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Challenge Academy School in Waco, TX
(05-12 • Public • Alternative School)

Address
 2015 ALEXANDER AVE
Waco, TX 76708
Telephone
(254) 754-0803
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Website
http://mcca.wacoisd.org
Students
15
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Free lunch eligible students
12
School district
WACO ISD
Charter school
No
Title I status
Not a Title I school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 15
Enrollment in 2015: 20
Enrollment in 2014: 27
Enrollment in 2013: 41
Enrollment in 2012: 34
Enrollment in 2011: 28
Enrollment in 2010: 18
Enrollment in 2009: 18
Enrollment in 2008: 14
Enrollment in 2007: 23
Enrollment in 2006: 75
Enrollment in 2005: 56
Enrollment in 2004: 63
Enrollment in 2003: 57
Enrollment in 2002: 54
Enrollment in 2001: 69
Enrollment in 2000: 105
Enrollment in 1999: 110

Challenge Academy School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG06G07G08G09G11G12Total
All students12262215
Female students - 1 - 1 - 24
Male students11252 - 11
Hispanic students - - 141 - 6
Black students1211128
White students - - - 1 - - 1

Enrollment by grade:
6th grade enrollment: 1
7th grade enrollment: 2
8th grade enrollment: 2
9th grade enrollment: 6
11th grade enrollment: 2
12th grade enrollment: 2

Challenge Academy School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Female enrollment: 4 (26.7%)
Here:

26.7%
Texas:

49.0%
Male enrollment: 11 (73.3%)
Challenge Academy School:

73.3%
State:

50.1%

Challenge Academy School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Hispanic enrollment: 6 (40.0%)
Here:

40.0%
Texas:

46.9%
Black enrollment: 8 (53.3%)
Here:

53.3%
Texas:

11.6%
White enrollment: 1 (6.7%)
School:

6.7%
State:

32.3%

Challenge Academy School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 8,545 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 12 (80.0%)
Here:

80.0%
State:

61.6%
Free lunch eligible students: 12 (80.0%)
Challenge Academy School:

80.0%
State:

55.4%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 0 (0.0%)
School:

0.0%
State:

6.2%

Challenge Academy School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 3

Number of FTE school counselors: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
School:

5.0
State:

15.6

Challenge Academy School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $218,833
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $101,852)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $32,432
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $0
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $101,852
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $0

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 4
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Black: 2

Retention:
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(State average from 1,124 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in 9th grade: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2

Percent of 9th grade students retained
Here:

33.3%
Texas:

20.6%
Total number of students retained in 12th grade: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Black: 2

Percent of 12th grade students retained
School:

200.0%
Texas:

23.7%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 7,254 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School:

133.3
Texas:

79.4

Statewide Student Assessments


State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness:
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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, is the state testing program that was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), in collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Texas educators, developed the STAAR program in response to requirements set forth by the 80th and 81st Texas legislatures. STAAR is an assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state - mandated curriculum standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Every STAAR question is directly aligned to the TEKS currently implemented for the grade / subject or course being assessed. The STAAR program includes STAAR and STAAR Spanish.
End-of-course (EOC)
Algebra I students tested: 2
Algebra I # Answer Documents Submitted: 3

Biology students tested: 1
# Absent - Not Tested: 1
Biology # Answer Documents Submitted: 2

English I students tested: 2
English I # Answer Documents Submitted: 2

English II students tested: 2
English II # Answer Documents Submitted: 2

6th Grade
Math students tested: 1
Math # Answer Documents Submitted: 1

Reading students tested: 1
Reading # Answer Documents Submitted: 1

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 2,394 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.

A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 2

Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 1


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Challenge Academy School:

200.0
State:

38.0

Referrals and Arrests:
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(State average from 1,516 schools)
Referral to law enforcement is an action by which a student is reported to any law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events, or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

    Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official

  • Hispanic5
  • Black7
  • White2
  • LEP2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 5 (all male)
  • Black: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)

Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Here:

933.3
State:

17.4

    Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest

  • Hispanic5
  • Black7
  • White2
  • LEP2
Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 5 (all male)
  • Black: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)

Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest per 1,000 students
Here:

933.3
Texas:

13.1
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School:

133.3
Texas:

5.4
Students with disabilities who received a school-related arrest: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Students with disabilities who received a school-related arrest per 1,000 students
Here:

133.3
State:

4.1

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 7,777 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic14
  • Black22
  • White2
  • LEP2
  • IDEA5
  • 5042
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 38 (male: 34, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 14 (all male)
  • Black: 22 (male: 20, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 5 (all male)
  • Section 504: 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Challenge Academy School:

2,533.3
State:

147.9

Transfers:
(State average from 1,202 schools)
Transfer to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons is a subset of expulsion with educational services. An alternative school is a public elementary or secondary school that addresses the needs of students that typically cannot be met in a regular school program. The school provides nontraditional education; serves as an adjunct to a regular school; and falls outside of the categories of regular education, special education, or vocational education.

    Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons

  • Hispanic17
  • Black28
  • White2
  • LEP5
Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons: 47 (male: 37, female: 10)
  • Hispanic: 17 (all male)
  • Black: 28 (male: 20, female: 8)
  • White: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 5 (all male)

Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons per 1,000 students
School:

3,133.3
State:

49.7

Classes & Courses


Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,464 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
Number of Algebra I classes: 2

9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
School:

0.0%
Texas:

76.5%

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