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Venture Alter High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4900 West Arkansas Ln

Arlington TX, 76016, Tarrant County

Phone: 682-867-6400

Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12

School District: Arlington Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	35		38		39		40		41		40		40
Total Students:	326		286		365		360		364		425		384
Prekindergarten:	9	2.8%	13	4.5%	13	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 1:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 2:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 3:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 4:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 5:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	NA	NA	1	0.2%	NA	NA
Grade 8:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	4	1.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	3	0.7%	4	1.0%
Grade 9:	27	8.3%	12	4.2%	23	6.3%	28	7.8%	29	8.0%	39	9.2%	53	13.8%
Grade 10:	68	20.9%	52	18.2%	61	16.7%	58	16.1%	81	22.3%	63	14.8%	64	16.7%
Grade 11:	123	37.7%	97	33.9%	114	31.2%	110	30.6%	104	28.6%	109	25.6%	101	26.3%
Grade 12:	98	30.1%	110	38.5%	150	41.1%	162	45.0%	149	40.9%	210	49.4%	162	42.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	152	46.6%	120	42.0%	152	41.6%	148	41.1%	147	40.4%	161	37.9%	152	39.6%
Female:	174	53.4%	166	58.0%	213	58.4%	212	58.9%	209	57.4%	256	60.2%	228	59.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	2	0.7%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	5	1.4%	6	1.4%	5	1.3%
Asian:	4	1.2%	3	1.0%	8	2.2%	2	0.6%	5	1.4%	11	2.6%	6	1.6%
Hispanic:	121	37.1%	115	40.2%	125	34.2%	142	39.4%	124	34.1%	125	29.4%	110	28.6%
Black:	88	27.0%	72	25.2%	100	27.4%	89	24.7%	91	25.0%	90	21.2%	92	24.0%
White:	109	33.4%	87	30.4%	124	34.0%	121	33.6%	139	38.2%	193	45.4%	171	44.5%
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:	3	0.9%	7	2.4%	7	1.9%	4	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	170	52.1%	160	55.9%	179	49.0%	163	45.3%	155	42.6%	109	25.6%	91	23.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	5.2%	14	4.9%	15	4.1%	6	1.7%	19	5.2%	12	2.8%	15	3.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.31		7.53		9.36		9.00		8.90		10.70		9.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	25%	76%	78%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	56%	85%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	79%	87%	84%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	0%	48%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	79%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	31%	52%	52%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	25%	36%	42%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69%	83%	86%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	10%	76%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	52%	70%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	68%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	13%	63%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	30%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	31%	65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	29%	65%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	32%	64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35%	68%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	31%	65%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31%	58%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	39%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34%	58%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	65%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	67%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	72%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37%	69%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	68%	87%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	85%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	69%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	82%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	81%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	89%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62%	81%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	75%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61%	75%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	20%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	94%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	20%	70%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40%	75%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	0%	66%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	6%	59%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	33%	55%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	15%	59%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	26%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	61%	63%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	61%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	69%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	71%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	68%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	72%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	86%	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	22.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	93.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$54,055.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,736.0