Uvalde High School

  • High school in Uvalde CISD
  • Uvalde, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Uvalde CISD: B

Total students

1,159

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Uvalde CISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

Uvalde High School is a high school in Uvalde, TX, in the Uvalde CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,159 students. 59.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 90.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Uvalde High School was 896 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,532, which is $5,355 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

uhs.uvaldecisd.net

Address

# 1 Coyote Trl
Uvalde, TX 78801-4455

Office phone number

(830) 591-2950

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uvalde High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,159

African American

2 (0.2%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (0.8%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,042 (89.9%)

Uvalde CISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

101 (8.7%)

Uvalde CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.3%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

89.9%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

8.7%

Two or more races

0.3%

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

59.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76 %

Uvalde CISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.7%

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

6 %

Uvalde CISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.0%

Gifted and talented

12.9%

Special education

9.7%

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)

C

Uvalde CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Uvalde CISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Uvalde CISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Uvalde CISD: 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

90.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

89.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 87.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.2 %

Uvalde CISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

89.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.2%

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

2.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Uvalde CISD: 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

27.6 %

Uvalde CISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 10%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Uvalde CISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.6 %

Uvalde CISD: 29%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 16.7%

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

14.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

20 %

Uvalde CISD: 20%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12 %

Uvalde CISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

32.1 %

Uvalde CISD: 31.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

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

27.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

24 %

Uvalde CISD: 24%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

41.2 %

Uvalde CISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 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

896

Uvalde CISD: 896

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

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

51.1 %

Uvalde CISD: 46.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

33 %

Uvalde CISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30 %

Uvalde CISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

51.1%

Math

33.0%

Reading + Math

30.0%

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

85.3

African American

1 (1.2%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

45.5 (53.3%)

Uvalde CISD: 66%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

38.9 (45.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 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

7.4 (8.7%)

Uvalde CISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

68.3 (80%)

Uvalde CISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.6 (11.3%)

Uvalde CISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 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

13.6

Uvalde CISD: 14

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

10.1 years

Uvalde CISD: 11.1 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

$53,532

Uvalde CISD: $53,427

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,086

Uvalde CISD: $46,057

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,709

Uvalde CISD: $47,965

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,496

Uvalde CISD: $50,568

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,237

Uvalde CISD: $56,486

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,467

Uvalde CISD: $62,849

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,763

Uvalde CISD: $66,704

Statewide: $71,111

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