Manara Leadership AcademyCharter
- High school in Manara Academy
- Irving, TX
- 7th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Total students
115
Avg. teacher experience
12.6 years
Manara Academy: 7.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
100 %
Manara Academy: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Manara Leadership Academy is a charter high school in Irving, TX, in the Manara Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 115 students. 69.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 47% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Manara Leadership Academy was 956 for 2022-2023 graduates.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,577, which is $2,897 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.6 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
8201 Tristar DrIrving, TX 75063
Office phone number
Principal
- John Wilshire
- jwilshire@manaraacademy.org
- (972) 304-1155
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Manara Leadership Academy 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
115
African American
34 (29.6%)
Manara Academy: 25.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (1.7%)
Manara Academy: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
52 (45.2%)
Manara Academy: 29.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
3 (2.6%)
Manara Academy: 5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
21 (18.3%)
Manara Academy: 33.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (2.6%)
Manara Academy: 5%
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
69.6 %
Manara Academy: 67.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
72.2 %
Manara Academy: 71.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
47 %
Manara Academy: 53.3%
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
47 %
Manara Academy: 52.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Manara Academy: 1.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.3 %
Manara Academy: 8.5%
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
Manara Academy: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Manara Academy: 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
100 %
Manara Academy: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
100 %
Manara Academy: 100%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
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 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Manara Academy: 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
8.5 %
Manara Academy: 8.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
6.1 %
Manara Academy: 11.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
12.9 %
Manara Academy: 11.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
Masked
Manara Academy: 4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
3.1 %
Manara Academy: 3.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Manara Academy: 0%
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 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
0 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
Masked
Manara Academy: Masked
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Manara Academy: 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
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Manara Academy: 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
956
Manara Academy: 956
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Manara Academy: 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
55.6 %
Manara Academy: 55.6%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
50 %
Manara Academy: 50%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
38.9 %
Manara Academy: 38.9%
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
8.9
African American
2.7 (30.7%)
Manara Academy: 22.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (11.3%)
Manara Academy: 15.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 7.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4.1 (46.8%)
Manara Academy: 51.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (11.3%)
Manara Academy: 2.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
3.3 (37.6%)
Manara Academy: 67.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5.5 (62.4%)
Manara Academy: 30%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Manara Academy: 2.5%
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
13
Manara Academy: 15.6
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
12.6 years
Manara Academy: 7.5 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
$59,577
Manara Academy: $53,579
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,215
Manara Academy: $46,985
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
N/A
Manara Academy: $50,582
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,790
Manara Academy: $55,570
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$59,736
Manara Academy: $57,975
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,079
Manara Academy: $64,510
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Manara Academy: N/A
Statewide: $74,014