Dekalb High School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Dekalb ISD: B

Total students

253

Avg. teacher experience

15.4 years

Dekalb ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.4 %

Dekalb ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

Dekalb High School is a high school in Dekalb, TX, in the Dekalb ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 253 students. 17% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.7% 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, 94.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 17.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,462, which is $3,425 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dekalbisd.net

Address

152 W Maple St
Dekalb, TX 75559-1614

Office phone number

(903) 667-2422

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dekalb 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

253

African American

47 (18.6%)

Dekalb ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Dekalb ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

34 (13.4%)

Dekalb ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

151 (59.7%)

Dekalb ISD: 60.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (7.9%)

Dekalb ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

13.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

59.7%

Two or more races

7.9%

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

17 %

Dekalb ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

59.3 %

Dekalb ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.1 %

Dekalb ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

17.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

59.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.1%

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

4.7 %

Dekalb ISD: 5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.7 %

Dekalb ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13 %

Dekalb ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.7%

Gifted and talented

8.7%

Special education

13.0%

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

Dekalb ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Dekalb ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Dekalb ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Dekalb 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

94.4 %

Dekalb ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Dekalb ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Dekalb ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.4 %

Dekalb ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.4%

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

0.4 %

Dekalb ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.6 %

Dekalb ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Dekalb 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

24 %

Dekalb ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35.4 %

Dekalb ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.9 %

Dekalb ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.1 %

Dekalb ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

23.5 %

Dekalb 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

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Dekalb 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

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Dekalb ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Dekalb 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

Dekalb ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.2

Dekalb ISD: 17.2

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

30.8 %

Dekalb ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

75 %

Dekalb ISD: 75%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.9 %

Dekalb ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

30.8%

Math

75.0%

Reading + Math

26.9%

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

23.8

African American

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (4.2%)

Dekalb ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.8 (95.8%)

Dekalb ISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Dekalb ISD: 1.4%

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%)

Dekalb ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.8 (58%)

Dekalb ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10 (42%)

Dekalb ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Dekalb 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

10.6

Dekalb ISD: 10.9

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

15.4 years

Dekalb ISD: 12.3 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

$55,462

Dekalb ISD: $51,239

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,600

Dekalb ISD: $38,600

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,262

Dekalb ISD: $43,687

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$47,900

Dekalb ISD: $47,414

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,069

Dekalb ISD: $53,558

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,190

Dekalb ISD: $60,403

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,735

Dekalb ISD: $68,900

Statewide: $71,111

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