Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Commerce ISD: B

Total students

447

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Commerce ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.9 %

Commerce ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90%

Commerce High School is a high school in Commerce, TX, in the Commerce ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 447 students. 59.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% 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, 93.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Commerce High School was 1000 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,530, which is $5,357 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

chs.commerceisd.org

Address

3800 Sregit Dr
Commerce, TX 75428

Office phone number

(903) 886-3756

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Commerce 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

447

African American

87 (19.5%)

Commerce ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.9%)

Commerce ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

11 (2.5%)

Commerce ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

101 (22.6%)

Commerce ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

6 (1.3%)

Commerce ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

222 (49.7%)

Commerce ISD: 44%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (3.6%)

Commerce ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.5%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

22.6%

Pacific Islander

1.3%

White

49.7%

Two or more races

3.6%

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

59.5 %

Commerce ISD: 58.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

60.2 %

Commerce ISD: 71.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6 %

Commerce ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

60.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.0%

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

6 %

Commerce ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.8 %

Commerce ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.5 %

Commerce ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.0%

Gifted and talented

1.8%

Special education

14.5%

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)

B

Commerce ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Commerce ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Commerce ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Commerce 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

93.9 %

Commerce ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

95.7 %

Commerce ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Commerce ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

87.8 %

Commerce ISD: 87.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Commerce ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

95.7%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

87.8%

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

0.6 %

Commerce ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.3 %

Commerce ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Commerce 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

26.1 %

Commerce ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35.1 %

Commerce ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Commerce ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

28.6 %

Commerce ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.3 %

Commerce ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

100 %

Commerce ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.8 %

Commerce ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

59.1 %

Commerce ISD: 34.1%

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

1.8 %

Commerce ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

1.9 %

Commerce ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.8 %

Commerce ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Commerce ISD: 0%

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

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Commerce ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Commerce 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

1000

Commerce ISD: 1000

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.6

Commerce ISD: 20.6

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

84 %

Commerce ISD: 84%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

76.4 %

Commerce ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

69.8 %

Commerce ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

84.0%

Math

76.4%

Reading + Math

69.8%

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

40

African American

2.6 (6.4%)

Commerce ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.8 (4.4%)

Commerce ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.3 (85.7%)

Commerce ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.4 (3.4%)

Commerce ISD: 3.1%

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%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

27.4 (68.6%)

Commerce ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.5 (31.4%)

Commerce ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0.8%

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

11.2

Commerce ISD: 11.2

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

8.5 years

Commerce ISD: 10.9 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

$53,530

Commerce ISD: $53,943

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$40,095

Commerce ISD: $42,920

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,885

Commerce ISD: $47,994

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,680

Commerce ISD: $51,309

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,891

Commerce ISD: $60,540

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,500

Commerce ISD: $62,500

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Commerce ISD: $62,500

Statewide: $71,111

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