Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Southwest School: B

Total students

115

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Southwest School: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

28.6 %

Southwest School: 71.8%

Statewide: 90%

Phoenix School At Southwest Schools is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Southwest School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 115 students. 90.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not rated for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 28.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 24.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Phoenix School At Southwest Schools was 1088 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,730, which is $5,843 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.swschools.org

Address

9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S
Houston, TX 77099

Office phone number

(713) 784-6345

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Phoenix School At Southwest Schools are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

115

African American

12 (10.4%)

Southwest School: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.9%)

Southwest School: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

31 (27%)

Southwest School: 88.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

63 (54.8%)

Southwest School: 4.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (7%)

Southwest School: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.4%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

27.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

54.8%

Two or more races

7.0%

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

90.4 %

Southwest School: 90%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

67 %

Southwest School: 87.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.9 %

Southwest School: 75%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

90.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

67.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.9%

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

0.9 %

Southwest School: 75%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

22.6 %

Southwest School: 10%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

22.6%

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

Southwest School: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Southwest School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Southwest School: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Southwest School: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

28.6 %

Southwest School: 71.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Southwest School: 79.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

37.5 %

Southwest School: 37.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

37.5%

Two or more races

N/A

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

24.6 %

Southwest School: 6.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Southwest School: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

36.4 %

Southwest School: 4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

20.4 %

Southwest School: 18.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Southwest School: 16.7%

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

6.8 %

Southwest School: 15.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Southwest School: 9.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Southwest School: 12.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.1 %

Southwest School: 16.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.2 %

Southwest School: 9.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Southwest School: 0%

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 %

Southwest School: 12.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Southwest School: 20%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Southwest School: 14.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Southwest School: Masked

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

Southwest School: 59.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Southwest School: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Southwest School: 61.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Southwest School: N/A

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

1088

Southwest School: 901

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Southwest School: 15.9

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

75 %

Southwest School: 19.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

75 %

Southwest School: 14.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

75 %

Southwest School: 12.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

75.0%

Math

75.0%

Reading + Math

75.0%

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

12.9

African American

5.9 (45.9%)

Southwest School: 40%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (15.4%)

Southwest School: 4.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (7.7%)

Southwest School: 38%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (31%)

Southwest School: 17.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Southwest School: 0%

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%)

Southwest School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

6 (46.1%)

Southwest School: 66.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (38.5%)

Southwest School: 30.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (15.4%)

Southwest School: 3.1%

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

8.9

Southwest School: 16.8

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

12.2 years

Southwest School: 8.8 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

$64,730

Southwest School: $59,912

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Southwest School: $53,010

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$62,600

Southwest School: $55,122

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,224

Southwest School: $58,131

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,941

Southwest School: $63,996

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$83,640

Southwest School: $78,229

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$69,857

Southwest School: $69,857

Statewide: $71,111

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