Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Bend ISD: B

Total students

1,289

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Fort Bend ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

82.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Willowridge High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Fort Bend ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,289 students. 62.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 82.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Willowridge High School was 866 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,310, which is $7,423 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortbendisd.com/whs

Address

16301 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX 77053-4212

Office phone number

(281) 634-2450

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Willowridge 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

1,289

African American

565 (43.8%)

Fort Bend ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

687 (53.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (0.9%)

Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (1.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

43.8%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

53.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.9%

Two or more races

1.3%

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

62.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

87.5 %

Fort Bend ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

22.1 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

87.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.1%

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

20.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.8%

Gifted and talented

0.7%

Special education

13.9%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Bend ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Bend ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Bend ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

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

82.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

81.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

83.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 90.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

81.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

83.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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

4.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

6.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

10.5 %

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

28.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

31.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

21.1 %

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

12 %

Fort Bend ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

6.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

22.2 %

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

7.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 69%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Fort Bend ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 77.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

8.5 %

Fort Bend ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

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

866

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

16.6

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

16.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

10.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 53.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

7.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 49.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

16.3%

Math

10.6%

Reading + Math

7.8%

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

105.4

African American

56.7 (53.8%)

Fort Bend ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.3 (2.2%)

Fort Bend ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

15.5 (14.7%)

Fort Bend ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

28.9 (27.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (1.9%)

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

1.1 (1%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

62.4 (59.2%)

Fort Bend ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

39.7 (37.7%)

Fort Bend ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2.1 (2%)

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

12.2

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

10.4 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

$66,310

Fort Bend ISD: $65,212

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,773

Fort Bend ISD: $51,319

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$64,775

Fort Bend ISD: $61,114

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,445

Fort Bend ISD: $64,575

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,018

Fort Bend ISD: $68,197

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,418

Fort Bend ISD: $73,094

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,497

Fort Bend ISD: $78,016

Statewide: $71,111

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