New Caney High School
- High school in New Caney ISD
- New Caney, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
New Caney ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Total students
2,245
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
New Caney ISD: 9.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
93.2 %
New Caney ISD: 94.2%
Statewide: 90%
New Caney High School is a high school in New Caney, TX, in the New Caney ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,245 students. 70.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25.3% 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, 93.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at New Caney High School was 1045 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.5.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,008, which is $8,121 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.
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Website
Address
21650 Loop 494New Caney, TX 77357
Office phone number
Principal
- Jonathan Powell
- jpowell@newcaneyisd.org
- (281) 577-2800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in New Caney High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,245
African American
98 (4.4%)
New Caney ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
7 (0.3%)
New Caney ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
16 (0.7%)
New Caney ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
1,440 (64.1%)
New Caney ISD: 62.2%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.1%)
New Caney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
636 (28.3%)
New Caney ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
45 (2%)
New Caney ISD: 2.5%
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
70.1 %
New Caney ISD: 62%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
69.3 %
New Caney ISD: 67.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
25.7 %
New Caney ISD: 32.7%
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
25.3 %
New Caney ISD: 35.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
5.9 %
New Caney ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
8.8 %
New Caney 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
New Caney ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
New Caney ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
New Caney ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
New Caney 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
93.2 %
New Caney ISD: 94.2%
Statewide: 90%
African American
100 %
New Caney ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
New Caney ISD: Masked
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
Masked
New Caney ISD: 94.4%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
92.5 %
New Caney ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
New Caney ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
92.9 %
New Caney ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
100 %
New Caney ISD: 100%
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
1 %
New Caney ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
0.9 %
New Caney ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
0 %
New Caney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
New Caney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.6 %
New Caney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
0 %
New Caney ISD: 10%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
1.8 %
New Caney ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
0 %
New Caney 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
36.1 %
New Caney ISD: 24.5%
Statewide: 15%
African American
28.3 %
New Caney ISD: 23.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
55.6 %
New Caney ISD: 36.4%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
0 %
New Caney ISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
36.6 %
New Caney ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
20 %
New Caney ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
37 %
New Caney ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
37.3 %
New Caney ISD: 27.1%
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
14.1 %
New Caney ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
12.5 %
New Caney ISD: 12%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
N/A
New Caney ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
Masked
New Caney ISD: 38.2%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
12.9 %
New Caney ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
Masked
New Caney ISD: 20%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
15.7 %
New Caney ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
21.7 %
New Caney ISD: 14.6%
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
38.1 %
New Caney ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
0 %
New Caney ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
New Caney ISD: N/A
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
Masked
New Caney ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
48.7 %
New Caney ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
New Caney ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
30.6 %
New Caney ISD: 32.5%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
0 %
New Caney ISD: 0%
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
1045
New Caney ISD: 1023
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
16.5
New Caney ISD: 16.5
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
30.5 %
New Caney ISD: 31%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
11.9 %
New Caney ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
10.9 %
New Caney ISD: 16.5%
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
131
African American
8.7 (6.7%)
New Caney ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0.5 (0.4%)
New Caney ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.7%)
New Caney ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
18.2 (13.9%)
New Caney ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.7%)
New Caney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
98.9 (75.5%)
New Caney ISD: 64.6%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
2.7 (2.1%)
New Caney ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
3.4 (2.6%)
New Caney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
86.5 (66.1%)
New Caney ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
37.3 (28.5%)
New Caney ISD: 24.6%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
3.8 (2.9%)
New Caney ISD: 1.2%
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
17.1
New Caney ISD: 15.8
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
11.6 years
New Caney ISD: 9.7 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
$67,008
New Caney ISD: $64,693
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$64,059
New Caney ISD: $51,073
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$64,873
New Caney ISD: $62,553
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$64,906
New Caney ISD: $65,182
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$68,241
New Caney ISD: $67,378
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$71,092
New Caney ISD: $71,645
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$77,503
New Caney ISD: $76,211
Statewide: $71,111