Options

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Texarkana ISD: B

Total students

65

Avg. teacher experience

30.6 years

Texarkana ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

91.5 %

Texarkana ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 90%

Options is a high school in Texarkana, TX, in the Texarkana ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 65 students. 96.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% 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, 91.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,440, which is $4,553 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 30.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.txkisd.net

Address

905 Martine St
Texarkana, TX 75503

Office phone number

(903) 793-5632

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Options are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

65

African American

27 (41.5%)

Texarkana ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

9 (13.8%)

Texarkana ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

25 (38.5%)

Texarkana ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (6.2%)

Texarkana ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

41.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

13.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

38.5%

Two or more races

6.2%

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

96.9 %

Texarkana ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80 %

Texarkana ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

96.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

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 %

Texarkana ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.1 %

Texarkana ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Texarkana ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

3.1%

Special education

9.2%

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

Texarkana ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Texarkana ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Texarkana ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Texarkana 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

91.5 %

Texarkana ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

92.5 %

Texarkana ISD: 82.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Texarkana ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Texarkana ISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

89.3 %

Texarkana ISD: 86.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

92.5%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

89.3%

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

4 %

Texarkana ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

6.3 %

Texarkana ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

3.1 %

Texarkana ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 8.1%

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

55.8 %

Texarkana ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

54.8 %

Texarkana ISD: 34%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

60 %

Texarkana ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

55.6 %

Texarkana ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

50 %

Texarkana ISD: 29.7%

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 %

Texarkana ISD: 9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 17%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Texarkana ISD: 7.7%

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

Texarkana ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Texarkana ISD: Masked

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

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 1148

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 21.6

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

6.3 %

Texarkana ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

12.5 %

Texarkana ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

4.2 %

Texarkana ISD: 23%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

6.3%

Math

12.5%

Reading + Math

4.2%

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

6.4

African American

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.4 (100%)

Texarkana ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 1.1%

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%)

Texarkana ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3.7 (57.5%)

Texarkana ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.7 (42.5%)

Texarkana ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Texarkana 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

10.1

Texarkana ISD: 13

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

30.6 years

Texarkana ISD: 11.6 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

$63,440

Texarkana ISD: $52,270

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Texarkana ISD: $42,650

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Texarkana ISD: $45,052

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Texarkana ISD: $48,848

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,980

Texarkana ISD: $57,246

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,000

Texarkana ISD: $63,260

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,288

Texarkana ISD: $66,460

Statewide: $71,111

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