Venus High School
- High school in Venus ISD
- Venus, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Venus ISD: B
Total students
638
Avg. teacher experience
8.7 years
Venus ISD: 9.3 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
90.1 %
Venus ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Venus High School is a high school in Venus, TX, in the Venus ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 638 students. 45.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19% 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 B for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 90.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2% during the 2019-2020 school year.
The average SAT score at Venus High School was 1020 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.8.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,539, which is $8,102 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
#12 Bulldog DrVenus, TX 76084-0364
Office phone number
Principal
- Karen Woodworth
- karen.woodworth@venusisd.net
- (972) 366-8815
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Venus High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
638
African American
30 (4.7%)
Venus ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Venus ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (0.6%)
Venus ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
414 (64.9%)
Venus ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
Venus ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
177 (27.7%)
Venus ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
9 (1.4%)
Venus ISD: 2.1%
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
45.9 %
Venus ISD: 43%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
70.2 %
Venus ISD: 72.3%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
19.1 %
Venus ISD: 26.2%
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
19 %
Venus ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
7.4 %
Venus ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
9.9 %
Venus ISD: 10.4%
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)
B
Venus ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
B
Venus ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Venus ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
C
Venus 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 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
90.1 %
Venus ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
94.3 %
Venus ISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
84.1 %
Venus ISD: 84.1%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
Masked
Venus 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
2 %
Venus ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
1.3 %
Venus ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
White
3.9 %
Venus ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
0 %
Venus 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
6.5 %
Venus ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
6.9 %
Venus ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
28.6 %
Venus ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
5.7 %
Venus ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.2%
White
7.4 %
Venus ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
0 %
Venus ISD: 2.8%
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
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 22%
African American
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Venus ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
0 %
Venus ISD: 0%
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
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
Venus ISD: N/A
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
1020
Venus ISD: 1020
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
20.8
Venus ISD: 20.8
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
35.5 %
Venus ISD: 35.5%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
25.5 %
Venus ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
21.8 %
Venus ISD: 21.8%
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
46.9
African American
2.3 (4.8%)
Venus ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Venus ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
7.4 (15.8%)
Venus ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
36.2 (77.2%)
Venus ISD: 75.8%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
1 (2.1%)
Venus ISD: 1.8%
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%)
Venus ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
35.5 (75.7%)
Venus ISD: 77.6%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
11.4 (24.3%)
Venus ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Venus ISD: 1.2%
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
13.6
Venus ISD: 13.3
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
8.7 years
Venus ISD: 9.3 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
$49,539
Venus ISD: $50,180
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$42,500
Venus ISD: $43,367
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$43,264
Venus ISD: $43,925
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$48,885
Venus ISD: $49,131
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$56,232
Venus ISD: $55,308
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$63,902
Venus ISD: $62,830
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$63,373
Venus ISD: $63,706
Statewide: $69,974