Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Alief ISD: B

Total students

4,116

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

84.2 %

Alief ISD: 88%

Statewide: 90%

Elsik High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Alief ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 4,116 students. 90% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 84.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Elsik High School was 882 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,940, which is $6,053 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.aliefisd.net

Address

12601 High Star
Houston, TX 77072-1197

Office phone number

(281) 498-8110

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Elsik High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

4,116

African American

1,078 (26.2%)

Alief ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

20 (0.5%)

Alief ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

367 (8.9%)

Alief ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

2,502 (60.8%)

Alief ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.2%)

Alief ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

124 (3%)

Alief ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

18 (0.4%)

Alief ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

26.2%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

8.9%

Hispanic

60.8%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

3.0%

Two or more races

0.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

90 %

Alief ISD: 84.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

77.2 %

Alief ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.2 %

Alief ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

90.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

77.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

31 %

Alief ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.6 %

Alief ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.7 %

Alief ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

31.0%

Gifted and talented

3.6%

Special education

8.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Alief ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Alief ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Alief ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Alief ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

84.2 %

Alief ISD: 88%

Statewide: 90%

African American

88.6 %

Alief ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Alief ISD: 90%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

88.9 %

Alief ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

81.3 %

Alief ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alief ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

70 %

Alief ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

80 %

Alief ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

88.6%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

88.9%

Hispanic

81.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

70.0%

Two or more races

80.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.6 %

Alief ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.9 %

Alief ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Alief ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.9 %

Alief ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.4 %

Alief ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

6.1 %

Alief ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Alief ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

27.3 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23 %

Alief ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

36.8 %

Alief ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

14.3 %

Alief ISD: 8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

31 %

Alief ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

40 %

Alief ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

34.3 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20.8 %

Alief ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

17.8 %

Alief ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

18.5 %

Alief ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Alief ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

29.9 %

Alief ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.5 %

Alief ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

16.7 %

Alief ISD: 20%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Alief ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Alief ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

18.1 %

Alief ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

16.2 %

Alief ISD: 15%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

30.5 %

Alief ISD: 48.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Alief ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alief ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

42.9 %

Alief ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Alief ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

882

Alief ISD: 914

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

15.1

Alief ISD: 18.8

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

34.7 %

Alief ISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

26.7 %

Alief ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

23 %

Alief ISD: 34%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

34.7%

Math

26.7%

Reading + Math

23.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

263.7

African American

118.7 (45%)

Alief ISD: 41%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

26.8 (10.2%)

Alief ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

35.6 (13.5%)

Alief ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

79.5 (30.2%)

Alief ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (1.1%)

Alief ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

9.3 (3.5%)

Alief ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

155.4 (58.9%)

Alief ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

94 (35.6%)

Alief ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

5 (1.9%)

Alief ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.6

Alief ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,940

Alief ISD: $64,889

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,895

Alief ISD: $53,873

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$62,129

Alief ISD: $60,652

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,311

Alief ISD: $62,864

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,602

Alief ISD: $67,033

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,783

Alief ISD: $72,383

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$84,593

Alief ISD: $78,804

Statewide: $71,111

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