Karen Wagner High School
- High school in Judson ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Judson ISD: B
Total students
2,401
Avg. teacher experience
8.8 years
Judson ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
85.5 %
Judson ISD: 89.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Karen Wagner High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Judson ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 2,401 students. 84.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 85.5% 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 2019-2020 school year.
The average SAT score at Karen Wagner High School was 892 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.9.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,451, which is $3,190 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Priscilla Alfaro
- palfaro@judsonisd.org
- (210) 662-5000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Karen Wagner High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,401
African American
644 (26.8%)
Judson ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
9 (0.4%)
Judson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
46 (1.9%)
Judson ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
1,442 (60.1%)
Judson ISD: 58.3%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
12 (0.5%)
Judson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
190 (7.9%)
Judson ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
58 (2.4%)
Judson ISD: 4%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
84.6 %
Judson ISD: 71.3%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
69.1 %
Judson ISD: 67.4%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
10.2 %
Judson ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
9 %
Judson ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
5.4 %
Judson ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
15.4 %
Judson ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
B
Judson ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
C
Judson ISD: C
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Judson ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
C
Judson 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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
85.5 %
Judson ISD: 89.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
90.1 %
Judson ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Judson ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
100 %
Judson ISD: 97.8%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
84.3 %
Judson ISD: 89.5%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Judson ISD: 80%
Statewide: 89.2%
White
73.3 %
Judson ISD: 84.2%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
100 %
Judson ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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 %
Judson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
0 %
Judson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
1 %
Judson ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
0 %
Judson ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
2 %
Judson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Judson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.5%
White
2.8 %
Judson ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
0 %
Judson ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
17.7 %
Judson ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
33.3 %
Judson ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
17.6 %
Judson ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
3.8 %
Judson ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
18.3 %
Judson ISD: 8.5%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
26.7 %
Judson ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
16.8 %
Judson ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
16.4 %
Judson ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 6.7%
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 2019-2020 school year.
All students
13.1 %
Judson ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 22%
African American
10.9 %
Judson ISD: 10%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
Masked
Judson ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
28.6 %
Judson ISD: 30.9%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
14.1 %
Judson ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Judson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
13.4 %
Judson ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
10.5 %
Judson ISD: 9%
Statewide: 25.8%
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 2019-2020 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
23.1 %
Judson ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 59%
African American
9.7 %
Judson ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Judson ISD: Masked
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
50 %
Judson ISD: 60%
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
23.1 %
Judson ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
38.5 %
Judson ISD: 56.9%
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
Masked
Judson ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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
892
Judson ISD: 932
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
19.9
Judson ISD: 21.0
Statewide: 20.2
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 2019-2020.
Reading
41.6 %
Judson ISD: 51.6%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
35 %
Judson ISD: 40.4%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
25.5 %
Judson ISD: 33%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
158.9
African American
41 (25.8%)
Judson ISD: 16.5%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
1 (0.6%)
Judson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.3%)
Judson ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
52 (32.7%)
Judson ISD: 34.7%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
60.9 (38.3%)
Judson ISD: 46%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
2 (1.3%)
Judson ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
7.7 (4.9%)
Judson ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
100.7 (63.4%)
Judson ISD: 66.5%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
49.4 (31.1%)
Judson ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
1 (0.6%)
Judson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
15.1
Judson ISD: 14.6
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
8.8 years
Judson ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$54,451
Judson ISD: $54,821
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$51,529
Judson ISD: $53,115
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$52,621
Judson ISD: $52,814
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$54,288
Judson ISD: $53,872
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$55,100
Judson ISD: $55,703
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$62,060
Judson ISD: $58,602
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$61,942
Judson ISD: $61,947
Statewide: $69,974