Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Center ISD: A

Total students

699

Avg. teacher experience

12 years

Center ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Center ISD: 98.8%

Statewide: 90%

Center High School is a high school in Center, TX, in the Center ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 699 students. 54.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.3% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Center High School was 1007 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,404, which is $6,483 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

658 Roughrider Dr
Center, TX 75935-3598

Office phone number

(936) 598-6173

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Center High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. 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 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

699

African American

138 (19.7%)

Center ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Center ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

25 (3.6%)

Center ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

295 (42.2%)

Center ISD: 44.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

227 (32.5%)

Center ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (1.9%)

Center ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.7%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

3.6%

Hispanic

42.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

32.5%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

54.8 %

Center ISD: 64.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.5 %

Center ISD: 72.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.3 %

Center ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.3%

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

21.3 %

Center ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.2 %

Center ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.9 %

Center ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

21.3%

Gifted and talented

5.2%

Special education

13.9%

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

Center ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Center ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Center ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Center 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

100 %

Center ISD: 98.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Center ISD: 97.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Center ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Center 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

23.9 %

Center ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

27.9 %

Center ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Center ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

13.6 %

Center ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.6 %

Center ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.4 %

Center ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Center ISD: 12.5%

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

4.7 %

Center ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

28.6 %

Center ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

2.6 %

Center ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.4 %

Center ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Center ISD: 20%

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

7.7 %

Center ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

14.3 %

Center ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Center ISD: Masked

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

1007

Center ISD: 1007

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.9

Center ISD: 16.9

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

34.8 %

Center ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.3 %

Center ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

17.4 %

Center ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

34.8%

Math

20.3%

Reading + Math

17.4%

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

59.5

African American

8 (13.4%)

Center ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Center ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (5%)

Center ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

48.5 (81.5%)

Center ISD: 78.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (1.7%)

Center ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

38.5 (64.7%)

Center ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19 (32%)

Center ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.7%)

Center ISD: 0.5%

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

11.7

Center ISD: 13.1

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

12 years

Center ISD: 12.3 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

$52,404

Center ISD: $52,153

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,717

Center ISD: $43,709

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$44,266

Center ISD: $44,803

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,757

Center ISD: $48,291

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,156

Center ISD: $56,806

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,732

Center ISD: $60,863

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,192

Center ISD: $68,121

Statewide: $71,111

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