Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Tomball ISD: A

Total students

352

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Tomball ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Tomball ISD: 97.1%

Statewide: 90%

Tomball Star Academy is a high school in Tomball, TX, in the Tomball ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 352 students. 14.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Tomball Star Academy was 1123 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,945, which is $3,058 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tomballisd.net

Address

11211 Fm 2920 Building 3
Tomball, TX 77375

Office phone number

(281) 357-3222

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tomball Star Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

352

African American

21 (6%)

Tomball ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.9%)

Tomball ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

38 (10.8%)

Tomball ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

128 (36.4%)

Tomball ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tomball ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

151 (42.9%)

Tomball ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

11 (3.1%)

Tomball ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.0%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

10.8%

Hispanic

36.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

42.9%

Two or more races

3.1%

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

14.8 %

Tomball ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

27.6 %

Tomball ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.6 %

Tomball ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

14.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

27.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.6%

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

0.6 %

Tomball ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.3 %

Tomball ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

1.1 %

Tomball ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.6%

Gifted and talented

15.3%

Special education

1.1%

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)

A

Tomball ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Tomball ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Tomball ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Tomball ISD: A

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

N/A

Tomball ISD: 97.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Tomball ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Tomball ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Tomball ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Tomball ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tomball ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Tomball ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Tomball ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

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

0.2 %

Tomball ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Tomball ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Tomball ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Tomball ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.8 %

Tomball ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tomball ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Tomball ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Tomball 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

5.7 %

Tomball ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

4 %

Tomball ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Tomball ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.3 %

Tomball ISD: 3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4 %

Tomball ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tomball ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.7 %

Tomball ISD: 11%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Tomball ISD: 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

12.1 %

Tomball ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

8.3 %

Tomball ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Tomball ISD: 60%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

13.6 %

Tomball ISD: 48%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12.7 %

Tomball ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tomball ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.2 %

Tomball ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Tomball ISD: 20.9%

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

54.2 %

Tomball ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Tomball ISD: 65.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Tomball ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Tomball ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

37.5 %

Tomball ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tomball ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

58.3 %

Tomball ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Tomball ISD: 84.2%

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

1123

Tomball ISD: 1073

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

23.7

Tomball ISD: 24.7

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

98.9 %

Tomball ISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

98.9 %

Tomball ISD: 71.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

97.9 %

Tomball ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

98.9%

Math

98.9%

Reading + Math

97.9%

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

22.1

African American

2 (8.9%)

Tomball ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Tomball ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tomball ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (4.5%)

Tomball ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tomball ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.1 (86.5%)

Tomball ISD: 80.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Tomball 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 (0%)

Tomball ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

3.1 (14.1%)

Tomball ISD: 73%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

17 (76.9%)

Tomball ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (9.1%)

Tomball 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

15.9

Tomball ISD: 15.9

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

10.4 years

Tomball ISD: 11.3 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

$61,945

Tomball ISD: $61,811

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,700

Tomball ISD: $54,242

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,671

Tomball ISD: $57,742

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,533

Tomball ISD: $59,947

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,196

Tomball ISD: $64,098

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,969

Tomball ISD: $67,765

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,393

Tomball ISD: $79,120

Statewide: $71,111

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