John B Alexander High School
- High school in United ISD
- Laredo, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
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.
Contact information
Principal
- Ernesto Sandoval
- esandoval@uisd.net
- (956) 473-5800
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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