Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Kemp ISD: C

Total students

451

Avg. teacher experience

11.5 years

Kemp ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.8 %

Kemp ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 90%

Kemp High School is a high school in Kemp, TX, in the Kemp ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 451 students. 43.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Kemp High School was 955 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,139, which is $1,748 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kempisd.org

Address

220 State Hwy 274
Kemp, TX 75143-9396

Office phone number

(903) 498-1401

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Kemp High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

451

African American

9 (2%)

Kemp ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Kemp ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Kemp ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

168 (37.3%)

Kemp ISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

251 (55.7%)

Kemp ISD: 56.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (4.4%)

Kemp ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

37.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

55.7%

Two or more races

4.4%

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

43.5 %

Kemp ISD: 41%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

51.4 %

Kemp ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.5 %

Kemp ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

43.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

51.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.5%

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

15.1 %

Kemp ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.3 %

Kemp ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12 %

Kemp ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

15.1%

Gifted and talented

5.3%

Special education

12.0%

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)

C

Kemp ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Kemp ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Kemp ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Kemp 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

95.8 %

Kemp ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Kemp ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.5 %

Kemp ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.5%

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

1.4 %

Kemp ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.6 %

Kemp ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.1 %

Kemp ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

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

29.3 %

Kemp ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Kemp ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Kemp ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Kemp ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.7 %

Kemp ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.9 %

Kemp ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Kemp ISD: 29.1%

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

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Kemp ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Kemp ISD: 0%

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

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Kemp ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Kemp 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

955

Kemp ISD: 955

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

19.6

Kemp ISD: 19.6

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

76.4 %

Kemp ISD: 58.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

43.8 %

Kemp ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

40.4 %

Kemp ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

76.4%

Math

43.8%

Reading + Math

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

43.3

African American

1.1 (2.5%)

Kemp ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (2.3%)

Kemp ISD: 5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kemp ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.2 (95.2%)

Kemp ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Kemp 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

1.4 (3.3%)

Kemp ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.9 (55.3%)

Kemp ISD: 72%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

17.9 (41.5%)

Kemp ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Kemp ISD: 0%

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

10.4

Kemp ISD: 12.5

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

Kemp 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

$57,139

Kemp ISD: $54,854

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,909

Kemp ISD: $46,904

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,724

Kemp ISD: $48,092

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,553

Kemp ISD: $52,349

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,628

Kemp ISD: $60,002

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,172

Kemp ISD: $67,606

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,471

Kemp ISD: $66,596

Statewide: $71,111

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