Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Somerville ISD: B

Total students

184

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Somerville ISD: 9.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.6 %

Somerville ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

Somerville High School is a high school in Somerville, TX, in the Somerville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 184 students. 65.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12% 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, 96.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Somerville High School was 870 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,733, which is $1,154 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

somervilleisd.org

Address

570 8th St
Somerville, TX 77879-0997

Office phone number

(979) 596-1534

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Somerville High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

184

African American

41 (22.3%)

Somerville ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.1%)

Somerville ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

62 (33.7%)

Somerville ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

71 (38.6%)

Somerville ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (4.3%)

Somerville ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

22.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

33.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

38.6%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

65.2 %

Somerville ISD: 59.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

68.5 %

Somerville ISD: 72.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.8 %

Somerville ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.5%

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

12 %

Somerville ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.4 %

Somerville ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.5 %

Somerville ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.0%

Gifted and talented

5.4%

Special education

12.5%

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

Somerville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Somerville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Somerville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Somerville 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

96.6 %

Somerville ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Somerville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.9 %

Somerville ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Somerville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Somerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

92.9%

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

1.2 %

Somerville ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.2 %

Somerville ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Somerville 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

29.9 %

Somerville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25.6 %

Somerville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Somerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

38.3 %

Somerville ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.3 %

Somerville ISD: 18%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Somerville ISD: 17.2%

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

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Somerville 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

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Somerville 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

870

Somerville ISD: 870

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.1

Somerville ISD: 16.1

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

46.2 %

Somerville ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

11.5 %

Somerville ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

11.5 %

Somerville ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

46.2%

Math

11.5%

Reading + Math

11.5%

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

22.8

African American

2.3 (9.9%)

Somerville ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4.1 (18.2%)

Somerville ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.4 (71.9%)

Somerville ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Somerville 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%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.5 (85.8%)

Somerville ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.2 (14.2%)

Somerville ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Somerville 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

8.1

Somerville ISD: 10.6

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

10.9 years

Somerville ISD: 9.1 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

$57,733

Somerville ISD: $53,895

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,161

Somerville ISD: $47,447

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,987

Somerville ISD: $48,460

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,266

Somerville ISD: $52,662

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,351

Somerville ISD: $61,973

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,849

Somerville ISD: $66,483

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$67,060

Somerville ISD: $65,959

Statewide: $71,111

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