Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Lewisville ISD: B

Total students

2,023

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Lewisville ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.4 %

Lewisville ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

The Colony High School is a high school in The Colony, TX, in the Lewisville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,023 students. 44.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.5% 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, 95.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at The Colony High School was 1065 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,522, which is $2,635 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

4301 Blair Oaks Dr
The Colony, TX 75056-2718

Office phone number

(469) 713-5178

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in The Colony High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,023

African American

300 (14.8%)

Lewisville ISD: 12%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.6%)

Lewisville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

158 (7.8%)

Lewisville ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

754 (37.3%)

Lewisville ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Lewisville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

701 (34.7%)

Lewisville ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

96 (4.7%)

Lewisville ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.8%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

7.8%

Hispanic

37.3%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

34.7%

Two or more races

4.7%

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

44.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

40.7 %

Lewisville ISD: 33.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.7 %

Lewisville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

44.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

40.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.7%

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

11.5 %

Lewisville ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.9 %

Lewisville ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.5%

Gifted and talented

13.3%

Special education

14.9%

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

Lewisville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Lewisville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Lewisville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Lewisville 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

95.4 %

Lewisville ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

95.5 %

Lewisville ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Lewisville ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Lewisville ISD: 99.5%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 94.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lewisville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.8 %

Lewisville ISD: 98%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

81.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

95.5%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

96.8%

Two or more races

81.3%

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

1.5 %

Lewisville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Lewisville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Lewisville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lewisville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.5 %

Lewisville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

2.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 0.8%

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

18.1 %

Lewisville ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

30.8 %

Lewisville ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

6.9 %

Lewisville ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.9 %

Lewisville ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lewisville ISD: 18%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.5 %

Lewisville ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Lewisville ISD: 11.6%

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

10.7 %

Lewisville ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

4.8 %

Lewisville ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Lewisville ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

41.1 %

Lewisville ISD: 47.2%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

7.4 %

Lewisville ISD: 11%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lewisville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.2 %

Lewisville ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

8.1 %

Lewisville ISD: 16.6%

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

64.1 %

Lewisville ISD: 74.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

33.3 %

Lewisville ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Lewisville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

70 %

Lewisville ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

56 %

Lewisville ISD: 61.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lewisville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

69.2 %

Lewisville ISD: 77.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Lewisville ISD: 70.8%

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

1065

Lewisville ISD: 1131

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.5

Lewisville ISD: 24.7

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 %

Lewisville ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

44 %

Lewisville ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

36 %

Lewisville ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

54.0%

Math

44.0%

Reading + Math

36.0%

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

130.2

African American

12 (9.2%)

Lewisville ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lewisville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (3.8%)

Lewisville ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7.3 (5.6%)

Lewisville ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.8%)

Lewisville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

100.8 (77.5%)

Lewisville ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

4 (3.1%)

Lewisville 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

1.9 (1.5%)

Lewisville ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

84.8 (65.2%)

Lewisville ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

40.4 (31%)

Lewisville ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (2.3%)

Lewisville ISD: 0.8%

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

15.5

Lewisville 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

11 years

Lewisville ISD: 12.4 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

$61,522

Lewisville ISD: $61,176

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,996

Lewisville ISD: $41,506

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,609

Lewisville ISD: $57,595

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,441

Lewisville ISD: $60,374

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,614

Lewisville ISD: $63,788

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,278

Lewisville ISD: $67,238

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,333

Lewisville ISD: $74,296

Statewide: $71,111

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