Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Panhandle ISD: A

Total students

183

Avg. teacher experience

15.1 years

Panhandle ISD: 14.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Panhandle ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Panhandle High School is a high school in Panhandle, TX, in the Panhandle ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 183 students. 33.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Panhandle High School was 1023 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,724, which is $7,163 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

panhandleisd.net

Address

106 W 11th St
Panhandle, TX 79068-1030

Office phone number

(806) 537-3897

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Panhandle High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

183

African American

1 (0.5%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (1.1%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

24 (13.1%)

Panhandle ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

148 (80.9%)

Panhandle ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (4.4%)

Panhandle ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.5%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

13.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

80.9%

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

33.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

24 %

Panhandle ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.5 %

Panhandle ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

33.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

24.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.5%

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

0.5 %

Panhandle ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14.8 %

Panhandle ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.5%

Gifted and talented

14.8%

Special education

10.9%

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)

A

Panhandle ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Panhandle ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Panhandle ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Panhandle ISD: A

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

100 %

Panhandle ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Panhandle ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

0 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Panhandle 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

10.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.6 %

Panhandle ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.5 %

Panhandle ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Panhandle ISD: 16.7%

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 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

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

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Panhandle 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

1023

Panhandle ISD: 1023

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.3

Panhandle ISD: 21.3

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

71.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 71.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

50.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

49.1 %

Panhandle ISD: 49.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

71.9%

Math

50.9%

Reading + Math

49.1%

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

22.5

African American

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.8 (12.5%)

Panhandle ISD: 5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.7 (87.5%)

Panhandle ISD: 95%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Panhandle 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

2 (8.8%)

Panhandle ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.1 (58.1%)

Panhandle ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.5 (33.1%)

Panhandle ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Panhandle 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

8.1

Panhandle ISD: 11

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

15.1 years

Panhandle ISD: 14.2 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

$51,724

Panhandle ISD: $50,216

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,589

Panhandle ISD: $39,372

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$41,350

Panhandle ISD: $42,725

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,214

Panhandle ISD: $54,250

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,679

Panhandle ISD: $59,403

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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