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Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School in DeSoto, TX
(10-12 • Public • Alternative School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in Texas) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 2
Address
 200A E BELT LINE RD
DeSoto, TX 75115
Telephone
(972) 274-8219
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Website
http://www.desotoisd.org
City-data.com school rating
2
Students
106
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
2.7
Free lunch eligible students
35
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
7
School district
DESOTO ISD
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide eligible school-No program
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
GOLDEN RULE DESOTO (2.1 miles):

44
WOODRIDGE EL (1.3 miles):

38
RUBY YOUNG EL (1.0 miles):

29
FRANK D MOATES EL (1.8 miles):

29
DESOTO WEST MIDDLE (ISTEAM) (1.3 miles):

28
DESOTO EAST MIDDLE (ISTEAM) (0.7 miles):

25
NORTHSIDE EL (1.6 miles):

24
DESOTO H S & ISTEAM3D (1.0 miles):

18
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

2
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
Texas:

54
Dallas County:

53
DeSoto:

29
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success):

2

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 106

Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG09G10G11G12Total
All students3184243106
Female students - 6161941
Male students312262465
American Indian/Alaska Native students - 1 - - 1
Asian students - - - 11
Hispanic students - 4101125
Black students211262261
White students125816
Two or More Races students - - 112

Enrollment by grade:
9th grade enrollment: 3
10th grade enrollment: 18
11th grade enrollment: 42
12th grade enrollment: 43

Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School - Enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Female enrollment: 41 (38.7%)
School:

38.7%
State:

49.0%
Male enrollment: 65 (61.3%)
School:

61.3%
Texas:

50.1%

Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School - Enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.9%)
School:

0.9%
Texas:

0.4%
Asian enrollment: 1 (0.9%)
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

0.9%
Texas:

3.1%
Hispanic enrollment: 25 (23.6%)
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

23.6%
Texas:

46.9%
Black enrollment: 61 (57.5%)
Here:

57.5%
Texas:

11.6%
White enrollment: 16 (15.1%)
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

15.1%
Texas:

32.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 2 (1.9%)
School:

1.9%
State:

2.1%

Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School - Enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 8,545 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 42 (39.6%)
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

39.6%
Texas:

61.6%
Free lunch eligible students: 35 (33.0%)
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

33.0%
State:

55.4%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 7 (6.6%)
School:

6.6%
Texas:

6.2%

Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 2.7

Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 0.3

Student/Teacher Ratio
School:

39.7
State:

15.6

School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $490,620
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $244,914)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $19,775)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $191,744)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $21,299)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $207,674

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 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 served under IDEA: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
  • Black: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Retention:
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(State average from 1,070 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in 10th grade: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2 (all male)

Percent of 10th grade students retained
School:

33.3%
Texas:

15.1%
Total number of students retained in 11th grade: 9 (male: 7, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Percent of 11th grade students retained
Here:

21.4%
Texas:

14.9%

    Total number of students retained in 12th grade

  • Hispanic7
  • Black16
  • White7
  • LEP2
  • IDEA7
Total number of students retained in 12th grade: 30 (male: 15, female: 15)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
  • White: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)

Percent of 12th grade students retained
Here:

69.8%
Texas:

14.2%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 7,254 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School:

18.9
State:

79.4

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 7,777 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic13
  • Asian2
  • Black37
  • White7
  • Multirace2
  • LEP2
  • 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 61 (male: 32, female: 29)
  • Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 37 (male: 20, female: 17)
  • White: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
  • Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

575.5
State:

147.9

Classes & Courses


Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,490 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.
Number of Algebra I classes: 1
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 1

9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Black: 2
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
Here:

0.0%
Texas:

77.3%

    11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I

  • Hispanic5
  • Asian2
  • Black4
  • Multirace2
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 13 (male: 9, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 5 (all male)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
11-12th studenst who passed Algebra I: 8 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 4
  • Black: 4
Percent of 11-12th grade students who passed
Wings (Where I Now Gain Success) School:

61.5%
Texas:

73.9%

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: 1
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 1

Student Enrollment in Algebra II: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)

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: 1
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 1

    Student Enrollment in Geometry

  • Hispanic7
  • Asian2
  • Black7
  • White2
  • LEP2
  • IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 18 (male: 11, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 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: 1
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 1

    Student Enrollment in Biology

  • Hispanic4
  • Black7
  • LEP2
  • IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

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
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 1

    Student Enrollment in Chemistry

  • Asian2
  • Black4
  • White2
  • Multirace2
  • IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 10 (male: 4, female: 6)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)

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
Number of Physics classes taught by certified teachers: 1

Student Enrollment in Physics: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all female)

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