Fred W Edwards Academy Alternative Education Center
- High school in Temple ISD
- Temple, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Total students
63
Avg. teacher experience
15.9 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
97.9 %
Temple ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Fred W Edwards Academy Alternative Education Center is a high school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 63 students. 98.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19% 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, 97.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,020, which is $546 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.9 years of experience.
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Principal
- Tricia Mitchell
- tricia.mitchell@tisd.org
- (254) 215-6944
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Fred W Edwards Academy Alternative Education Center 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
63
African American
15 (23.8%)
Temple ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
35 (55.6%)
Temple ISD: 48%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (1.6%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
9 (14.3%)
Temple ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (4.8%)
Temple ISD: 5.8%
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
98.4 %
Temple ISD: 52.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
74.6 %
Temple ISD: 75.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
17.5 %
Temple ISD: 15.4%
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
19 %
Temple ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Temple ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
4.8 %
Temple ISD: 19.9%
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
Temple ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple 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
97.9 %
Temple ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
97.4 %
Temple ISD: 94.2%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Temple ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
Masked
Temple ISD: 100%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
97.1 %
Temple ISD: 97.5%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
100 %
Temple ISD: 93.8%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Temple ISD: 95.5%
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
0.5 %
Temple ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Temple ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Temple ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Temple ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
1 %
Temple ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Temple ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Temple ISD: 2%
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
61.8 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
56.1 %
Temple ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Temple ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Temple ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
64.8 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
55.9 %
Temple ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Temple ISD: 26.4%
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 %
Temple ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
0 %
Temple ISD: 15%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Temple ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
Masked
Temple ISD: 61.1%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Temple ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Temple ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
Masked
Temple ISD: 28.2%
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
Temple ISD: 49.8%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Temple ISD: 34.9%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Temple ISD: 72.7%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Temple ISD: 41.4%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Temple ISD: 66.7%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Temple ISD: 63.6%
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
Temple ISD: 949
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Temple ISD: 20.9
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
21.2 %
Temple ISD: 31.6%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
16.5 %
Temple ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
13.5 %
Temple ISD: 17.1%
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
5.7
African American
1 (17.6%)
Temple ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
3.7 (64.8%)
Temple ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (17.6%)
Temple 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%)
Temple ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
3.7 (64.8%)
Temple ISD: 71.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
2 (35.2%)
Temple ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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
11.1
Temple ISD: 14.1
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
15.9 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 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
$63,020
Temple ISD: $59,017
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Temple ISD: $49,068
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$66,436
Temple ISD: $56,194
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,680
Temple ISD: $58,621
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,882
Temple ISD: $62,879
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,174
Temple ISD: $67,449
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Temple ISD: $71,473
Statewide: $74,014