Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Refugio ISD: B

Total students

219

Avg. teacher experience

13.7 years

Refugio ISD: 14.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Refugio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Refugio High School is a high school in Refugio, TX, in the Refugio ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 219 students. 51.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.7% 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 average SAT score at Refugio High School was 947 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,354, which is $9,533 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.refugioisd.net

Address

212 W Vance St
Refugio, TX 78377-2530

Office phone number

(361) 526-2344

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Refugio High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. 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 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

219

African American

18 (8.2%)

Refugio ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Refugio ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

151 (68.9%)

Refugio ISD: 67.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

49 (22.4%)

Refugio ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.5%)

Refugio ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

68.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

22.4%

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

51.6 %

Refugio ISD: 57.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

65.8 %

Refugio ISD: 74%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.7 %

Refugio ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

51.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.7%

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

2.7 %

Refugio ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.2 %

Refugio ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.9 %

Refugio ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.7%

Gifted and talented

3.2%

Special education

11.9%

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

Refugio ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Refugio ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Refugio ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Refugio 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 %

Refugio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Refugio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Refugio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Refugio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Refugio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

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 %

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Refugio ISD: Masked

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

29.9 %

Refugio ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

26.3 %

Refugio ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Refugio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

30.9 %

Refugio ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.3 %

Refugio ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Refugio ISD: 42.9%

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

7.5 %

Refugio ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

10 %

Refugio ISD: 10%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

8.1 %

Refugio ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.5 %

Refugio ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Refugio 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

12.5 %

Refugio ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Refugio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

16.7 %

Refugio ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Refugio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Refugio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Refugio 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

947

Refugio ISD: 947

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.1

Refugio ISD: 17.1

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

37 %

Refugio ISD: 37%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

30.4 %

Refugio ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

28.3 %

Refugio ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

37.0%

Math

30.4%

Reading + Math

28.3%

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

21.6

African American

0.8 (3.8%)

Refugio ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (4.6%)

Refugio ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.5 (16.4%)

Refugio ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.2 (75.2%)

Refugio ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Refugio 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%)

Refugio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15 (69.3%)

Refugio ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.6 (30.7%)

Refugio ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Refugio 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

10.1

Refugio ISD: 11.7

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

13.7 years

Refugio ISD: 14.5 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

$49,354

Refugio ISD: $48,716

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$35,600

Refugio ISD: $38,332

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$34,890

Refugio ISD: $36,103

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,738

Refugio ISD: $44,732

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,878

Refugio ISD: $51,775

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,536

Refugio ISD: $57,495

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$58,548

Refugio ISD: $59,211

Statewide: $71,111

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