Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Total students

783

Avg. teacher experience

15.5 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

69.3 %

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

Kashmere High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Houston ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 783 students. 78.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.3% 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, 69.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 9.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Kashmere High School was 815 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,671, which is $1,784 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.houstonisd.org

Address

6900 Wileyvale St
Houston, TX 77028-4156

Office phone number

(713) 636-6400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Kashmere 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

783

African American

433 (55.3%)

Houston ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Houston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Houston ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

328 (41.9%)

Houston ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (1.7%)

Houston ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (0.6%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

55.3%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

41.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.7%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

78.5 %

Houston ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

95.4 %

Houston ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.6 %

Houston ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

78.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.6%

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

20.3 %

Houston ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.2 %

Houston ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.1 %

Houston ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.3%

Gifted and talented

4.2%

Special education

17.1%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston 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

69.3 %

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

77.5 %

Houston ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

57.5 %

Houston ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 88.9%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

40 %

Houston ISD: 86.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

77.5%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

57.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

40.0%

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

9.4 %

Houston ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

7.6 %

Houston ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Houston ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

12.3 %

Houston ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

3.7 %

Houston ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 2.3%

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

44.3 %

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

41.6 %

Houston ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

46.9 %

Houston ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

69.6 %

Houston ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 12.1%

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

9.3 %

Houston ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

7.2 %

Houston ISD: 23%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Houston ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Houston ISD: 44.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 40.8%

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

6.1 %

Houston ISD: 42.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

6.3 %

Houston ISD: 23%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 75.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

6.3 %

Houston ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 60%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Houston ISD: 70.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 65.1%

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

815

Houston ISD: 967

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Houston ISD: 25.9

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

16.9 %

Houston ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

7.2 %

Houston ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

6.6 %

Houston ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

16.9%

Math

7.2%

Reading + Math

6.6%

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

53.3

African American

43.8 (82.1%)

Houston ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.9%)

Houston ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.1 (0.2%)

Houston ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (3.7%)

Houston ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.4 (10.1%)

Houston ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

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 (3.7%)

Houston ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39 (73.1%)

Houston ISD: 75.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.2 (21%)

Houston ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.1 (2.1%)

Houston 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

14.7

Houston ISD: 18.2

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

15.5 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 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

$60,671

Houston ISD: $59,161

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,065

Houston ISD: $50,771

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,711

Houston ISD: $54,286

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,574

Houston ISD: $57,353

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,527

Houston ISD: $60,989

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,224

Houston ISD: $68,443

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,171

Houston ISD: $77,981

Statewide: $71,111

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