Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Dallas ISD
  • Balch Springs, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Dallas ISD: N/A

Total students

769

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Dallas ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Dallas ISD: 82.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Balch Springs, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 769 students. 82.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 60.9% 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 $69,472, which is $6,998 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dallasisd.org/balchsprings

Address

710 Cheyenne Rd
Balch Springs, TX 75180

Office phone number

(972) 892-5800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

769

African American

109 (14.2%)

Dallas ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Dallas ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

628 (81.7%)

Dallas ISD: 71%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

23 (3%)

Dallas ISD: 6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

4 (0.5%)

Dallas ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

14.2%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

81.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.0%

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

82.6 %

Dallas ISD: 73.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

94 %

Dallas ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

63.2 %

Dallas ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

82.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

63.2%

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

60.9 %

Dallas ISD: 48.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

21.8 %

Dallas ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.6 %

Dallas ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

60.9%

Gifted and talented

21.8%

Special education

12.6%

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

Dallas ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Dallas ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Dallas ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Dallas 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.

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

19.2 %

Dallas ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

36.2 %

Dallas ISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 19%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.8 %

Dallas ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dallas ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

28 %

Dallas ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Dallas ISD: 26.5%

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

54

African American

31 (57.4%)

Dallas ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (1.9%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

11 (20.4%)

Dallas ISD: 35%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7 (13%)

Dallas ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

4 (7.4%)

Dallas ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (1.9%)

Dallas ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

37 (68.5%)

Dallas ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15 (27.8%)

Dallas ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.9%)

Dallas ISD: 1.4%

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

14.2

Dallas ISD: 13.6

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

8.6 years

Dallas ISD: 9.9 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

$69,472

Dallas ISD: $68,699

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$61,000

Dallas ISD: $60,399

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,694

Dallas ISD: $64,247

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$70,859

Dallas ISD: $70,325

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,369

Dallas ISD: $73,136

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$83,571

Dallas ISD: $74,317

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,770

Dallas ISD: $74,907

Statewide: $74,014

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