Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Rice ISD: A

Total students

291

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Rice ISD: 6.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.7 %

Rice ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90%

Rice High School is a high school in Rice, TX, in the Rice ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 291 students. 43% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.7% 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, 95.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Rice High School was 963 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,576, which is $7,311 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1400 Sw Mckinney St
Rice, TX 75155

Office phone number

(903) 326-4502

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rice High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

291

African American

8 (2.7%)

Rice ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rice ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

200 (68.7%)

Rice ISD: 72%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

76 (26.1%)

Rice ISD: 24%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (2.4%)

Rice ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

68.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

26.1%

Two or more races

2.4%

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

43 %

Rice ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.3 %

Rice ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.7 %

Rice ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

43.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.7%

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

12.7 %

Rice ISD: 21%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.4 %

Rice ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11 %

Rice ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.7%

Gifted and talented

12.4%

Special education

11.0%

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

Rice ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Rice ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Rice ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Rice 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

95.7 %

Rice ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Rice ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.9 %

Rice ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.1 %

Rice ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Rice ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

95.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.1%

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

0.7 %

Rice ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1 %

Rice ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Rice 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

20.1 %

Rice ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Rice ISD: 20%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Rice ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21 %

Rice ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.9 %

Rice ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Rice ISD: 18.2%

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

26.8 %

Rice ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Rice ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

26.6 %

Rice ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.3 %

Rice ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Rice 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

27 %

Rice ISD: 27%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Rice ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

40 %

Rice ISD: 40%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

0 %

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Rice 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

963

Rice ISD: 963

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

19.1

Rice ISD: 19.1

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

85.3 %

Rice ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

69.1 %

Rice ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

69.1 %

Rice ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

85.3%

Math

69.1%

Reading + Math

69.1%

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

26.2

African American

1.8 (7%)

Rice ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (3.8%)

Rice ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (7.6%)

Rice ISD: 8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.3 (77.7%)

Rice ISD: 84.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.8%)

Rice ISD: 2.7%

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%)

Rice ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.2 (73.2%)

Rice ISD: 82.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (22.9%)

Rice ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3.8%)

Rice ISD: 4%

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

11.1

Rice ISD: 13.3

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

7 years

Rice ISD: 6.7 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

$51,576

Rice ISD: $50,312

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,938

Rice ISD: $45,060

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,132

Rice ISD: $45,332

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,436

Rice ISD: $52,503

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,498

Rice ISD: $60,456

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,170

Rice ISD: $59,660

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Rice ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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