Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Chisum ISD: A

Total students

305

Avg. teacher experience

16.8 years

Chisum ISD: 15 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.7 %

Chisum ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

Chisum High School is a high school in Paris, TX, in the Chisum ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 305 students. 28.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 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, 98.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 21.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,447, which is $3,440 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

chisumisd.org

Address

3250 S Church St
Paris, TX 75462-8909

Office phone number

(903) 737-2800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Chisum High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

305

African American

16 (5.2%)

Chisum ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (2%)

Chisum ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Chisum ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

26 (8.5%)

Chisum ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Chisum ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

250 (82%)

Chisum ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (2%)

Chisum ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.2%

American Indian

2.0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

8.5%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

82.0%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

28.2 %

Chisum ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

42.3 %

Chisum ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3 %

Chisum ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

28.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.0%

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

3 %

Chisum ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Chisum ISD: 5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.4 %

Chisum ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.0%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

13.4%

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

Chisum ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Chisum ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Chisum ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Chisum ISD: A

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

98.7 %

Chisum ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Chisum ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.4 %

Chisum ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.4%

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

0.3 %

Chisum ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.4 %

Chisum ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Chisum 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

22.8 %

Chisum ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

38.1 %

Chisum ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

12.5 %

Chisum ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21.9 %

Chisum ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.6 %

Chisum ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

37.5 %

Chisum ISD: 11.8%

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 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

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

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Chisum ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Chisum 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

Masked

Chisum ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.1

Chisum ISD: 21.1

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

46.8 %

Chisum ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

32.5 %

Chisum ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29.9 %

Chisum ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

46.8%

Math

32.5%

Reading + Math

29.9%

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

34.1

African American

1 (2.9%)

Chisum ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Chisum ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Chisum ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.9 (2.6%)

Chisum ISD: 1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Chisum ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.3 (91.8%)

Chisum ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (2.6%)

Chisum ISD: 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

1 (2.9%)

Chisum ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.8 (72.8%)

Chisum ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.3 (24.3%)

Chisum ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Chisum 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

8.9

Chisum ISD: 11.9

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

16.8 years

Chisum ISD: 15 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

$55,447

Chisum ISD: $52,884

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,669

Chisum ISD: $41,611

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,050

Chisum ISD: $40,511

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,682

Chisum ISD: $47,827

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,518

Chisum ISD: $54,347

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,830

Chisum ISD: $59,848

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,076

Chisum ISD: $68,051

Statewide: $71,111

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