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Akins High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10701 South 1st St

Austin TX, 78748, Travis County

Phone: 512-841-9900

Ranking:

(1,199 out of 1,337, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Austin Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	163		162		165		177		170		162		146
Total Students:	2,565		2,583		2,668		2,665		2,676		2,608		2,469
Grade 9:	756	29.5%	770	29.8%	723	27.1%	784	29.4%	751	28.1%	811	31.1%	773	31.3%
Grade 10:	633	24.7%	665	25.7%	689	25.8%	681	25.6%	752	28.1%	686	26.3%	665	26.9%
Grade 11:	611	23.8%	587	22.7%	622	23.3%	647	24.3%	593	22.2%	570	21.9%	575	23.3%
Grade 12:	565	22.0%	561	21.7%	634	23.8%	553	20.8%	580	21.7%	541	20.7%	456	18.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,331	51.9%	1,370	53.0%	1,405	52.7%	1,434	53.8%	1,421	53.1%	1,352	51.8%	1,282	51.9%
Female:	1,234	48.1%	1,213	47.0%	1,263	47.3%	1,231	46.2%	1,247	46.6%	1,248	47.9%	1,183	47.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	0.4%	5	0.2%	9	0.3%	11	0.4%	8	0.3%	4	0.2%	5	0.2%
Asian:	68	2.7%	53	2.1%	54	2.0%	52	2.0%	60	2.2%	58	2.2%	60	2.4%
Hispanic:	1,979	77.2%	1,999	77.4%	2,026	75.9%	1,993	74.8%	1,898	70.9%	1,809	69.4%	1,655	67.0%
Black:	188	7.3%	191	7.4%	212	7.9%	243	9.1%	304	11.4%	296	11.3%	286	11.6%
White:	273	10.6%	291	11.3%	325	12.2%	333	12.5%	406	15.2%	441	16.9%	463	18.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.2%	5	0.2%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	43	1.7%	39	1.5%	39	1.5%	30	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,497	58.4%	1,520	58.8%	1,593	59.7%	1,546	58.0%	1,364	51.0%	1,235	47.4%	1,033	41.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	283	11.0%	304	11.8%	324	12.1%	264	9.9%	299	11.2%	379	14.5%	303	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.76		15.96		16.15		15.04		15.77		16.10		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	84%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	81%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	98%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	84%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	83%	85%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	91%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	69%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	63%	66%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	41%	54%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	37%	49%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	80%	78%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	47%	55%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	96%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	89%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	28%	53%	61%
2013	Physics	End of course	% met std	79%	69%	81%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	76%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	72%	74%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	66%	71%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	59%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	57%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	60%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	61%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	65%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	58%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	56%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	40%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41%	58%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	64%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	65%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	73%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	75%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	65%	81%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	79%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68%	76%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	80%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61%	75%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63%	76%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	40%	55%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	43%	54%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	53%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	69%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,800.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,263.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,956.0

* Akins High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.