Pineywoods Community Academy High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Total students

262

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Pineywoods Community Academy: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 98.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pineywoods Community Academy High School is a charter high school in Lufkin, TX, in the Pineywoods Community Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 262 students. 43.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.3% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 98.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Pineywoods Community Academy High School was 1114 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,473, which is $1 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pcacharter.net/

Address

601 S Raguet
Lufkin, TX 75904

Office phone number

(936) 634-5515

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pineywoods Community Academy High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

262

African American

48 (18.3%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 14.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.8%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

77 (29.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 34%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.4%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

125 (47.7%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 45.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (3.1%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

18.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

29.4%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

47.7%

Two or more races

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

43.1 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 45.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

53.4 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 59.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.3 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 7.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

43.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.3%

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

5.3 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 7.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 10%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.2 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 13.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.3%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

12.2%

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

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Pineywoods Community 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

98.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 98.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

87.5 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 87.5%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

87.5%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

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 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

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

27.8 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 17.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

26.1 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 19.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 14.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

31.4 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 20.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

25 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 14.7%

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 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

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

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Pineywoods Community Academy: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Pineywoods Community 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

1114

Pineywoods Community Academy: 1114

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Pineywoods Community Academy: Masked

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

37.3 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 37.3%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

31.3 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 31.3%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

22.4 %

Pineywoods Community Academy: 22.4%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

37.3%

Math

31.3%

Reading + Math

22.4%

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

19

African American

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 1.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.8 (9.5%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 7.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.2 (90.5%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 91.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

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%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

14 (73.7%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 87%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5 (26.3%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 13%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pineywoods Community Academy: 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

13.8

Pineywoods Community Academy: 16.5

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

12.2 years

Pineywoods Community Academy: 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

$62,473

Pineywoods Community Academy: $61,237

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$52,878

Pineywoods Community Academy: $52,873

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$55,114

Pineywoods Community Academy: $55,380

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,465

Pineywoods Community Academy: $59,146

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$65,084

Pineywoods Community Academy: $65,081

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$71,943

Pineywoods Community Academy: $71,762

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$78,754

Pineywoods Community Academy: $77,808

Statewide: $74,014

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