Sweetwater High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

585

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Sweetwater High School is a high school in Sweetwater, TX, in the Sweetwater ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 585 students. 64.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.6% 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, 96.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 17.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,572, which is $315 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sweetwaterisd.net

Address

1205 Ragland
Sweetwater, TX 79556-2438

Office phone number

(325) 235-4371

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sweetwater High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

585

African American

38 (6.5%)

Sweetwater ISD: 6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

320 (54.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

206 (35.2%)

Sweetwater ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (2.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

54.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

35.2%

Two or more races

2.7%

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

64.4 %

Sweetwater ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

65 %

Sweetwater ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

64.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.8%

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

3.6 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.6%

Gifted and talented

6.5%

Special education

12.1%

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

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Sweetwater ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Sweetwater ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Sweetwater 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

96.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Sweetwater ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

92.9%

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

0.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Sweetwater 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

21.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

30.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

36.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 28.3%

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

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

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

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Sweetwater 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

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.9

Sweetwater ISD: 17.9

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

90.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

81.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 59.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

80.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 58.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

90.9%

Math

81.8%

Reading + Math

80.8%

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

47.9

African American

2 (4.2%)

Sweetwater ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.9 (20.6%)

Sweetwater ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35 (73.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 80.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sweetwater 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

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

36.5 (76.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.5 (23.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 14%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

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

12.2

Sweetwater ISD: 13.2

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

12.9 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 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

$58,572

Sweetwater ISD: $53,993

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,493

Sweetwater ISD: $43,843

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,121

Sweetwater ISD: $50,160

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,466

Sweetwater ISD: $50,049

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,587

Sweetwater ISD: $57,104

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,618

Sweetwater ISD: $63,001

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,141

Sweetwater ISD: $63,916

Statewide: $71,111

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