ranch is an charter elementary/secondary school in Ingram, TX, in the Big Springs Charter School school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 80 students. 63.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 50% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 36.6% during the 2022-2023 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,099, which is $16,375 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bscsk12.com

Address

3522 Junction Hwy
Ingram, TX 78025

Office phone number

(830) 367-6100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Hill Country Youth Ranch are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

80

African American

4 (5%)

Big Springs Charter School: 2.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.3%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

37 (46.3%)

Big Springs Charter School: 51.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

36 (45%)

Big Springs Charter School: 44.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (2.5%)

Big Springs Charter School: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

5.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

46.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

45.0%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

63.8 %

Big Springs Charter School: 64.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

75 %

Big Springs Charter School: 80%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.5 %

Big Springs Charter School: 3.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

63.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.5%

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

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

47.5 %

Big Springs Charter School: 44.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

47.5%

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

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 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

50 %

Big Springs Charter School: 60%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

50 %

Big Springs Charter School: 64.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

60 %

Big Springs Charter School: 64.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

50.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

60.0%

Two or more races

Masked

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

36.6 %

Big Springs Charter School: 18.1%

Statewide: 2%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

37.5 %

Big Springs Charter School: 14.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

34.8 %

Big Springs Charter School: 20.5%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

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

62 %

Big Springs Charter School: 66.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

63.6 %

Big Springs Charter School: 73.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

62.5 %

Big Springs Charter School: 62%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: 20%

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

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Springs Charter School: Masked

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

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

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

Big Springs Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: 14.0

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

25 %

Big Springs Charter School: 18.8%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

0 %

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

25.0%

Math

0%

Reading + Math

0%

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

8.8

African American

1 (11.4%)

Big Springs Charter School: 5.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (11.4%)

Big Springs Charter School: 5.1%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 15.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.8 (77.3%)

Big Springs Charter School: 74.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 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%)

Big Springs Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

5.9 (66.6%)

Big Springs Charter School: 65.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.9 (33.4%)

Big Springs Charter School: 34.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Big Springs Charter School: 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

9.1

Big Springs Charter School: 9.4

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

8.2 years

Big Springs Charter School: 13.8 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

$46,099

Big Springs Charter School: $48,937

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$35,750

Big Springs Charter School: $35,750

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$40,414

Big Springs Charter School: $39,025

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$44,619

Big Springs Charter School: $44,174

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$80,572

Big Springs Charter School: $56,456

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$50,000

Big Springs Charter School: $54,155

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Big Springs Charter School: $55,924

Statewide: $74,014

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