Rice Challenge Academy
- High school in Rice CISD
- Eagle Lake, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Total students
107
Avg. teacher experience
24.8 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
Masked
Rice CISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Rice Challenge Academy is a high school in Eagle Lake, TX, in the Rice CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 107 students. 99.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.8% 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 $64,519, which is $2,045 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 24.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
600 Fm 3013Eagle Lake, TX 77434
Office phone number
Principal
- Ashley Baker
- abaker@riceraiders.net
- (979) 234-3531
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Rice Challenge Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. 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 03.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
107
African American
20 (18.7%)
Rice CISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (1.9%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.9%)
Rice CISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
9 (8.4%)
Rice CISD: 57.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (1.9%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
69 (64.5%)
Rice CISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (2.8%)
Rice CISD: 2.7%
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
99.1 %
Rice CISD: 56.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
100 %
Rice CISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.8 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
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
2.8 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Rice CISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
21.5 %
Rice CISD: 16.1%
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
Rice CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: 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
Rice CISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Rice CISD: 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
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: Masked
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: 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
Masked
Rice CISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: 16%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
Rice CISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: 19%
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
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: 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
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: 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
Rice CISD: 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
Rice CISD: 15.9
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
N/A
Rice CISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
N/A
Rice CISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
N/A
Rice CISD: 53.7%
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
4.9
African American
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (20%)
Rice CISD: 17%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
3.9 (80%)
Rice CISD: 75%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 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%)
Rice CISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
3.9 (80%)
Rice CISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (20%)
Rice CISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 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
21.7
Rice CISD: 13.5
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
24.8 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 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
$64,519
Rice CISD: $55,796
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$42,964
Rice CISD: $43,725
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
N/A
Rice CISD: $47,043
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
N/A
Rice CISD: $50,560
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
N/A
Rice CISD: $63,768
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,568
Rice CISD: $68,087
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$70,272
Rice CISD: $62,125
Statewide: $74,014