Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Leander ISD: B

Total students

880

Avg. teacher experience

10.8 years

Leander ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Leander ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

Monta Jane Akin Elementary School is an elementary school in Leander, TX, in the Leander ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 880 students. 34.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,877, which is $4,010 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3261 Barley Rd
Leander, TX 78641

Office phone number

(512) 570-8000

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Monta Jane Akin Elementary School 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

880

African American

28 (3.2%)

Leander ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Leander ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

279 (31.7%)

Leander ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

144 (16.4%)

Leander ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Leander ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

363 (41.3%)

Leander ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

63 (7.2%)

Leander ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

31.7%

Hispanic

16.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

41.3%

Two or more races

7.2%

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

34.5 %

Leander ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

6.8 %

Leander ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

14.4 %

Leander ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

34.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

6.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14.2 %

Leander ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16 %

Leander ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.3 %

Leander ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.2%

Gifted and talented

16.0%

Special education

11.3%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Leander ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Leander ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Leander ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Leander ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

2.6 %

Leander ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Leander ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Leander ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0.5 %

Leander ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.8 %

Leander ISD: 11%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Leander ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.9 %

Leander ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

2 %

Leander ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

59.4

African American

1.1 (1.8%)

Leander ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.7%)

Leander ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (11.8%)

Leander ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

48.4 (81.4%)

Leander ISD: 80.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (3.4%)

Leander ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39.4 (66.3%)

Leander ISD: 69.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

20 (33.7%)

Leander ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.8

Leander ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

10.8 years

Leander ISD: 11.9 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

$54,877

Leander ISD: $56,150

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,900

Leander ISD: $50,167

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,700

Leander ISD: $52,110

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,952

Leander ISD: $54,229

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,716

Leander ISD: $57,857

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,173

Leander ISD: $62,169

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$70,403

Leander ISD: $69,535

Statewide: $71,111

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