Sam Houston High School
- High school in Arlington ISD
- Arlington, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Arlington ISD: B
Total students
3,539
Avg. teacher experience
10 years
Arlington ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
80.5 %
Arlington ISD: 87.7%
Statewide: 90%
Sam Houston High School is a high school in Arlington, TX, in the Arlington ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,539 students. 75.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 80.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Sam Houston High School was 877 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.8.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,540, which is $4,653 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.
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Principal
- Juan Villareal
- jvillarr@aisd.net
- (682) 867-8200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Sam Houston High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
3,539
African American
675 (19.1%)
Arlington ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
9 (0.3%)
Arlington ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
121 (3.4%)
Arlington ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
2,575 (72.8%)
Arlington ISD: 47.5%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.1%)
Arlington ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
130 (3.7%)
Arlington ISD: 17%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
25 (0.7%)
Arlington ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
75.2 %
Arlington ISD: 62.1%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
89.2 %
Arlington ISD: 72.8%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
43.7 %
Arlington ISD: 30.3%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
43.3 %
Arlington ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
7.7 %
Arlington ISD: 10%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10 %
Arlington ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Arlington ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Arlington ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
C
Arlington ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Arlington 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
80.5 %
Arlington ISD: 87.7%
Statewide: 90%
African American
82.1 %
Arlington ISD: 87%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
Arlington ISD: 80%
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
88.6 %
Arlington ISD: 95.1%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
80.6 %
Arlington ISD: 84.1%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Arlington ISD: 75%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
67.9 %
Arlington ISD: 92.9%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
50 %
Arlington ISD: 91.3%
Statewide: 90.8%
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
5.6 %
Arlington ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
6.2 %
Arlington ISD: 4%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
12.5 %
Arlington ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
2.8 %
Arlington ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
5.2 %
Arlington ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Arlington ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
11.1 %
Arlington ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
6.7 %
Arlington ISD: 3.8%
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
44.7 %
Arlington ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 15%
African American
41 %
Arlington ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
62.5 %
Arlington ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
27.1 %
Arlington ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
46.9 %
Arlington ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Arlington ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
41.4 %
Arlington ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
33.3 %
Arlington ISD: 19.6%
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
15.9 %
Arlington ISD: 19.9%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
20.1 %
Arlington ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
Arlington ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
33.3 %
Arlington ISD: 44.5%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
13.7 %
Arlington ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Arlington ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
15.1 %
Arlington ISD: 27%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
33.3 %
Arlington ISD: 22%
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
14.7 %
Arlington ISD: 37.2%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
18.6 %
Arlington ISD: 21.5%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Arlington ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
30.8 %
Arlington ISD: 52.1%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
10.1 %
Arlington ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Arlington ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
12.5 %
Arlington ISD: 49.8%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Arlington ISD: 46.3%
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
877
Arlington ISD: 956
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
16.8
Arlington ISD: 19.5
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
29.6 %
Arlington ISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
17.3 %
Arlington ISD: 32%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
15.2 %
Arlington ISD: 30.4%
Statewide: 40.4%
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
219.4
African American
50.9 (23.2%)
Arlington ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
1 (0.5%)
Arlington ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
11.9 (5.4%)
Arlington ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
44.7 (20.4%)
Arlington ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Arlington ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
104.9 (47.8%)
Arlington ISD: 56.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
6 (2.7%)
Arlington ISD: 2.1%
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%)
Arlington ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
149.5 (68.1%)
Arlington ISD: 70.6%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
64.5 (29.4%)
Arlington ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
5.4 (2.5%)
Arlington ISD: 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
16.1
Arlington ISD: 14.2
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 years
Arlington ISD: 11.3 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
$63,540
Arlington ISD: $63,040
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$54,974
Arlington ISD: $50,809
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$60,450
Arlington ISD: $59,216
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$61,502
Arlington ISD: $61,485
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$67,577
Arlington ISD: $65,162
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$68,727
Arlington ISD: $69,888
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$80,967
Arlington ISD: $77,690
Statewide: $71,111