Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Pasadena ISD: B

Total students

2,311

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Pasadena ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

89.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

South Houston High School is a high school in So Houston, TX, in the Pasadena ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,311 students. 69% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26% 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, 89.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at South Houston High School was 887 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,618, which is $2,731 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3820 S Shaver
So Houston, TX 77587-5206

Office phone number

(713) 740-0350

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in South Houston 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

2,311

African American

265 (11.5%)

Pasadena ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.2%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14 (0.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,973 (85.4%)

Pasadena ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

45 (1.9%)

Pasadena ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (0.4%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.5%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

85.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.9%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

69 %

Pasadena ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 79.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

69.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.4%

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

26 %

Pasadena ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.7 %

Pasadena ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.0%

Gifted and talented

3.7%

Special education

10.8%

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

Pasadena ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Pasadena ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Pasadena ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Pasadena 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

89.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

77.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pasadena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

91.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

71.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 89.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

77.4%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

91.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

71.4%

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

3.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.5 %

Pasadena ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Pasadena ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

8.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Pasadena ISD: 2.6%

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

29.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 18%

Statewide: 15%

African American

39.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.1 %

Pasadena ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.3 %

Pasadena ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

27 %

Pasadena ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

63.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 21.7%

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

12.9 %

Pasadena ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

7.7 %

Pasadena ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

28.6 %

Pasadena ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

13.5 %

Pasadena ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.9 %

Pasadena ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 17.5%

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

34.3 %

Pasadena ISD: 36%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

25 %

Pasadena ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pasadena ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

33.3 %

Pasadena ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 43.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 50%

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

887

Pasadena ISD: 923

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 21.6

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

36.3 %

Pasadena ISD: 45%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.4 %

Pasadena ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

17.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

36.3%

Math

20.4%

Reading + Math

17.8%

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

153.9

African American

23.8 (15.4%)

Pasadena ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5.7 (3.7%)

Pasadena ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

47.9 (31.1%)

Pasadena ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

74 (48.1%)

Pasadena ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.6 (1%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5.5 (3.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

104.1 (67.7%)

Pasadena ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

43.3 (28.1%)

Pasadena ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.9%

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

Pasadena ISD: 12.9

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

10 years

Pasadena 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

$61,618

Pasadena ISD: $61,600

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,465

Pasadena ISD: $56,914

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,092

Pasadena ISD: $58,997

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,754

Pasadena ISD: $61,821

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,852

Pasadena ISD: $63,221

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,593

Pasadena ISD: $65,542

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$77,172

Pasadena ISD: $71,867

Statewide: $71,111

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