Brownsville Academic Center School in Brownsville, TX
(06-12 • Public • Alternative School)
- Address
- 4350 MORRISON RD
Brownsville, TX 78526
- Telephone
- (956) 504-6305
(make sure to verify first before calling)
- Website
- http://www.bisd.us/bac/
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 29.7
- School district
- BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Not a Title I school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Students & Teachers
Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 29.7
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 2.7
Number of FTE school counselors: 1.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 6.3
Number of FTE security guards: 2
Number of FTE nurses: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 2.7
Number of FTE school counselors: 1.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 6.3
Number of FTE security guards: 2
Number of FTE nurses: 1
Brownsville Academic Center School - Teachers (FTE)
School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,516,200
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 29.7 (Salary Expenditures: $918,397)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 13 (Salary Expenditures: $298,281)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 6.4 (Salary Expenditures: $315,364)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $165,543)
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $2,231,918
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,466,885
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 19 (Salary Expenditures: $410,644)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 8.5 (Salary Expenditures: $373,731)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $165,543)
Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Accountability
SAT/ACT:
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The ACT Test (ACT) is a nationally recognized assessment used to indicate college readiness.
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
- Hispanic145
- White2
- LEP46
- IDEA29
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 145 (male: 107, female: 38)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 46 (male: 23, female: 23)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 29 (male: 25, female: 4)
Health & Safety
Suspensions:
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Out-of-school suspension
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all male)
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 16 (male: 14, female: 2)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 37 (male: 23, female: 14)
Students with disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all female)
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 16 (male: 14, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 14, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 37 (male: 23, female: 14)
- Hispanic: 37 (male: 23, female: 14)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
Students with disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all female)
- Hispanic: 2
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
Expulsions:
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Expulsion with educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and providing educational services to the child (e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring; transfer to an alternative school) for the remainder of the school year (or longer) in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion with educational services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
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(State average from 521 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 619-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I: 2
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 4011-12th studenst who passed Algebra I: 2
- Hispanic: 61
- Hispanic2
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black2
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA2
9-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I
- Hispanic: 2
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
- Asian: 2
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2
- Black: 2
- White: 2
- Two or More Races: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
| School: | 3.3% |
| Texas: | 75.1% |
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 40
- Hispanic: 40
- Hispanic2
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black2
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA2
11-12th studenst who passed Algebra I
- Hispanic: 2
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
- Asian: 2
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2
- Black: 2
- White: 2
- Two or More Races: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Percent of 11-12th grade students who passed
| Here: | 5.0% |
| State: | 81.5% |
Algebra II:
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Algebra II (college-preparatory) course topics typically include field properties and theorems; set theory; operations with rational and irrational expressions; factoring of rational expressions; in - depth study of linear equations and inequalities; quadratic equations; solving systems of linear and quadratic equations; graphing of constant, linear, and quadratic equations; properties of higher degree equations; and operations with rational and irrational exponents.
Number of Algebra II classes: 2
Student Enrollment in Algebra II: 7
Student Enrollment in Algebra II: 7
- Hispanic: 7
Geometry:
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Geometry is a (college-preparatory) course that typically includes topics such as properties of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of angle measurement in triangles.Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.
Number of Geometry classes: 2
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 28
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 28
- Hispanic: 28
Advanced Mathematics:
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Advanced mathematics (college-preparatory) courses cover the following topics: trigonometry, trigonometry/algebra, trigonometry / analytic geometry, trigonometry / math analysis, analytic geometry, math analysis, math analysis / analytic geometry, probability and statistics, and precalculus
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes: 1
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics: 2
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics: 2
- Hispanic: 2
Biology:
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Biology (college-preparatory) courses are designed to provide information regarding the fundamental concepts of life and life processes.These courses include(but are not restricted to) such topics as cell structure and function, general plant and animal physiology, genetics, and taxonomy.
Number of Biology classes: 2
Student Enrollment in Biology: 13
Student Enrollment in Biology: 13
- Hispanic: 13
Chemistry:
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Chemistry (college-preparatory) courses involve studying the composition, properties, and reactions of substances. These courses typically explore such concepts as the behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases; acid / base and oxidation / reduction reactions; and atomic structure.Chemical formulas and equations and nuclear reactions are also studied.
Number of Chemistry classes: 1
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 10
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 10
- Hispanic: 10
Physics:
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Physics (college-preparatory) courses involve the study of the forces and laws of nature affecting matter, such as equilibrium, motion, momentum, and the relationships between matter and energy.The study of physics includes examination of sound, light, and magnetic and electric phenomena.
Number of Physics classes: 1
Student Enrollment in Physics: 11
Student Enrollment in Physics: 11
- Hispanic: 11
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