Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Port Aransas ISD: A

Total students

194

Avg. teacher experience

18.2 years

Port Aransas ISD: 17.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Port Aransas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Port Aransas High School is a high school in Port Aransas, TX, in the Port Aransas ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 194 students. 20.6% 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 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 Port Aransas High School was 1143 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 26.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,061, which is $174 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 18.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.paisd.net

Address

100 S Station St
Port Aransas, TX 78373-5223

Office phone number

(361) 749-1206

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Port Aransas High School 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

194

African American

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.5%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

32 (16.5%)

Port Aransas ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

151 (77.8%)

Port Aransas ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

10 (5.2%)

Port Aransas ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

16.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

77.8%

Two or more races

5.2%

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

20.6 %

Port Aransas ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

22.2 %

Port Aransas ISD: 29%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1 %

Port Aransas ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

20.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

22.2%

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 %

Port Aransas ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.3 %

Port Aransas ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.7 %

Port Aransas ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.0%

Gifted and talented

10.3%

Special education

6.7%

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

Port Aransas ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Port Aransas ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Port Aransas ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Port Aransas 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 %

Port Aransas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Port Aransas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Port Aransas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

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 %

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Port Aransas 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

16.4 %

Port Aransas ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.5 %

Port Aransas ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.2 %

Port Aransas ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Port Aransas ISD: 5%

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

22.1 %

Port Aransas ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

30 %

Port Aransas ISD: 30%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.8 %

Port Aransas ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: 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

57.1 %

Port Aransas ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Aransas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

62.5 %

Port Aransas ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Port Aransas ISD: Masked

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

1143

Port Aransas ISD: 1143

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

26.2

Port Aransas ISD: 26.2

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

93.6 %

Port Aransas ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

76.6 %

Port Aransas ISD: 76.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

76.6 %

Port Aransas ISD: 76.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

93.6%

Math

76.6%

Reading + Math

76.6%

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

18.5

African American

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.4 (18.4%)

Port Aransas ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.1 (81.6%)

Port Aransas ISD: 90.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Port Aransas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

11.4 (61.4%)

Port Aransas ISD: 61.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.1 (38.6%)

Port Aransas ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Port Aransas 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

10.5

Port Aransas ISD: 11

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

18.2 years

Port Aransas ISD: 17.4 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

$59,061

Port Aransas ISD: $57,173

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,590

Port Aransas ISD: $45,590

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,841

Port Aransas ISD: $52,404

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,090

Port Aransas ISD: $48,960

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,021

Port Aransas ISD: $55,284

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,622

Port Aransas ISD: $62,855

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,678

Port Aransas ISD: $67,723

Statewide: $71,111

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