Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) MesquiteCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Total students

621

Avg. teacher experience

4.2 years

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 97.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite is an charter elementary/secondary school in Mesquite, TX, in the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 621 students. 49.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite was 948 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,720, which is $12,754 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ptaaschool.org

Address

3200 Oates Dr
Mesquite, TX 75150

Office phone number

(972) 375-9672

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

621

African American

75 (12.1%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 16%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.8%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 2.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

476 (76.7%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 42.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

57 (9.2%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 33.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

7 (1.1%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

12.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

76.7%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

9.2%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

49.9 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 41.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

57.2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 43.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

36.2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 14.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

49.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.2%

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

35.9 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 9.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.7 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 10%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

35.9%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

8.7%

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

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 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

100 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 97.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 96%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

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 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

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

9.7 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

4.2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 9.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

9.2 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 11.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.5 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

60 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 13.9%

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 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

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

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 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

948

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 1022

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.3

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 18.4

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

49 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 62.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

24.5 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 32.2%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

20.4 %

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 30%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

49.0%

Math

24.5%

Reading + Math

20.4%

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

37.4

African American

12 (32%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 17.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.7%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

8 (21.4%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 11.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.5 (43.9%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 65.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

4.5 (11.9%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

29 (77.4%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 76.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (8%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 16.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (2.7%)

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 1.1%

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

16.6

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 14.7

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

4.2 years

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: 6.2 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

$49,720

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $51,098

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$44,623

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $44,574

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$50,403

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $49,929

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,344

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $54,074

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$55,650

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $56,084

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$59,033

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $58,732

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy: $57,483

Statewide: $74,014

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