Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Calhoun County ISD: B

Total students

1,016

Avg. teacher experience

16.4 years

Calhoun County ISD: 14.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Calhoun High School is a high school in Port Lavaca, TX, in the Calhoun County ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,016 students. 52.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.7% 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, 97.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Calhoun High School was 1058 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,681, which is $2,206 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

201 Sandcrab Blvd
Port Lavaca, TX 77979-2489

Office phone number

(361) 552-3775

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Calhoun High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,016

African American

15 (1.5%)

Calhoun County ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.4%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

71 (7%)

Calhoun County ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

686 (67.5%)

Calhoun County ISD: 67.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

233 (22.9%)

Calhoun County ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (0.7%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.5%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

7.0%

Hispanic

67.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

22.9%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

52.2 %

Calhoun County ISD: 49.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

56.8 %

Calhoun County ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.7 %

Calhoun County ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

52.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

56.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.7%

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

9.7 %

Calhoun County ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.9 %

Calhoun County ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Calhoun County ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.7%

Gifted and talented

10.9%

Special education

10.6%

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

Calhoun County ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Calhoun County ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Calhoun County ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Calhoun County ISD: B

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

97.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Calhoun County ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Calhoun County ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98 %

Calhoun County ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.3 %

Calhoun County ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

98.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.3%

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

0.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.2 %

Calhoun County ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Calhoun County 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

41.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

46.2 %

Calhoun County ISD: 34%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

66.7 %

Calhoun County ISD: 50%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

22.2 %

Calhoun County ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

43.5 %

Calhoun County ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

39.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

44.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 42.3%

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

5.3 %

Calhoun County ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

26.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

3.5 %

Calhoun County ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.5 %

Calhoun County ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Calhoun County 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

50 %

Calhoun County ISD: 50%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

75 %

Calhoun County ISD: 75%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

18.2 %

Calhoun County ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Calhoun County 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

1058

Calhoun County ISD: 1058

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

18.6

Calhoun County ISD: 18.6

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

43.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 39.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

53.6 %

Calhoun County ISD: 49.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

34.9 %

Calhoun County ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

43.4%

Math

53.6%

Reading + Math

34.9%

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

83.4

African American

4 (4.8%)

Calhoun County ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.2%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.7 (14.1%)

Calhoun County ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

66.7 (80%)

Calhoun County ISD: 76.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

3 (3.6%)

Calhoun County ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

65.8 (78.9%)

Calhoun County ISD: 86.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14.6 (17.5%)

Calhoun County ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Calhoun County 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

12.2

Calhoun County ISD: 13

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

16.4 years

Calhoun County ISD: 14.9 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

$56,681

Calhoun County ISD: $55,076

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,149

Calhoun County ISD: $41,682

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$45,265

Calhoun County ISD: $46,045

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,217

Calhoun County ISD: $50,210

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,534

Calhoun County ISD: $56,328

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,739

Calhoun County ISD: $63,888

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$63,615

Calhoun County ISD: $63,318

Statewide: $71,111

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