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Dallas Can Academy At Pleasant Grove

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1227 North Masters Dr

Dallas TX, 75217, Dallas County

Phone: 972-225-1194

Type: Other/Alternative School, High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

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:	31		30		29		23		23		27		22
Total Students:	524		540		575		321		450		487		543
Grade 9:	125	23.9%	112	20.7%	149	25.9%	86	26.8%	140	31.1%	93	19.1%	64	11.8%
Grade 10:	109	20.8%	126	23.3%	133	23.1%	76	23.7%	76	16.9%	50	10.3%	72	13.3%
Grade 11:	146	27.9%	103	19.1%	178	31.0%	88	27.4%	133	29.6%	175	35.9%	212	39.0%
Grade 12:	144	27.5%	199	36.9%	115	20.0%	71	22.1%	101	22.4%	169	34.7%	195	35.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	264	50.4%	264	48.9%	298	51.8%	168	52.3%	239	53.1%	233	47.8%	263	48.4%
Female:	260	49.6%	276	51.1%	277	48.2%	153	47.7%	203	45.1%	246	50.5%	276	50.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	262	50.0%	265	49.1%	264	45.9%	81	25.2%	57	12.7%	38	7.8%	29	5.3%
Black:	241	46.0%	257	47.6%	301	52.3%	237	73.8%	389	86.4%	445	91.4%	507	93.4%
White:	19	3.6%	14	2.6%	7	1.2%	3	0.9%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	7	1.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	500	95.4%	491	90.9%	522	90.8%	288	89.7%	355	78.9%	409	84.0%	308	56.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	9	1.7%	28	5.2%	36	6.3%	18	5.6%	31	6.9%	35	7.2%	34	6.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.91		18.19		19.87		13.77		19.18		18.00		24.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	32%	38%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	36%	29%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	18%	21%	65%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	70%	58%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	44%	51%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	61%	53%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	27%	27%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	15%	17%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	8%	10%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	5%	6%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	45%	39%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	14%	11%	52%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	54%	51%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	19%	17%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	33%	34%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	22%	31%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	12%	12%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	41%	36%	70%
TAKS
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	15%	13%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	10%	12%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33%	25%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	38%	34%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	39%	35%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	47%	51%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63%	66%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	70%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	24%	14%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	17%	14%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	24%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	35%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	36%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	53%	50%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	60%	54%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	69%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35%	28%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	18%	27%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	17%	27%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61%	59%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51%	58%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	56%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51%	56%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57%	63%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72%	73%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	31%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30%	30%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	63%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58%	60%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	74%	64%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	79%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	10%	11%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	11%	10%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	14%	18%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	22%	24%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	30%	25%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	54%	57%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	43%	54%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	58%	61%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	58%	59%	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	3.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	78.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	21.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,589.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$37,456.0