Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Plano ISD: B

Total students

2,640

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Plano ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.7 %

Plano ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 90%

Plano West Senior High School is a high school in Plano, TX, in the Plano ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,640 students. 25% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.7% 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, 96.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Plano West Senior High School was 1163 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 27.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,440, which is $3,553 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pisd.edu

Address

5601 W Parker Rd
Plano, TX 75093-7727

Office phone number

(469) 752-9600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Plano West Senior High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,640

African American

348 (13.2%)

Plano ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.2%)

Plano ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

774 (29.3%)

Plano ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

545 (20.6%)

Plano ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Plano ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

867 (32.8%)

Plano ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

98 (3.7%)

Plano ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

29.3%

Hispanic

20.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

32.8%

Two or more races

3.7%

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

25 %

Plano ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

24.7 %

Plano ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.2 %

Plano ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

25.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

24.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.2%

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

8.7 %

Plano ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

24.5 %

Plano ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.8 %

Plano ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.7%

Gifted and talented

24.5%

Special education

7.8%

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)

A

Plano ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Plano ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Plano ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Plano 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

96.7 %

Plano ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

94.4 %

Plano ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Plano ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

98.9 %

Plano ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.4 %

Plano ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Plano ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.5 %

Plano ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

93 %

Plano ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

94.4%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

98.9%

Hispanic

92.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.5%

Two or more races

93.0%

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

0.5 %

Plano ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1 %

Plano ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Plano ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0.1 %

Plano ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.3 %

Plano ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Plano ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.2 %

Plano ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Plano ISD: 0.9%

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

4.8 %

Plano ISD: 4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.5 %

Plano ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Plano ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

1.6 %

Plano ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Plano ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Plano ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.4 %

Plano ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

3.6 %

Plano ISD: 4.4%

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

38.1 %

Plano ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

9.8 %

Plano ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Plano ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

67.3 %

Plano ISD: 63.1%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

18.3 %

Plano ISD: 13%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Plano ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

36.7 %

Plano ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

40.2 %

Plano ISD: 36.6%

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

83 %

Plano ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

51.4 %

Plano ISD: 52.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Plano ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

89.3 %

Plano ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

76.3 %

Plano ISD: 66.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Plano ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

78.3 %

Plano ISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

88.4 %

Plano ISD: 83.8%

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

1163

Plano ISD: 1128

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

27.4

Plano ISD: 27.1

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

76.5 %

Plano ISD: 72%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

66.2 %

Plano ISD: 62.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

64.4 %

Plano ISD: 59.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

76.5%

Math

66.2%

Reading + Math

64.4%

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

157.9

African American

13 (8.2%)

Plano ISD: 8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Plano ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (5.7%)

Plano ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.3 (7.2%)

Plano ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Plano ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

122.5 (77.6%)

Plano ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.6%)

Plano ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Plano ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

100.3 (63.6%)

Plano ISD: 64.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

54 (34.2%)

Plano ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.6 (2.3%)

Plano ISD: 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

16.7

Plano ISD: 13.5

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

12.9 years

Plano ISD: 11.4 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

$62,440

Plano ISD: $60,687

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,306

Plano ISD: $54,337

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,105

Plano ISD: $56,515

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,254

Plano ISD: $59,420

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,683

Plano ISD: $62,750

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,109

Plano ISD: $66,219

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,146

Plano ISD: $73,073

Statewide: $71,111

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