Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Nixon-Smiley CISD: B

Total students

5

Avg. teacher experience

17 years

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Nixon-Smiley Pace is a high school in Smiley, TX, in the Nixon-Smiley CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 5 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not rated for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $72,557, which is $13,670 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 17 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.nixonsmiley.net

Address

102 W Hwy 87
Smiley, TX 78159

Office phone number

(830) 582-1536

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Nixon-Smiley Pace 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

5

African American

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

3 (60%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (40%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

60.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

40.0%

Two or more races

0%

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

100 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 61.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

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

0 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

0 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 18%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

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)

Not rated

Nixon-Smiley CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Nixon-Smiley CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Nixon-Smiley CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 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

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

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 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

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

66.7 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 20%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

60 %

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 16.7%

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

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

Masked

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

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

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: N/A

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

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 945

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 19.6

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

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

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

0.8

African American

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0.8 (100%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 2.3%

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%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0.8 (100%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 1.1%

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

6.3

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 12.1

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

17 years

Nixon-Smiley CISD: 12 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

$72,557

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $56,281

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $47,721

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $49,715

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $54,558

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$72,557

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $59,040

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $64,652

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Nixon-Smiley CISD: $69,835

Statewide: $71,111

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