Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Total students

80

Avg. teacher experience

8.4 years

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 7.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 98.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem Academy is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 80 students. 56.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 51.3% 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.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,640, which is $3,166 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

RYSS.ORG

Address

2101 S St
Houston, TX 77009

Office phone number

(713) 640-3700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

80

African American

7 (8.8%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 1.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (1.3%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

72 (90%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 97.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

8.8%

American Indian

1.3%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

90.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

Two or more races

0%

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

56.3 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 76.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

100 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 96.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

51.3 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 68.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

56.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

100.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

51.3%

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

51.3 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 66.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 4.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

5 %

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 10.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

51.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.0%

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

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 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

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 21%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 25%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

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

5

African American

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 9.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (80%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 82.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (20%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 6.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 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%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

5 (100%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 86.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 13.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 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

16

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 17

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

8.4 years

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: 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

$65,640

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $61,157

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,750

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $58,750

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$64,450

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $57,738

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,750

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $61,425

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$73,125

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $66,733

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: $73,920

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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