Fabens High School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Fabens ISD: B

Total students

633

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Fabens ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

83.9 %

Fabens ISD: 83.9%

Statewide: 90%

Fabens High School is a high school in Fabens, TX, in the Fabens ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 633 students. 70.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.3% 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, 83.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Fabens High School was 872 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,142, which is $1,745 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fabensisd.net

Address

601 Ne Ave G
Fabens, TX 79838-0697

Office phone number

(915) 765-2620

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Fabens High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

633

African American

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

626 (98.9%)

Fabens ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (1.1%)

Fabens ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.1%

Two or more races

0%

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

70.6 %

Fabens ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.3 %

Fabens ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

39.5 %

Fabens ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

70.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.5%

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

31.3 %

Fabens ISD: 42.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.8 %

Fabens ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Fabens ISD: 13%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

31.3%

Gifted and talented

6.8%

Special education

10.1%

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

Fabens ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Fabens ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Fabens ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Fabens 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

83.9 %

Fabens ISD: 83.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

83.6 %

Fabens ISD: 83.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Fabens ISD: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

83.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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

4.4 %

Fabens ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.5 %

Fabens ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

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

11.6 %

Fabens ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.6 %

Fabens ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.1 %

Fabens ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Fabens ISD: Masked

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

11.1 %

Fabens ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.3 %

Fabens ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Fabens 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

2.7 %

Fabens ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

2.7 %

Fabens ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Fabens 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

872

Fabens ISD: 872

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Fabens ISD: N/A

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

56 %

Fabens ISD: 56%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

48.7 %

Fabens ISD: 48.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

35.3 %

Fabens ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

56.0%

Math

48.7%

Reading + Math

35.3%

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

55.5

African American

1 (1.8%)

Fabens ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

46.5 (83.8%)

Fabens ISD: 88.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8 (14.4%)

Fabens ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Fabens 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

0 (0%)

Fabens ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31 (55.9%)

Fabens ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

23.4 (42.3%)

Fabens ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.8%)

Fabens ISD: 0.7%

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

11.4

Fabens ISD: 13

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

9.9 years

Fabens ISD: 11.9 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

$57,142

Fabens ISD: $57,466

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,901

Fabens ISD: $52,858

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,966

Fabens ISD: $53,389

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,095

Fabens ISD: $54,771

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,795

Fabens ISD: $58,380

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,818

Fabens ISD: $65,046

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Fabens ISD: $72,032

Statewide: $71,111

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