Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Leander ISD: B

Total students

60

Avg. teacher experience

20.3 years

Leander ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

76.4 %

Leander ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

New Hope High School is a high school in Leander, TX, in the Leander ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 60 students. 78.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 76.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at New Hope High School was 1040 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,100, which is $2,213 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 20.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

401 S W St
Leander, TX 78641

Office phone number

(512) 570-2200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in New Hope High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

60

African American

7 (11.7%)

Leander ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (1.7%)

Leander ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

21 (35%)

Leander ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

30 (50%)

Leander ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (1.7%)

Leander ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.7%

American Indian

1.7%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

35.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

50.0%

Two or more races

1.7%

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

78.3 %

Leander ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

20 %

Leander ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5 %

Leander ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

78.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

20.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.0%

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

5 %

Leander ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16.7 %

Leander ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15 %

Leander ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.0%

Gifted and talented

16.7%

Special education

15.0%

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)

A

Leander ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Leander ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Leander ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Leander 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

76.4 %

Leander ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

44.4 %

Leander ISD: 95%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Leander ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Leander ISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

72.1 %

Leander ISD: 96%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leander ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

83 %

Leander ISD: 98%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Leander ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

44.4%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

72.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

83.0%

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

3.3 %

Leander ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Leander ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Leander ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Leander ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.8 %

Leander ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leander ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

3 %

Leander ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Leander 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

52.3 %

Leander ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

58.3 %

Leander ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Leander ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Leander ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

53.2 %

Leander ISD: 11%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leander ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

51.6 %

Leander ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Leander ISD: 6.6%

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 %

Leander ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Leander ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Leander ISD: 19%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Leander ISD: 78.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Leander ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leander ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Leander ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Leander ISD: 43.5%

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

Leander ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Leander ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Leander ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Leander ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Leander ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leander ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Leander ISD: 64%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Leander ISD: 65.4%

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

1040

Leander ISD: 1098

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Leander ISD: 24.5

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

54.4 %

Leander ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

43.3 %

Leander ISD: 77.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

35.6 %

Leander ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

54.4%

Math

43.3%

Reading + Math

35.6%

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

8.8

African American

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.8 (20.4%)

Leander ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7 (79.6%)

Leander ISD: 80.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Leander 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

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

4.7 (53.2%)

Leander ISD: 69.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.1 (46.8%)

Leander ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Leander ISD: 0.4%

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

6.8

Leander ISD: 14

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

20.3 years

Leander ISD: 11.9 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

$61,100

Leander ISD: $56,150

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Leander ISD: $50,167

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,496

Leander ISD: $52,110

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Leander ISD: $54,229

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,197

Leander ISD: $57,857

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,461

Leander ISD: $62,169

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,290

Leander ISD: $69,535

Statewide: $71,111

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