Alternative School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Total students

70

Avg. teacher experience

14.1 years

South San Antonio ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 81%

Statewide: 90.3%

Alternative School is an elementary/secondary school in San Antonio, TX, in the South San Antonio ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 70 students. 90% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.3% 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 $73,580, which is $11,106 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.southsanisd.net/Domain/2292

Address

8634 Larkia Ln
San Antonio, TX 78224

Office phone number

(210) 977-7474

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alternative School 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

70

African American

1 (1.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

64 (91.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (4.3%)

South San Antonio ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

91.4%

Pacific Islander

1.4%

White

4.3%

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

90 %

South San Antonio ISD: 79.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

98.6 %

South San Antonio ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.7 %

South San Antonio ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

90.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.7%

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

14.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

1.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

22.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

14.3%

Gifted and talented

1.4%

Special education

22.9%

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

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 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

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 81%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 60%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

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 %

South San Antonio ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

South San Antonio ISD: 10%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

South San Antonio ISD: 5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

South San Antonio ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 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

52.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

66.7 %

South San Antonio ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 35%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

52.1 %

South San Antonio ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

50 %

South San Antonio ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 15.4%

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

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 15%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 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

South San Antonio ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 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

South San Antonio ISD: 858

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 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

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 24.9%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

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

3.2

African American

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2 (63.3%)

South San Antonio ISD: 79.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.2 (36.7%)

South San Antonio ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.8%

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%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

2.2 (68.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 68.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

1 (31.6%)

South San Antonio ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.5%

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

22.1

South San Antonio ISD: 14.7

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

14.1 years

South San Antonio ISD: 12.3 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

$73,580

South San Antonio ISD: $63,878

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: $59,178

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,756

South San Antonio ISD: $60,001

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,043

South San Antonio ISD: $61,990

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$250,693

South San Antonio ISD: $65,478

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: $68,294

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$72,516

South San Antonio ISD: $75,763

Statewide: $74,014

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