High Country Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: B

Total students

560

Avg. teacher experience

14.3 years

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 90%

High Country Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 560 students. 67% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,606, which is $3,719 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.emsisd.com

Address

1301 High Country Trl
Fort Worth, TX 76131

Office phone number

(817) 306-8007

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in High Country Elementary 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

560

African American

97 (17.3%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.7%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

35 (6.3%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

211 (37.7%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 39.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.4%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

191 (34.1%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (3.6%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.3%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

6.3%

Hispanic

37.7%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

34.1%

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

67 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

41.1 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 44.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

67.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.9%

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

13.2 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.1 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.3 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.2%

Gifted and talented

12.1%

Special education

12.3%

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)

C

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Eagle Mt-Saginaw 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.

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

13.8 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.6 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

6.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.9 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

14.8 %

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

37.5

African American

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (8%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.5 (92%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 78.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.5 (84%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (16%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 0.9%

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

14.9

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 15.7

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

14.3 years

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: 12.4 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

$62,606

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $61,681

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,346

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $53,293

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,714

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $57,448

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,606

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $59,476

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,461

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $63,119

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,971

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $67,760

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,066

Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD: $75,692

Statewide: $71,111

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