Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Total students

133

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

36.2 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 34.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock is a charter high school in Lubbock, TX, in the Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 133 students. 100% 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, 36.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 16.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,643, which is $12,831 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rmaschools.org

Address

2333 50th St
Lubbock, TX 79412

Office phone number

(806) 740-0811

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

133

African American

20 (15%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 14.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.8%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

87 (65.4%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 68.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

21 (15.8%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 13.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

4 (3%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 2.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

15.0%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

65.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

15.8%

Two or more races

3.0%

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

100 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 100%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88.7 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 67.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.3 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 9.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.7%

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 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

19.5 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

19.5%

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

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 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

36.2 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 34.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 32.9%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

38.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 33.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

25 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 41.6%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 20%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

38.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

25.0%

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

16.5 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 20.8%

Statewide: 2%

African American

12.5 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 25.1%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 20%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

18.1 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 20.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 11.1%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

12.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 17.8%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 16%

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

82.4 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 82.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

82.4 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 85.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 83.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 83.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

84.7 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 83.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 70%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

71.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 76%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

75 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 79.4%

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 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

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

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 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

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): Masked

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 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

70.3 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 62.4%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

64.9 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 66.6%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

62.2 %

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 57.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

70.3%

Math

64.9%

Reading + Math

62.2%

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

5.8

African American

1 (16.6%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 21.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 1.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

3.4 (58.9%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 32.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 1.9%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.4 (24.5%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 42.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 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%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

3.4 (58.3%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 68%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.4 (41.7%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 28.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 3.9%

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

22.9

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 28.2

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

10.9 years

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): 10.3 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

$49,643

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $52,753

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$40,824

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $50,023

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $47,673

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$45,125

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $47,951

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,730

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $59,196

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): $61,270

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen): N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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