Ki Charter AcademyCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Ki Charter
- San Marcos, TX
- 2nd grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Total students
194
Avg. teacher experience
6.4 years
Ki Charter: 10.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
Masked
Ki Charter: 22.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Ki Charter Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in San Marcos, TX, in the Ki Charter school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 194 students. 99% 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.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,410, which is $6,064 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Kristen Dunn
- javier.garcia@kicharter.org
- (512) 396-8500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ki Charter Academy 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
194
African American
27 (13.9%)
Ki Charter: 16.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.5%)
Ki Charter: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Ki Charter: 0.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
53 (27.3%)
Ki Charter: 28.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.5%)
Ki Charter: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
97 (50%)
Ki Charter: 45.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
15 (7.7%)
Ki Charter: 7.9%
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
99 %
Ki Charter: 83.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
85.6 %
Ki Charter: 86%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
0 %
Ki Charter: 0%
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
0 %
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
50 %
Ki Charter: 41.6%
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
Ki Charter: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Ki Charter: 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
Masked
Ki Charter: 22.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
Masked
Ki Charter: 11.1%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Ki Charter: 42.9%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Ki Charter: Masked
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 %
Ki Charter: 6.1%
Statewide: 2%
African American
Masked
Ki Charter: 5.1%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Ki Charter: 10%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Ki Charter: 7.6%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Ki Charter: 4.7%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Ki Charter: 10%
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
42.5 %
Ki Charter: 38.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Ki Charter: 36%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Ki Charter: 20%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Ki Charter: 33.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
66.7 %
Ki Charter: 43.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
26.3 %
Ki Charter: 35.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Ki Charter: 24.4%
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
Masked
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
Masked
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
Masked
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
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
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Ki Charter: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Ki Charter: 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
Ki Charter: 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
Ki Charter: N/A
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
Masked
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
Masked
Ki Charter: Masked
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
Masked
Ki Charter: Masked
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
24.6
African American
1.4 (5.5%)
Ki Charter: 14.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Ki Charter: 1.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0.6 (2.6%)
Ki Charter: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4.6 (18.6%)
Ki Charter: 14.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Ki Charter: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
17 (69.2%)
Ki Charter: 66%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (4.1%)
Ki Charter: 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
4.5 (18.3%)
Ki Charter: 8.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
15.2 (61.9%)
Ki Charter: 52.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
4.9 (19.8%)
Ki Charter: 36.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Ki Charter: 1.9%
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
7.9
Ki Charter: 8.8
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
6.4 years
Ki Charter: 10.7 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
$56,410
Ki Charter: $61,020
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$38,210
Ki Charter: $38,210
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,783
Ki Charter: $56,442
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,110
Ki Charter: $60,317
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$93,261
Ki Charter: $70,008
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$150,239
Ki Charter: $81,433
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$70,264
Ki Charter: $69,587
Statewide: $74,014