Accountability rating (2018-2019)

A

United ISD: A

Total students

2,955

Avg. teacher experience

15.2 years

United ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.8 %

United ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

John B Alexander High School is a high school in Laredo, TX, in the United ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 2,955 students. 36.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 97.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at John B Alexander High School was 1041 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.4.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,477, which is $2,836 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uisd.net

Address

3600 E Del Mar
Laredo, TX 78041

Office phone number

(956) 473-5800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in John B Alexander High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,955

African American

3 (0.1%)

United ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0%)

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

23 (0.8%)

United ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

2,899 (98.1%)

United ISD: 99%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

28 (0.9%)

United ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

1 (0%)

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

98.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

0.9%

Two or more races

N/A

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

36.7 %

United ISD: 52%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

57.6 %

United ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

12.4 %

United ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

36.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.5 %

United ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

24.4 %

United ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

7.7 %

United ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

18.5%

Gifted and talented

24.4%

Special education

7.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

A

United ISD: A

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

United ISD: A

School progress (2018-2019)

A

United ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

United 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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.8 %

United ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

United ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

Masked

United ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.9 %

United ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

United ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

Masked

United ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

N/A

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

97.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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 %

United ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

Masked

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0 %

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.2 %

United ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

Masked

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.4 %

United ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

United ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

14.3 %

United ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

4.2 %

United ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

8.4 %

United ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

7.4 %

United ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

United ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 6.7%

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 2019-2020 school year.

All students

16.7 %

United ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 22%

African American

Masked

United ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

N/A

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

66.7 %

United ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

16.4 %

United ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

United ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

United ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

Masked

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 25.8%

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 2019-2020 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

52.9 %

United ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 59%

African American

Masked

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

United ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

83.3 %

United ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

51.6 %

United ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

United ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

N/A

United ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

Masked

United ISD: Masked

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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

1041

United ISD: 964

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.4

United ISD: 19.1

Statewide: 20.2

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 2019-2020.

Reading

74.6 %

United ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

64.4 %

United ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

60.1 %

United ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

74.6%

Math

64.4%

Reading + Math

60.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

173.5

African American

1 (0.6%)

United ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.6%)

United ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

160.5 (92.5%)

United ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

United ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (6.3%)

United ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

United ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

3 (1.7%)

United ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

113.4 (65.3%)

United ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

56.2 (32.4%)

United ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

1 (0.6%)

United ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

17

United ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

15.2 years

United ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$60,477

United ISD: $59,386

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$50,193

United ISD: $50,221

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$53,659

United ISD: $53,148

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$56,504

United ISD: $56,211

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$60,622

United ISD: $60,252

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$64,715

United ISD: $64,229

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$76,466

United ISD: $73,753

Statewide: $69,974

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