Pearsall High School

  • High school in Pearsall ISD
  • Pearsall, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Pearsall ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

605

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Pearsall ISD: 9.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.2 %

Pearsall ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 90%

Pearsall High School is a high school in Pearsall, TX, in the Pearsall ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 605 students. 51.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.6% 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, 97.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Pearsall High School was 913 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,716, which is $6,171 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pearsallisd.org

Address

1990 Maverick Dr
Pearsall, TX 78061-9999

Office phone number

(830) 334-8011

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pearsall High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

605

African American

5 (0.8%)

Pearsall ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Pearsall ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

560 (92.6%)

Pearsall ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

37 (6.1%)

Pearsall ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

92.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

6.1%

Two or more races

0%

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

51.6 %

Pearsall ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

82.5 %

Pearsall ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.1 %

Pearsall ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

51.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.1%

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

5.6 %

Pearsall ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.3 %

Pearsall ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.5 %

Pearsall ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.6%

Gifted and talented

5.3%

Special education

14.5%

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)

B

Pearsall ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Pearsall ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Pearsall ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Pearsall 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

97.2 %

Pearsall ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.1 %

Pearsall ISD: 97.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Pearsall ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

97.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

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

0.6 %

Pearsall ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.7 %

Pearsall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

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

15.1 %

Pearsall ISD: 15%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.3 %

Pearsall ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.7 %

Pearsall ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.1 %

Pearsall ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Pearsall ISD: Masked

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 %

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Pearsall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pearsall 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

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Pearsall ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pearsall 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

913

Pearsall ISD: 913

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

18.7

Pearsall ISD: 18.7

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

28.8 %

Pearsall ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.9 %

Pearsall ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

16.3 %

Pearsall ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

28.8%

Math

20.9%

Reading + Math

16.3%

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

46.3

African American

2.8 (6.1%)

Pearsall ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

30.5 (65.9%)

Pearsall ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13 (28.1%)

Pearsall ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pearsall 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 (2.2%)

Pearsall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37.1 (80.1%)

Pearsall ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.2 (17.7%)

Pearsall ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pearsall ISD: 0.7%

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

13.1

Pearsall ISD: 14.5

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

7.3 years

Pearsall 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

$52,716

Pearsall ISD: $53,630

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,380

Pearsall ISD: $48,693

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,609

Pearsall ISD: $50,497

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,371

Pearsall ISD: $51,050

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,211

Pearsall ISD: $57,532

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,538

Pearsall ISD: $62,710

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Pearsall ISD: $62,283

Statewide: $71,111

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