South San Antonio High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

South San Antonio ISD: C

Total students

2,103

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

South San Antonio ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

81.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 90%

South San Antonio High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the South San Antonio ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,103 students. 77.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 81.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at South San Antonio High School was 891 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,728, which is $159 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.southsanisd.net/HighSchool.cfm?subpage=2051

Address

2515 Navajo
San Antonio, TX 78224-1317

Office phone number

(210) 977-7400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in South San Antonio 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

2,103

African American

23 (1.1%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.2%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.1%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

2,038 (96.9%)

South San Antonio ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (1.6%)

South San Antonio ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.1%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

96.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.6%

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

77.5 %

South San Antonio ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 90.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.5 %

South San Antonio ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.5%

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

14.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.7 %

South San Antonio ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.9%

Gifted and talented

8.7%

Special education

8.4%

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)

C

South San Antonio ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

South San Antonio ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

South San Antonio ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

South San Antonio ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

81.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

77.8 %

South San Antonio ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

81.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

78.6 %

South San Antonio ISD: 78.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

77.8%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

81.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

78.6%

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

5.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

6.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

5.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

5.6 %

South San Antonio ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio 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

25.1 %

South San Antonio ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23.3 %

South San Antonio ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

60 %

South San Antonio ISD: 50%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 25%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: 43.8%

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

8.2 %

South San Antonio ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

8.2 %

South San Antonio ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.5 %

South San Antonio ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

South San Antonio 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

8.7 %

South San Antonio ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

7.9 %

South San Antonio ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

South San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

South San Antonio 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

891

South San Antonio ISD: 891

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

South San Antonio ISD: N/A

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

39.7 %

South San Antonio ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

25.6 %

South San Antonio ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

21.4 %

South San Antonio ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

39.7%

Math

25.6%

Reading + Math

21.4%

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

119.5

African American

4.5 (3.8%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.8 (0.7%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

80.7 (67.5%)

South San Antonio ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.4 (27.1%)

South San Antonio ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.8%)

South San Antonio ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.7 (0.6%)

South San Antonio ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

83 (69.4%)

South San Antonio ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

35.9 (30%)

South San Antonio ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

South San Antonio 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

17.6

South San Antonio ISD: 14.6

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

12.5 years

South San Antonio ISD: 10.9 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

$58,728

South San Antonio ISD: $58,565

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,726

South San Antonio ISD: $57,000

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,868

South San Antonio ISD: $55,634

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,842

South San Antonio ISD: $56,796

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,639

South San Antonio ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,907

South San Antonio ISD: $62,354

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$69,102

South San Antonio ISD: $70,498

Statewide: $71,111

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