Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Total students

200

Avg. teacher experience

12.7 years

Valere Public Schools: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.7 %

Valere Public Schools: 95.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

The East Austin College Prep At Mlk is a charter high school in Austin, TX, in the Valere Public Schools school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 200 students. 64% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 53.5% 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, 95.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average ACT score was 16.8.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,642, which is $832 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

5800 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Austin, TX 78721

Office phone number

(512) 287-5050

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in The East Austin College Prep At Mlk are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

200

African American

10 (5%)

Valere Public Schools: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

185 (92.5%)

Valere Public Schools: 94.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (1%)

Valere Public Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (1%)

Valere Public Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

5.0%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

92.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.0%

Two or more races

1.0%

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

64 %

Valere Public Schools: 56.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

83 %

Valere Public Schools: 85%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

54 %

Valere Public Schools: 38%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

64.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.0%

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

53.5 %

Valere Public Schools: 40.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10 %

Valere Public Schools: 10.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

53.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.0%

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

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Valere Public Schools: 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

95.7 %

Valere Public Schools: 95.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

95.3 %

Valere Public Schools: 95.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

95.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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

3.3 %

Valere Public Schools: 3.1%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Valere Public Schools: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 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

37.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 28.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

50 %

Valere Public Schools: 60.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

36.5 %

Valere Public Schools: 27.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

33.3 %

Valere Public Schools: 25%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Valere Public Schools: 0%

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

11.7 %

Valere Public Schools: 11.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

13.1 %

Valere Public Schools: 13.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

Masked

Valere Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Valere Public Schools: 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

100 %

Valere Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

100 %

Valere Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Valere Public Schools: 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

Valere Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.8

Valere Public Schools: 16.8

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

15.2 %

Valere Public Schools: 15.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

10.9 %

Valere Public Schools: 10.9%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

10.9 %

Valere Public Schools: 10.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

15.2%

Math

10.9%

Reading + Math

10.9%

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

16.6

African American

4.5 (27.3%)

Valere Public Schools: 16.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.1 (30.5%)

Valere Public Schools: 57.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7 (42.2%)

Valere Public Schools: 26.6%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 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%)

Valere Public Schools: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

10.2 (61.4%)

Valere Public Schools: 76%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6.4 (38.6%)

Valere Public Schools: 22.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Valere Public Schools: 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

12

Valere Public Schools: 16

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

12.7 years

Valere Public Schools: 10.1 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

$61,642

Valere Public Schools: $57,563

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,992

Valere Public Schools: $52,505

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,251

Valere Public Schools: $55,161

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$59,666

Valere Public Schools: $55,869

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,024

Valere Public Schools: $62,069

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,373

Valere Public Schools: $65,711

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$64,246

Valere Public Schools: $64,747

Statewide: $74,014

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