Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Dallas ISD: B

Total students

2,089

Avg. teacher experience

9.7 years

Dallas ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

72.7 %

Dallas ISD: 81.1%

Statewide: 90%

W T White High School is a high school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,089 students. 78.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 49.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 72.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at W T White High School was 901 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,971, which is $4,084 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dallasisd.org/wtwhite

Address

4505 Ridgeside Dr
Dallas, TX 75244-7524

Office phone number

(972) 502-6200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in W T White High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,089

African American

256 (12.3%)

Dallas ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (0.5%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

19 (0.9%)

Dallas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,679 (80.4%)

Dallas ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Dallas ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

104 (5%)

Dallas ISD: 6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

19 (0.9%)

Dallas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

12.3%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

80.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

5.0%

Two or more races

0.9%

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

78.3 %

Dallas ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

73.7 %

Dallas ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

54.5 %

Dallas ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

78.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

73.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.5%

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

49.6 %

Dallas ISD: 46%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.9 %

Dallas ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.6 %

Dallas ISD: 10%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

49.6%

Gifted and talented

12.9%

Special education

7.6%

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)

C

Dallas ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Dallas ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Dallas ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Dallas 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

72.7 %

Dallas ISD: 81.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

77.6 %

Dallas ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 65.4%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

90 %

Dallas ISD: 83.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

70.7 %

Dallas ISD: 80.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Dallas ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

87 %

Dallas ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Dallas ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

77.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

90.0%

Hispanic

70.7%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

87.0%

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

4.8 %

Dallas ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

4.8 %

Dallas ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Dallas ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

4.5 %

Dallas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.9 %

Dallas ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Dallas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.7 %

Dallas ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

11.1 %

Dallas ISD: 6.3%

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

34.8 %

Dallas ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

40.3 %

Dallas ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Dallas ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.5 %

Dallas ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

34.3 %

Dallas ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Dallas ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.8 %

Dallas ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

57.9 %

Dallas ISD: 23.5%

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

20.3 %

Dallas ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

19.8 %

Dallas ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

57.1 %

Dallas ISD: 62.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

18.7 %

Dallas ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Dallas ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

34.7 %

Dallas ISD: 59.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

25 %

Dallas ISD: 40%

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

22.9 %

Dallas ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

9.5 %

Dallas ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Dallas ISD: 50%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

12.5 %

Dallas ISD: 65.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

26.6 %

Dallas ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dallas ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

17.6 %

Dallas ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Dallas ISD: 59.7%

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

901

Dallas ISD: 911

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

15.6

Dallas ISD: 16.0

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

42.1 %

Dallas ISD: 45%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

29.1 %

Dallas ISD: 28%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

25.1 %

Dallas ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

42.1%

Math

29.1%

Reading + Math

25.1%

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

128.8

African American

31.1 (24.2%)

Dallas ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.8 (3.7%)

Dallas ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

20.2 (15.7%)

Dallas ISD: 33.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dallas ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

66.7 (51.8%)

Dallas ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

6 (4.7%)

Dallas ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.2 (0.9%)

Dallas ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

89.3 (69.4%)

Dallas ISD: 69.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

34.3 (26.6%)

Dallas ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

4 (3.1%)

Dallas ISD: 1.5%

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

16.2

Dallas ISD: 14.5

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

9.7 years

Dallas ISD: 10.4 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

$62,971

Dallas ISD: $64,020

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,625

Dallas ISD: $53,484

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,108

Dallas ISD: $59,293

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,901

Dallas ISD: $65,777

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,771

Dallas ISD: $68,130

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,146

Dallas ISD: $69,071

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$56,393

Dallas ISD: $72,138

Statewide: $71,111

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