Pearce High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Total students

2,432

Avg. teacher experience

10.8 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.6 %

Richardson ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Pearce High School is a high school in Richardson, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,432 students. 41% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.1% 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, 93.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Pearce High School was 1165 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,800, which is $913 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/PearceHS

Address

1600 N Coit Rd
Richardson, TX 75080-2805

Office phone number

(469) 593-5000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pearce 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

2,432

African American

144 (5.9%)

Richardson ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (0.3%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

50 (2.1%)

Richardson ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,098 (45.1%)

Richardson ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,069 (44%)

Richardson ISD: 30%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

62 (2.5%)

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

45.1%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

44.0%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

41 %

Richardson ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

35.4 %

Richardson ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

20.3 %

Richardson ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

41.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

35.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.3%

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

20.1 %

Richardson ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

19.7 %

Richardson ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10 %

Richardson ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.1%

Gifted and talented

19.7%

Special education

10.0%

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)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Richardson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Richardson 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

93.6 %

Richardson ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

89.3 %

Richardson ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Richardson ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

90.1 %

Richardson ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.9 %

Richardson ISD: 96%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

92.9 %

Richardson ISD: 91%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

89.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

90.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.9%

Two or more races

92.9%

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

3 %

Richardson ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.2 %

Richardson ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.7 %

Richardson ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Richardson ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.1 %

Richardson ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.5 %

Richardson ISD: 2.8%

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 %

Richardson ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.1 %

Richardson ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

8.3 %

Richardson ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

10.7 %

Richardson ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.9 %

Richardson ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.7 %

Richardson ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Richardson ISD: 15.3%

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

35.1 %

Richardson ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

13.8 %

Richardson ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

42.9 %

Richardson ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

51.9 %

Richardson ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

18.2 %

Richardson ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

51.2 %

Richardson ISD: 48.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

46.4 %

Richardson ISD: 33.8%

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

61.4 %

Richardson ISD: 58.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

25 %

Richardson ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 80%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

57.1 %

Richardson ISD: 60%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

50.6 %

Richardson ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

66.2 %

Richardson ISD: 67.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

61.5 %

Richardson ISD: 54.3%

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

1165

Richardson ISD: 1167

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.7

Richardson ISD: 19.8

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

59.8 %

Richardson ISD: 52.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

48.1 %

Richardson ISD: 40.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

45.3 %

Richardson ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

59.8%

Math

48.1%

Reading + Math

45.3%

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

175.5

African American

12.4 (7.1%)

Richardson ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (2.3%)

Richardson ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

16.4 (9.3%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

138.8 (79.1%)

Richardson ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3.8 (2.2%)

Richardson ISD: 1.6%

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 (1.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

125.2 (71.3%)

Richardson ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

46.3 (26.4%)

Richardson ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (1.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

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

13.9

Richardson 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

10.8 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 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

$59,800

Richardson ISD: $58,618

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,818

Richardson ISD: $52,361

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,668

Richardson ISD: $56,064

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,495

Richardson ISD: $58,031

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,102

Richardson ISD: $61,361

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,332

Richardson ISD: $65,609

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,045

Richardson ISD: $71,076

Statewide: $71,111

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