Houston ISD

Houston, TX

Accountability rating

Not rated (Harvey provision)

Total students

213,528

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Statewide: 10.9 years

Four-year graduation rate

80.7 %

Statewide: 89.7%

Houston ISD is a school district in Houston, TX. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 213,528 students. The school received an accountability rating of Not rated (Harvey provision). 71.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $54,538, which is $1,204 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience. The average SAT score at Houston ISD was 950. The average ACT score was 21.9. In the Class of 2017, 80.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 4.1%.

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Contact information

Website

www.houstonisd.org

Interim Superintendent

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Houston ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Total students

213,528

African American

51,211 (24%)

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

496 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

8,612 (4%)

Statewide: 4.4%

Hispanic

131,795 (61.7%)

Statewide: 52.4%

Pacific Islander

173 (0.1%)

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18,832 (8.8%)

Statewide: 27.8%

Two or more races

2,409 (1.1%)

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

24.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

4.0%

Hispanic

61.7%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

8.8%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

71.7 %

Statewide: 50.8%

Economically disadvantaged

75 %

Statewide: 58.8%

Limited English proficiency

31.5 %

Statewide: 18.8%

At-risk students

71.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

32.4 %

Statewide: 18.9%

Career and Technical

20 %

Statewide: 25.8%

Gifted and Talented

15.8 %

Statewide: 7.9%

Special Education

7.1 %

Statewide: 9.1%

Bilingual/ESL

32.4%

Career and technical

20.0%

Gifted and talented

15.8%

Special education

7.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.

Overall

Not rated (Harvey provision)

Student achievement

C

School progress

B

Closing the gaps

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 2018 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2013-2014 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2017. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)

All students

80.7 %

Statewide: 89.7%

African American

81.1 %

Statewide: 86.1%

American Indian

64.7 %

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

91.8 %

Statewide: 96%

Hispanic

80.4 %

Statewide: 87.7%

Pacific Islander

75 %

Statewide: 88.6%

White

78.7 %

Statewide: 93.6%

Two or more races

80 %

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

81.1%

American Indian

64.7%

Asian

91.8%

Hispanic

80.4%

Pacific Islander

75.0%

White

78.7%

Two or more races

80.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2016-2017 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

4.1 %

Statewide: 1.9%

American Indian

4.1 %

Statewide: 2.6%

African American

4.3 %

Statewide: 2.8%

Asian

1.8 %

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.4 %

Statewide: 2.3%

Pacific Islander

8.7 %

Statewide: 2.2%

White

3.3 %

Statewide: 1.1%

Two or more races

3.2 %

Statewide: 1.3%

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 2015-2016 school year.

All students

36.8 %

Statewide: 26.2%

African American

29.9 %

Statewide: 17.4%

American Indian

36.8 %

Statewide: 20.7%

Asian

69.8 %

Statewide: 61.2%

Hispanic

35.7 %

Statewide: 24%

Pacific Islander

45.9 %

Statewide: 24.4%

White

44.7 %

Statewide: 28.2%

Two or more races

43.5 %

Statewide: 29.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2016-2017 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

37.9 %

Statewide: 49.1%

African American

17.5 %

Statewide: 27.9%

American Indian

19 %

Statewide: 48.2%

Asian

75.5 %

Statewide: 73%

Hispanic

32.9 %

Statewide: 36.7%

Pacific Islander

41.2 %

Statewide: 46.8%

White

66.1 %

Statewide: 63.5%

Two or more races

63.9 %

Statewide: 61%

SAT

The average SAT score for the Class of 2017, 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

950

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2017. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

21.9

Statewide: 20.3

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 the Class of 2017.

Reading

49.3 %

Statewide: 53.2%

Math

37.8 %

Statewide: 42%

Reading + Math

33 %

Statewide: 37.8%

Reading

49.3%

Math

37.8%

Reading + Math

33.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

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

Total teacher FTEs

11,833.6

African American

4,265 (36%)

Statewide: 10.4%

American Indian

33.8 (0.3%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

632.3 (5.3%)

Statewide: 1.6%

Hispanic

3,409.6 (28.8%)

Statewide: 27.2%

Pacific Islander

18.6 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.4%

White

3,307.4 (27.9%)

Statewide: 58.9%

Two or more races

166.9 (1.4%)

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1,850.9 (15.6%)

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

7,203.3 (60.9%)

Statewide: 74.1%

Master's

2,631.1 (22.2%)

Statewide: 23.8%

Doctorate

148.3 (1.3%)

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.

Students per teacher

18

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2017-2018 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

Statewide: 10.9 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

$54,538

Statewide: $53,334

Beginner

$48,539

Statewide: $47,667

1 to 5 years

$51,125

Statewide: $49,663

6 to 10 years

$53,589

Statewide: $52,056

11 to 20 years

$55,568

Statewide: $55,246

20+ years

$64,727

Statewide: $61,428

All campuses

Elementary/secondary schools

Elementary schools

Middle school or junior high schools

High schools

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