Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lubbock ISD: B

Total students

64

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Lubbock ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

58.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 90%

Matthews Academy is a high school in Lubbock, TX, in the Lubbock ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 64 students. 79.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 58.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 19.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,993, which is $2,894 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2008 Ave T
Lubbock, TX 79411

Office phone number

(806) 219-2600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Matthews Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

64

African American

14 (21.9%)

Lubbock ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

42 (65.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (10.9%)

Lubbock ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (1.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

65.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

10.9%

Two or more races

1.6%

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

79.7 %

Lubbock ISD: 48.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

87.5 %

Lubbock ISD: 72.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

79.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

87.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.1%

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

3.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.1%

Gifted and talented

3.1%

Special education

14.1%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lubbock ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Lubbock ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Lubbock ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Lubbock 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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

58.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

66.7 %

Lubbock ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

59.6 %

Lubbock ISD: 89%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

45.5 %

Lubbock ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

66.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

59.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

45.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

19.6 %

Lubbock ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

21.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

21.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

8.3 %

Lubbock ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2%

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

71.2 %

Lubbock ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

81 %

Lubbock ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

71 %

Lubbock ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

53.8 %

Lubbock ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Lubbock ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Lubbock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 67.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Lubbock ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lubbock ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Lubbock ISD: 45.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

Lubbock ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 68%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

Lubbock ISD: 933

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 21.6

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

6 %

Lubbock ISD: 81%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

3.6 %

Lubbock ISD: 69.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

2.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

6.0%

Math

3.6%

Reading + Math

2.4%

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

11.7

African American

3.7 (31.9%)

Lubbock ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (34.1%)

Lubbock ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (34.1%)

Lubbock ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.9%

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%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

6.7 (57.4%)

Lubbock ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4 (34.1%)

Lubbock ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (8.5%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.3%

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

5.4

Lubbock ISD: 13.3

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

14.4 years

Lubbock ISD: 10.4 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

$55,993

Lubbock ISD: $51,828

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Lubbock ISD: $39,972

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,880

Lubbock ISD: $47,559

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,607

Lubbock ISD: $50,406

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,500

Lubbock ISD: $55,656

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,484

Lubbock ISD: $61,266

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,035

Lubbock ISD: $66,194

Statewide: $71,111

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