Akin Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Hale Center ISD
  • Hale Center, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Total students

238

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Hale Center ISD: 12.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Hale Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Akin Elementary School is an elementary school in Hale Center, TX, in the Hale Center ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 238 students. 37% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8% 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 $51,966, which is $10,508 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hcisdowls.net

Address

N Ave K
Hale Center, TX 79041-0590

Office phone number

(806) 839-2121

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Akin Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

238

African American

5 (2.1%)

Hale Center ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.8%)

Hale Center ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

185 (77.7%)

Hale Center ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

44 (18.5%)

Hale Center ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (0.8%)

Hale Center ISD: 1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.1%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

77.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

18.5%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

37 %

Hale Center ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

75.6 %

Hale Center ISD: 68%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

37.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.0%

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

8 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

6.7 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

8.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.7%

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

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center 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

12.3 %

Hale Center ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Hale Center ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

12.2 %

Hale Center ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.8 %

Hale Center ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Hale Center ISD: 22.2%

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

20.8

African American

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (19.3%)

Hale Center ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.8 (80.7%)

Hale Center ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 1.9%

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%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

16.3 (78.3%)

Hale Center ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.5 (21.7%)

Hale Center ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 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

11.5

Hale Center ISD: 11.3

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

14.7 years

Hale Center ISD: 12.8 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

$51,966

Hale Center ISD: $51,157

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Hale Center ISD: $37,661

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$39,852

Hale Center ISD: $40,605

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$45,485

Hale Center ISD: $46,680

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$53,733

Hale Center ISD: $56,596

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$61,043

Hale Center ISD: $63,660

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$59,341

Hale Center ISD: $59,341

Statewide: $74,014

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