Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Pittsburg ISD: A

Total students

692

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Pittsburg ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Pittsburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Pittsburg High School is a high school in Pittsburg, TX, in the Pittsburg ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 692 students. 41.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.8% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Pittsburg High School was 960 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,917, which is $8,970 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pittsburgisd.net

Address

300 S Texas St
Pittsburg, TX 75686-1536

Office phone number

(903) 856-3646

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pittsburg High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

692

African American

117 (16.9%)

Pittsburg ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

289 (41.8%)

Pittsburg ISD: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

261 (37.7%)

Pittsburg ISD: 35.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

21 (3%)

Pittsburg ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

41.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

37.7%

Two or more races

3.0%

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

41.3 %

Pittsburg ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.3 %

Pittsburg ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.8 %

Pittsburg ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

41.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.8%

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

9.8 %

Pittsburg ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Pittsburg ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.7 %

Pittsburg ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.8%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

10.7%

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

Pittsburg ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Pittsburg ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Pittsburg ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Pittsburg ISD: A

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 %

Pittsburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Pittsburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Pittsburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pittsburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Pittsburg 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

23 %

Pittsburg ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

28.7 %

Pittsburg ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.5 %

Pittsburg ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.6 %

Pittsburg ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.2 %

Pittsburg ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Pittsburg ISD: 21.6%

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 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Pittsburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

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

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Pittsburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pittsburg 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

960

Pittsburg ISD: 960

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.9

Pittsburg ISD: 17.9

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

89.4 %

Pittsburg ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

73.9 %

Pittsburg ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

66.9 %

Pittsburg ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

89.4%

Math

73.9%

Reading + Math

66.9%

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

67.2

African American

5.5 (8.1%)

Pittsburg ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.7 (1.1%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.7 (10%)

Pittsburg ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.3 (79.3%)

Pittsburg ISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.5%)

Pittsburg ISD: 1%

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 (1.5%)

Pittsburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

52.1 (77.6%)

Pittsburg ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14.1 (20.9%)

Pittsburg ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pittsburg 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

10.3

Pittsburg ISD: 11.4

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

12.4 years

Pittsburg 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

$49,917

Pittsburg ISD: $48,767

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$38,542

Pittsburg ISD: $38,540

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$43,930

Pittsburg ISD: $41,899

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,220

Pittsburg ISD: $45,465

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,511

Pittsburg ISD: $53,610

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,624

Pittsburg ISD: $58,381

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$58,096

Pittsburg ISD: $57,904

Statewide: $71,111

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