Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Southwest ISD: B

Total students

2,117

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Southwest ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.2 %

Southwest ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 90%

Southwest High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,117 students. 61.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.1% 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, 98.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Southwest High School was 885 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,297, which is $1,410 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

11690 Dragon Ln
San Antonio, TX 78252-2647

Office phone number

(210) 622-4500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Southwest High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,117

African American

77 (3.6%)

Southwest ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.1%)

Southwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.2%)

Southwest ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,864 (88%)

Southwest ISD: 90.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0%)

Southwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

133 (6.3%)

Southwest ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

34 (1.6%)

Southwest ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.6%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

88.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.3%

Two or more races

1.6%

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

61.7 %

Southwest ISD: 76%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

69.4 %

Southwest ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.8 %

Southwest ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

69.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.8%

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

11.1 %

Southwest ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.7 %

Southwest ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.6 %

Southwest ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.1%

Gifted and talented

13.7%

Special education

14.6%

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

Southwest ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Southwest ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Southwest ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Southwest 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

98.2 %

Southwest ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Southwest ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Southwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Southwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98 %

Southwest ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Southwest ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Southwest ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

98.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

1.1 %

Southwest ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Southwest ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

14.3 %

Southwest ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Southwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.3 %

Southwest ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Southwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Southwest ISD: 2.7%

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

2.3 %

Southwest ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

1.2 %

Southwest ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

14.3 %

Southwest ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Southwest ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.2 %

Southwest ISD: 6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Southwest ISD: 20%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.5 %

Southwest ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Southwest ISD: 2.9%

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

8.6 %

Southwest ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Southwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Southwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Southwest ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

9.1 %

Southwest ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.3 %

Southwest ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Southwest ISD: 0%

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

22.4 %

Southwest ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Southwest ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Southwest ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Southwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

19.2 %

Southwest ISD: 14%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southwest ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

50 %

Southwest ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Southwest 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

885

Southwest ISD: 858

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

16.7

Southwest ISD: 15.9

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

49.5 %

Southwest ISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

43.8 %

Southwest ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

34 %

Southwest ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

49.5%

Math

43.8%

Reading + Math

34.0%

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

134.3

African American

6 (4.5%)

Southwest ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southwest ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

71.9 (53.5%)

Southwest ISD: 67%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southwest ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

55.4 (41.3%)

Southwest ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

Southwest ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

6 (4.5%)

Southwest ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

73.2 (54.5%)

Southwest ISD: 64.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

55.1 (41%)

Southwest ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Southwest ISD: 0.4%

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

15.8

Southwest 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

11.7 years

Southwest ISD: 11.2 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

$60,297

Southwest ISD: $59,400

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,898

Southwest ISD: $55,475

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,857

Southwest ISD: $55,257

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,971

Southwest ISD: $57,636

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,472

Southwest ISD: $61,113

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,943

Southwest ISD: $65,988

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,271

Southwest ISD: $70,897

Statewide: $71,111

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