📍 625 S 8th St, Abilene, Taylor County, 79602
DAEP is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 100 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lori Ladyman. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
DAEP enrolls 100 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 47% |
| White | 24 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 100 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DAEP is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 71.
DAEP is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 100 students, DAEP is smaller than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize