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Learning Alternative Center For Empowering Youth
4949 Village Fair
Dallas TX, 75224, Dallas County
Phone: 972-925-7060
Type: Other/Alternative School, Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Dallas 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: | 25 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 97 | 105 | 141 | 188 | 144 | 133 | 105 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 13 | 13.4% | 16 | 15.2% | 24 | 17.0% | 34 | 18.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 18 | 13.5% | 18 | 17.1% |
| Grade 7: | 33 | 34.0% | 46 | 43.8% | 58 | 41.1% | 47 | 25.0% | 50 | 34.7% | 33 | 24.8% | 38 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 51 | 52.6% | 43 | 41.0% | 59 | 41.8% | 107 | 56.9% | 83 | 57.6% | 81 | 60.9% | 49 | 46.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 79 | 81.4% | 73 | 69.5% | 110 | 78.0% | 147 | 78.2% | 108 | 75.0% | 100 | 75.2% | 71 | 67.6% |
| Female: | 18 | 18.6% | 32 | 30.5% | 31 | 22.0% | 41 | 21.8% | 28 | 19.4% | 25 | 18.8% | 30 | 28.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 67.0% | 68 | 64.8% | 87 | 61.7% | 108 | 57.4% | 82 | 56.9% | 70 | 52.6% | 44 | 41.9% |
| Black: | 32 | 33.0% | 33 | 31.4% | 52 | 36.9% | 78 | 41.5% | 61 | 42.4% | 62 | 46.6% | 56 | 53.3% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.8% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 86.6% | 90 | 85.7% | 114 | 80.9% | 153 | 81.4% | 114 | 79.2% | 100 | 75.2% | 84 | 80.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 3.1% | 1 | 1.0% | 4 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.7% | 8 | 5.6% | 8 | 6.0% | 5 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 3.88 | 3.89 | 4.55 | 5.01 | 3.95 | 3.80 | 5.60 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 61.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 38.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,780.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $43,844.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,077.0 |