Bandera High School

  • High school in Bandera ISD
  • Bandera, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Bandera ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

681

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Bandera ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

81.2 %

Bandera ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 90%

Bandera High School is a high school in Bandera, TX, in the Bandera ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 681 students. 49.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4% 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, 81.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Bandera High School was 1058 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,684, which is $4,203 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

banderaisd.net

Address

474 Old San Antonio Hwy
Bandera, TX 78003-0727

Office phone number

(830) 460-3898

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bandera 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

681

African American

1 (0.1%)

Bandera ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.6%)

Bandera ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Bandera ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

230 (33.8%)

Bandera ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bandera ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

429 (63%)

Bandera ISD: 62.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

15 (2.2%)

Bandera ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

33.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

63.0%

Two or more races

2.2%

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

49.5 %

Bandera ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

38.6 %

Bandera ISD: 48%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4 %

Bandera ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

38.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.0%

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

4 %

Bandera ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.3 %

Bandera ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.5 %

Bandera ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.0%

Gifted and talented

7.3%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Bandera ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Bandera ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Bandera ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Bandera ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

81.2 %

Bandera ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

78.8 %

Bandera ISD: 78.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

82.5 %

Bandera ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

78.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

82.5%

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

4.4 %

Bandera ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.7 %

Bandera ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

4.2 %

Bandera ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Bandera 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

21.9 %

Bandera ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Bandera ISD: 50%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.7 %

Bandera ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.5 %

Bandera ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Bandera ISD: 18.5%

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

16 %

Bandera ISD: 16%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Bandera ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

9.7 %

Bandera ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.1 %

Bandera ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Bandera ISD: 16.7%

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

36.2 %

Bandera ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

44.4 %

Bandera ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bandera ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

35.1 %

Bandera ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Bandera 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

1058

Bandera ISD: 1058

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.9

Bandera ISD: 21.9

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

36.6 %

Bandera ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

38.9 %

Bandera ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

28.2 %

Bandera ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

36.6%

Math

38.9%

Reading + Math

28.2%

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

44.5

African American

1 (2.3%)

Bandera ISD: 2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.3 (20.9%)

Bandera ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.2 (76.9%)

Bandera ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Bandera ISD: 0.7%

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%)

Bandera ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

32.1 (72.1%)

Bandera ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.4 (27.9%)

Bandera ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Bandera 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

15.3

Bandera ISD: 15.2

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

11.6 years

Bandera ISD: 11.7 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

$54,684

Bandera ISD: $54,438

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,067

Bandera ISD: $49,947

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,714

Bandera ISD: $48,731

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,637

Bandera ISD: $51,680

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,923

Bandera ISD: $56,723

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,124

Bandera ISD: $62,714

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,664

Bandera ISD: $65,582

Statewide: $71,111

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