Kempner High School
- High school in Fort Bend ISD
- Sugar Land, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Fort Bend ISD: B
Total students
1,960
Avg. teacher experience
11.5 years
Fort Bend ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
92.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 90%
Kempner High School is a high school in Sugar Land, TX, in the Fort Bend ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,960 students. 40.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.4% 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, 92.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Kempner High School was 1032 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.6.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,787, which is $10,900 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.
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Website
Address
14777 Voss RdSugar Land, TX 77498-2125
Office phone number
Principal
- Danielle Jackson
- danielle.jackson@fortbendisd.com
- (281) 634-2300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Kempner High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,960
African American
362 (18.5%)
Fort Bend ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.1%)
Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
562 (28.7%)
Fort Bend ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
724 (36.9%)
Fort Bend ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
262 (13.4%)
Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
48 (2.4%)
Fort Bend ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
40.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 42.9%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
56 %
Fort Bend ISD: 47.8%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
13.9 %
Fort Bend ISD: 18.5%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
13.4 %
Fort Bend ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
3.6 %
Fort Bend ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
9.3 %
Fort Bend ISD: 11.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Fort Bend ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
Fort Bend ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Fort Bend ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Fort Bend 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
92.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 90%
African American
95 %
Fort Bend ISD: 93.8%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 96.7%
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
96.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 98.6%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
88.8 %
Fort Bend ISD: 90.3%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
92.9 %
Fort Bend ISD: 96.4%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
81.3 %
Fort Bend ISD: 95%
Statewide: 90.8%
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
1.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
2.5 %
Fort Bend ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0.8 %
Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.4 %
Fort Bend ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Fort Bend ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
1 %
Fort Bend ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
0 %
Fort Bend ISD: 1%
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
13.5 %
Fort Bend ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 15%
African American
14.5 %
Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
3.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
20.3 %
Fort Bend ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Fort Bend ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
14.1 %
Fort Bend ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
21.2 %
Fort Bend ISD: 11%
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
20.3 %
Fort Bend ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
9.6 %
Fort Bend ISD: 11.4%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
39.2 %
Fort Bend ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
8.3 %
Fort Bend ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Fort Bend ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
25 %
Fort Bend ISD: 31.3%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
4 %
Fort Bend ISD: 26.6%
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
64.1 %
Fort Bend ISD: 69%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
36.8 %
Fort Bend ISD: 42.3%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Fort Bend ISD: 55.6%
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
68.8 %
Fort Bend ISD: 77.1%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
53.6 %
Fort Bend ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Fort Bend ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
69.7 %
Fort Bend ISD: 74.6%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Fort Bend ISD: 73.1%
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
1032
Fort Bend ISD: 1098
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
21.6
Fort Bend ISD: 22.2
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
62.5 %
Fort Bend ISD: 61.1%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
52.1 %
Fort Bend ISD: 53.7%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
47.5 %
Fort Bend ISD: 49.7%
Statewide: 40.4%
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
116.7
African American
23.3 (19.9%)
Fort Bend ISD: 33.4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0.2 (0.2%)
Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
5.8 (5%)
Fort Bend ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
22.5 (19.3%)
Fort Bend ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.9%)
Fort Bend ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
57.9 (49.6%)
Fort Bend ISD: 40.6%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
6 (5.1%)
Fort Bend ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
2.2 (1.9%)
Fort Bend ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
79.5 (68.1%)
Fort Bend ISD: 69.4%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
31.9 (27.3%)
Fort Bend ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
3.2 (2.7%)
Fort Bend ISD: 1.6%
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
16.8
Fort Bend ISD: 15.3
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
11.5 years
Fort Bend 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
$69,787
Fort Bend ISD: $65,212
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$55,256
Fort Bend ISD: $51,319
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$71,252
Fort Bend ISD: $61,114
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$68,082
Fort Bend ISD: $64,575
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$68,481
Fort Bend ISD: $68,197
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$78,356
Fort Bend ISD: $73,094
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$79,917
Fort Bend ISD: $78,016
Statewide: $71,111