Nixon High School
- High school in Laredo ISD
- Laredo, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Laredo ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Total students
2,155
Avg. teacher experience
14.5 years
Laredo ISD: 13.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
97.7 %
Laredo ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 90%
Nixon High School is a high school in Laredo, TX, in the Laredo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,155 students. 48.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.3% 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, 97.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Nixon High School was 846 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 14.2.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,764, which is $3,877 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.5 years of experience.
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Principal
- Cassandra Yvette Mendoza
- cmendoza@laredoisd.org
- (956) 273-7400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Nixon High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,155
African American
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (0.3%)
Laredo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
2,136 (99.1%)
Laredo ISD: 99.6%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
13 (0.6%)
Laredo ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0%
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
48.5 %
Laredo ISD: 69.9%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
95.4 %
Laredo ISD: 96.5%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
35.3 %
Laredo ISD: 55.2%
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
35.3 %
Laredo ISD: 55.2%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
13.9 %
Laredo ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10.4 %
Laredo ISD: 9.8%
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
Laredo ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
Laredo ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Laredo ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Laredo 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
97.7 %
Laredo ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 90%
African American
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
Masked
Laredo ISD: 100%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
97.7 %
Laredo ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
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
2.4 %
Laredo ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.3 %
Laredo ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 2.6%
White
7.7 %
Laredo ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
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
4.1 %
Laredo ISD: 7%
Statewide: 15%
African American
N/A
Laredo ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
0 %
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
4.1 %
Laredo ISD: 7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
7.7 %
Laredo ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
Laredo ISD: 0%
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
30.1 %
Laredo ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
66.7 %
Laredo ISD: 71.4%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
30.1 %
Laredo ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
0 %
Laredo ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
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
23.2 %
Laredo ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
Masked
Laredo ISD: 20%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
23.2 %
Laredo ISD: 26.3%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Laredo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 43.9%
White
N/A
Laredo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Laredo 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
846
Laredo ISD: 859
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
14.2
Laredo ISD: 14.7
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
88 %
Laredo ISD: 89.2%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
84.9 %
Laredo ISD: 85.2%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
82.4 %
Laredo ISD: 81.7%
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
153.3
African American
1 (0.7%)
Laredo ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.3%)
Laredo ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
142.2 (92.8%)
Laredo ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
8.1 (5.3%)
Laredo ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Laredo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
5.4 (3.5%)
Laredo ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
106 (69.1%)
Laredo ISD: 75.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
40.2 (26.2%)
Laredo ISD: 22.3%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
1.7 (1.1%)
Laredo ISD: 0.4%
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
14.1
Laredo ISD: 13.5
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
14.5 years
Laredo ISD: 13.4 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
$62,764
Laredo ISD: $60,329
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$53,260
Laredo ISD: $51,769
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$55,873
Laredo ISD: $53,550
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$58,875
Laredo ISD: $58,744
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$62,679
Laredo ISD: $61,343
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$67,216
Laredo ISD: $66,228
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$79,381
Laredo ISD: $76,754
Statewide: $71,111