Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Waxahachie ISD: B

Total students

29

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Waxahachie ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.2 %

Waxahachie ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90%

Waxahachie H S Of Choice is a high school in Waxahachie, TX, in the Waxahachie ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 29 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.8% 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, 94.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,778, which is $5,891 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.wisd.org

Address

1000 Hwy 77 N
Waxahachie, TX 75165

Office phone number

(972) 923-4758

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Waxahachie H S Of Choice are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

29

African American

4 (13.8%)

Waxahachie ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

13 (44.8%)

Waxahachie ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (37.9%)

Waxahachie ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (3.4%)

Waxahachie ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

44.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

37.9%

Two or more races

3.4%

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

100 %

Waxahachie ISD: 47.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62.1 %

Waxahachie ISD: 46.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13.8 %

Waxahachie ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.8%

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

13.8 %

Waxahachie ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.2 %

Waxahachie ISD: 16%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

17.2%

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

Waxahachie ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Waxahachie ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Waxahachie ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Waxahachie 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

94.2 %

Waxahachie ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Waxahachie ISD: 96.9%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Waxahachie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Waxahachie ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

84 %

Waxahachie ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Waxahachie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

84.0%

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

1.9 %

Waxahachie ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.1 %

Waxahachie ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 2.2%

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

27.8 %

Waxahachie ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Waxahachie ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Waxahachie ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

31.7 %

Waxahachie ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.3 %

Waxahachie ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 16.6%

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 %

Waxahachie ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 13%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Waxahachie ISD: 5.7%

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

Waxahachie ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 59.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Waxahachie 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

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: 1039

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Waxahachie ISD: 20.8

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

20.2 %

Waxahachie ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

9.1 %

Waxahachie ISD: 45%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

5.1 %

Waxahachie ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

20.2%

Math

9.1%

Reading + Math

5.1%

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

7.4

African American

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (27%)

Waxahachie ISD: 11%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.4 (73%)

Waxahachie ISD: 82.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.4%

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%)

Waxahachie ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

7.4 (100%)

Waxahachie ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Waxahachie ISD: 0.1%

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

3.9

Waxahachie ISD: 14.1

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

11.8 years

Waxahachie ISD: 12.5 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

$64,778

Waxahachie ISD: $61,441

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: $55,397

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,750

Waxahachie ISD: $54,733

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$72,161

Waxahachie ISD: $59,258

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,003

Waxahachie ISD: $62,494

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,442

Waxahachie ISD: $69,025

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Waxahachie ISD: $80,395

Statewide: $71,111

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