Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center
- Elementary school in Desoto ISD
- Desoto, TX
- Early education - Pre-kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Desoto ISD: N/A
Total students
428
Avg. teacher experience
6.8 years
Desoto ISD: 10.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Desoto ISD: 88.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center is an elementary school in Desoto, TX, in the Desoto ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 428 students. 43.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.2% 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 $60,139, which is $2,335 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
224 Amber LnDesoto, TX 75115
Office phone number
Principal
- Keishla Coleman
- keishla.coleman@desotoisd.org
- (972) 274-8243
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center 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
428
African American
324 (75.7%)
Desoto ISD: 71%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.5%)
Desoto ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.5%)
Desoto ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
82 (19.2%)
Desoto ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Desoto ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
6 (1.4%)
Desoto ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
11 (2.6%)
Desoto ISD: 3.1%
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
43.5 %
Desoto ISD: 43.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.8 %
Desoto ISD: 71.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
11.2 %
Desoto ISD: 12.1%
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
11.2 %
Desoto ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Desoto ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
10.5 %
Desoto ISD: 11.4%
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
Desoto ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Desoto ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Desoto ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Desoto 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
N/A
Desoto ISD: 28%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Desoto ISD: 28.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Desoto ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Desoto ISD: 26.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Desoto ISD: 26.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Desoto ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Desoto ISD: 37.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Desoto ISD: 30.3%
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
21.5
African American
17.6 (81.7%)
Desoto ISD: 84%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Desoto ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Desoto ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
2.9 (13.7%)
Desoto ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Desoto ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (4.7%)
Desoto ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Desoto ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.9 (9%)
Desoto ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
11.8 (54.7%)
Desoto ISD: 59.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.8 (36.2%)
Desoto ISD: 36.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Desoto ISD: 2.3%
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
19.9
Desoto ISD: 15.7
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
6.8 years
Desoto ISD: 10.3 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
$60,139
Desoto ISD: $60,187
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,500
Desoto ISD: $44,373
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,463
Desoto ISD: $56,336
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,941
Desoto ISD: $61,832
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,973
Desoto ISD: $65,110
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
N/A
Desoto ISD: $67,395
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Desoto ISD: $77,057
Statewide: $74,014