United Step Academy
5201 Bob Bullock Loop
Laredo TX, 78041, Webb County
Phone: 956-764-6500
Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: United 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: | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 126 | 128 | 148 | 108 | 151 | 138 | 157 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.7% | 5 | 4.6% | 4 | 2.6% | 5 | 3.6% | 3 | 1.9% |
| Grade 7: | 17 | 13.5% | 9 | 7.0% | 12 | 8.1% | 8 | 7.4% | 9 | 6.0% | 8 | 5.8% | 16 | 10.2% |
| Grade 8: | 18 | 14.3% | 20 | 15.6% | 21 | 14.2% | 12 | 11.1% | 18 | 11.9% | 16 | 11.6% | 19 | 12.1% |
| Grade 9: | 47 | 37.3% | 36 | 28.1% | 43 | 29.1% | 35 | 32.4% | 41 | 27.2% | 50 | 36.2% | 72 | 45.9% |
| Grade 10: | 13 | 10.3% | 22 | 17.2% | 24 | 16.2% | 23 | 21.3% | 36 | 23.8% | 22 | 15.9% | 29 | 18.5% |
| Grade 11: | 14 | 11.1% | 17 | 13.3% | 27 | 18.2% | 17 | 15.7% | 21 | 13.9% | 22 | 15.9% | 13 | 8.3% |
| Grade 12: | 15 | 11.9% | 22 | 17.2% | 17 | 11.5% | 8 | 7.4% | 22 | 14.6% | 15 | 10.9% | 5 | 3.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 98 | 77.8% | 108 | 84.4% | 109 | 73.6% | 83 | 76.9% | 114 | 75.5% | 104 | 75.4% | 124 | 79.0% |
| Female: | 28 | 22.2% | 20 | 15.6% | 39 | 26.4% | 25 | 23.1% | 29 | 19.2% | 26 | 18.8% | 29 | 18.5% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 125 | 99.2% | 126 | 98.4% | 147 | 99.3% | 107 | 99.1% | 150 | 99.3% | 137 | 99.3% | 156 | 99.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 86.5% | 106 | 82.8% | 118 | 79.7% | 88 | 81.5% | 120 | 79.5% | 109 | 79.0% | 115 | 73.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 3.2% | 7 | 5.5% | 4 | 2.7% | 4 | 3.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 8 | 5.8% | 13 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 6.00 | 6.17 | 7.18 | 5.14 | 7.63 | 8.60 | 10.50 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,769.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,600.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,192.0 |