Cedar Park Charter AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Priority Charter Schools: B

Total students

157

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Priority Charter Schools: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

Cedar Park Charter Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Cedar Park, TX, in the Priority Charter Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 157 students. 39.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,760, which is $8,127 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.prioritycharter.org

Address

201 Buttercup Creek Blvd
Cedar Park, TX 78613

Office phone number

(512) 331-2980

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cedar Park Charter Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

157

African American

23 (14.6%)

Priority Charter Schools: 17.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (4.5%)

Priority Charter Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

51 (32.5%)

Priority Charter Schools: 33.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

68 (43.3%)

Priority Charter Schools: 37.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (5.1%)

Priority Charter Schools: 8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

4.5%

Hispanic

32.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

43.3%

Two or more races

5.1%

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

39.5 %

Priority Charter Schools: 47.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

45.9 %

Priority Charter Schools: 57.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.3 %

Priority Charter Schools: 6.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

45.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

9.6 %

Priority Charter Schools: 6.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.3 %

Priority Charter Schools: 5.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Priority Charter Schools: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.6%

Gifted and talented

8.3%

Special education

9.6%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Priority Charter Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Priority Charter Schools: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Priority Charter Schools: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Priority Charter Schools: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 87.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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 %

Priority Charter Schools: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 10%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.3 %

Priority Charter Schools: 11.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.7 %

Priority Charter Schools: 16.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.7 %

Priority Charter Schools: 16.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.1 %

Priority Charter Schools: 7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 12.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 1.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Priority Charter Schools: 4.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: Masked

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 15%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 15%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

Masked

Priority Charter Schools: 15%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

Masked

Math

Masked

Reading + Math

Masked

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

15.9

African American

1 (6.3%)

Priority Charter Schools: 24.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (6.3%)

Priority Charter Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.1 (7.2%)

Priority Charter Schools: 6.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12.8 (80.2%)

Priority Charter Schools: 64%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8.7 (54.8%)

Priority Charter Schools: 64.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.2 (45.2%)

Priority Charter Schools: 35.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Priority Charter Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

9.9

Priority Charter Schools: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

13.1 years

Priority Charter Schools: 9.4 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

$50,760

Priority Charter Schools: $46,333

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Priority Charter Schools: $37,991

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,778

Priority Charter Schools: $42,200

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,443

Priority Charter Schools: $47,489

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$51,367

Priority Charter Schools: $50,698

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$52,455

Priority Charter Schools: $53,705

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$55,622

Priority Charter Schools: $55,622

Statewide: $71,111

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