Elmer C Watson High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: N/A

Total students

Avg. teacher experience

22.8 years

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.4 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

Elmer C Watson High School is a high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 95 students. 98.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

In the Class of 2023, 90.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average ACT score was 15.2.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,799, which is $5,325 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 22.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.emsisd.com

Address

5901 Hereford Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76179-9160

Office phone number

(817) 238-7925

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Elmer C Watson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

African American

26 (27.4%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.1%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

42 (44.2%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 39.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

24 (25.3%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (2.1%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

27.4%

American Indian

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

44.2%

Pacific Islander

White

25.3%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

98.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

66.3 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.4 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

98.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.4 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.6 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

8.4%

Gifted and talented

Special education

12.6%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

90.4 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

90.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

87 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.3 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

90.9%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

87.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

93.3%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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

0.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

3.1 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

67.3 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

68 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

66.3 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 23%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

63.2 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

88.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 25%

Statewide: 18.7%

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 2022-2023 school year.

All students

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 41.7%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 26.9%

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 2022-2023 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

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 62.6%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 961

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

15.2

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 18.9

Statewide: 19.2

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 2022-2023.

Reading

21.6 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 79%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

6.1 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

4.7 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 47.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

21.6%

Math

6.1%

Reading + Math

4.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

African American

1 (9.1%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (36.4%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5 (45.5%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (9.1%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

8 (72.7%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 71.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (27.3%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw 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 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

8.6

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

22.8 years

Eagle Mt-Saginaw 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

$67,799

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $63,964

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $50,588

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$43,317

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $61,344

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,237

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $62,242

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$67,617

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $65,736

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,061

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $70,765

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,260

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $77,010

Statewide: $74,014

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