Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Pettus ISD: B

Total students

195

Avg. teacher experience

11.5 years

Pettus ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Pettus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Pettus Secondary is an elementary/secondary school in Pettus, TX, in the Pettus ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 195 students. 50.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,454, which is $4,433 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pettusisd.com

Address

500 N May
Pettus, TX 78146-1149

Office phone number

(361) 375-2296

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pettus Secondary are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

195

African American

2 (1%)

Pettus ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Pettus ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.5%)

Pettus ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

131 (67.2%)

Pettus ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

59 (30.3%)

Pettus ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.5%)

Pettus ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

67.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

30.3%

Two or more races

0.5%

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

50.8 %

Pettus ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.6 %

Pettus ISD: 66%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1 %

Pettus ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.0%

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

1 %

Pettus ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.2 %

Pettus ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.8 %

Pettus ISD: 13%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.0%

Gifted and talented

8.2%

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)

B

Pettus ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Pettus ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Pettus ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Pettus 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

100 %

Pettus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Pettus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pettus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

0.9 %

Pettus ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.8 %

Pettus ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

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

8.7 %

Pettus ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.6 %

Pettus ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.4 %

Pettus ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

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 %

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

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

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pettus ISD: 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

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Pettus ISD: Masked

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

4.2 %

Pettus ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

12.5 %

Pettus ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

4.2 %

Pettus ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

4.2%

Math

12.5%

Reading + Math

4.2%

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

19.7

African American

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (5.1%)

Pettus ISD: 3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4.9 (25.1%)

Pettus ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.7 (69.8%)

Pettus ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

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%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

16.7 (84.9%)

Pettus ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (15.1%)

Pettus ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pettus ISD: 0%

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

9.9

Pettus ISD: 11.2

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

11.5 years

Pettus 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

$54,454

Pettus ISD: $54,543

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,001

Pettus ISD: $48,783

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,792

Pettus ISD: $46,619

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,495

Pettus ISD: $54,495

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,708

Pettus ISD: $57,594

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,315

Pettus ISD: $65,526

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Pettus ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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