Turner High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: B

Total students

2,089

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 9.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.6 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 90%

Turner High School is a high school in Carrollton, TX, in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,089 students. 66.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.3% 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, 92.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Turner High School was 962 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.4.

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 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cfbisd.edu

Address

1600 Josey Ln
Carrollton, TX 75006-6045

Office phone number

(972) 968-5400

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Turner High School 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

2,089

African American

107 (5.1%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.2%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

87 (4.2%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,664 (79.7%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 55.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

191 (9.1%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (1.7%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.1%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

4.2%

Hispanic

79.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

9.1%

Two or more races

1.7%

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

66.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

67.2 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

39.4 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

66.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

67.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.4%

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

38.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

11.2 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.8 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

38.3%

Gifted and talented

11.2%

Special education

11.8%

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

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Carrollton-Farmers Branch 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

92.6 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

88.9 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.1 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.7 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 94.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

83.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

88.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

92.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.7%

Two or more races

83.3%

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

2.1 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.6 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.4 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 1.4%

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

10.5 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.5 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.5 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.2 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.1 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 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

20.5 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

28.6 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

55.8 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.7 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

39.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 40.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

30.8 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 21.3%

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

32 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 39.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

8.3 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

70.8 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

16.8 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

62.9 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 36.8%

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

962

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 972

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.4

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 23.0

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

67.5 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 64.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

44.4 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

39.7 %

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 44.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

67.5%

Math

44.4%

Reading + Math

39.7%

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

137.5

African American

10 (7.3%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.7%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10.7 (7.8%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

31.5 (22.9%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 22%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

83.3 (60.6%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 59%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5 (3.6%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

81.4 (59.2%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 68.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

50.2 (36.5%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.7%)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 1.6%

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

15.2

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 13.6

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

11.1 years

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: 9.2 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

$63,540

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $61,432

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,252

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $55,246

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,443

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $57,821

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,994

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $60,542

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,916

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $64,483

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,087

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $70,690

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$79,425

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $79,340

Statewide: $71,111

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