Cotulla High School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Cotulla ISD: B

Total students

361

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Cotulla ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

87.1 %

Cotulla ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 90%

Cotulla High School is a high school in Cotulla, TX, in the Cotulla ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 361 students. 53.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.9% 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, 87.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Cotulla High School was 888 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.8.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,001, which is $7,886 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cotullaisd.org/chs

Address

310 N Main St
Cotulla, TX 78014-2153

Office phone number

(830) 879-2374

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cotulla 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

361

African American

2 (0.6%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

339 (93.9%)

Cotulla ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

18 (5%)

Cotulla ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.6%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

93.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

5.0%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

53.5 %

Cotulla ISD: 54.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92 %

Cotulla ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.8 %

Cotulla ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.8%

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

6.9 %

Cotulla ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13 %

Cotulla ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

19.4 %

Cotulla ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.9%

Gifted and talented

13.0%

Special education

19.4%

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

Cotulla ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Cotulla ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Cotulla ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Cotulla 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

87.1 %

Cotulla ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

87.2 %

Cotulla ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

83.3 %

Cotulla ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

87.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

83.3%

Two or more races

N/A

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

2.8 %

Cotulla ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.7 %

Cotulla ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

4.3 %

Cotulla ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

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

29 %

Cotulla ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Cotulla ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.7 %

Cotulla ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

39.1 %

Cotulla ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Cotulla ISD: 0%

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

2.2 %

Cotulla ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

1.8 %

Cotulla ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Cotulla ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

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

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Cotulla ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Cotulla ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Cotulla 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

888

Cotulla ISD: 888

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

15.8

Cotulla ISD: 15.8

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

34.8 %

Cotulla ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

19.6 %

Cotulla ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

19.6 %

Cotulla ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

34.8%

Math

19.6%

Reading + Math

19.6%

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

37

African American

0.5 (1.3%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.4 (3.7%)

Cotulla ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

27.3 (73.8%)

Cotulla ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.9 (21.3%)

Cotulla ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0%

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 (2.7%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.2 (70.6%)

Cotulla ISD: 80.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.9 (26.7%)

Cotulla ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cotulla ISD: 0.5%

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

9.7

Cotulla ISD: 10.6

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

11.9 years

Cotulla ISD: 11.6 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

$51,001

Cotulla ISD: $49,752

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,496

Cotulla ISD: $44,028

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,488

Cotulla ISD: $40,990

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,819

Cotulla ISD: $45,079

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,085

Cotulla ISD: $54,598

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,397

Cotulla ISD: $60,111

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$152,173

Cotulla ISD: $65,700

Statewide: $71,111

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