Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Buna ISD: B

Total students

437

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Buna ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.5 %

Buna ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

Buna High School is a high school in Buna, TX, in the Buna ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 437 students. 51.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Buna High School was 936 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,173, which is $8,714 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bunaisd.net/

Address

711 County Rd 734
Buna, TX 77612

Office phone number

(409) 994-4811

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Buna High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

437

African American

28 (6.4%)

Buna ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.7%)

Buna ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Buna ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

24 (5.5%)

Buna ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

367 (84%)

Buna ISD: 89.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

14 (3.2%)

Buna ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.4%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

5.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

84.0%

Two or more races

3.2%

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

51.7 %

Buna ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

39.1 %

Buna ISD: 46%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Buna ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

51.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

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

0 %

Buna ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8 %

Buna ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Buna ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

8.0%

Special education

10.1%

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)

B

Buna ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Buna ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Buna ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Buna ISD: C

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

92.5 %

Buna ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

83.3 %

Buna ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.7 %

Buna ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

83.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.7%

Two or more races

Masked

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

0.7 %

Buna ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

3.1 %

Buna ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.5 %

Buna ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.3 %

Buna ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Buna ISD: 0%

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

18.2 %

Buna ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

29 %

Buna ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Buna ISD: 40%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Buna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.6 %

Buna ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.1 %

Buna ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Buna ISD: 21.7%

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

0 %

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

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

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Buna ISD: N/A

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

936

Buna ISD: 936

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Buna ISD: Masked

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

40.8 %

Buna ISD: 40.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

25.5 %

Buna ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

25.5 %

Buna ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

40.8%

Math

25.5%

Reading + Math

25.5%

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

39.6

African American

1 (2.5%)

Buna ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (7.6%)

Buna ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Buna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.6 (87.4%)

Buna ISD: 94%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.5%)

Buna ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2 (5.1%)

Buna ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30 (75.7%)

Buna ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.6 (19.2%)

Buna ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Buna ISD: 0%

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

11

Buna ISD: 12.7

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

11.6 years

Buna ISD: 11.1 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

$50,173

Buna ISD: $48,572

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,000

Buna ISD: $38,392

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,731

Buna ISD: $41,253

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,047

Buna ISD: $44,062

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,221

Buna ISD: $53,003

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,420

Buna ISD: $61,779

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,592

Buna ISD: $64,441

Statewide: $71,111

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