Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Waskom ISD: B

Total students

275

Avg. teacher experience

15.4 years

Waskom ISD: 16 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.4 %

Waskom ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Waskom High School is a high school in Waskom, TX, in the Waskom ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 275 students. 18.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.3% 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, 90.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average ACT score was 19.9.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,082, which is $6,559 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

waskomisd.net

Address

P O Box 748
Waskom, TX 75692-0748

Office phone number

(903) 687-3361

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Waskom High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. 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 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

275

African American

52 (18.9%)

Waskom ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.4%)

Waskom ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

68 (24.7%)

Waskom ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

139 (50.5%)

Waskom ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

15 (5.5%)

Waskom ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

18.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

24.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

50.5%

Two or more races

5.5%

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

18.5 %

Waskom ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

54.2 %

Waskom ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.3 %

Waskom ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

18.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.3%

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

3.3 %

Waskom ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

8.4 %

Waskom ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

11.3 %

Waskom ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

3.3%

Gifted and talented

8.4%

Special education

11.3%

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

Waskom ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Waskom ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Waskom ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

Waskom 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

90.4 %

Waskom ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

92.9 %

Waskom ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

89.5 %

Waskom ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

89.7 %

Waskom ISD: 89.7%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

Masked

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

92.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

89.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

89.7%

Two or more races

Masked

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

1.4 %

Waskom ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

1.7 %

Waskom ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

Masked

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

4.3 %

Waskom ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

0 %

Waskom 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

9.7 %

Waskom ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

N/A

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

5.2 %

Waskom ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

5.9 %

Waskom ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

11.5 %

Waskom ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

26.7 %

Waskom ISD: 10.6%

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

6.7 %

Waskom ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 22%

African American

0 %

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

24.2 %

Waskom ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

1.5 %

Waskom ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

0 %

Waskom 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

88.9 %

Waskom ISD: 88.9%

Statewide: 59%

African American

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

100 %

Waskom ISD: 100%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

Masked

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

N/A

Waskom 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

Masked

Waskom ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1019

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

19.9

Waskom ISD: 19.9

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

19.7 %

Waskom ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

10.6 %

Waskom ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

9.1 %

Waskom ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

19.7%

Math

10.6%

Reading + Math

9.1%

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

30.1

African American

1.8 (6%)

Waskom ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

28.3 (94%)

Waskom ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 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

1 (3.3%)

Waskom ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

18.1 (59.9%)

Waskom ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

11.1 (36.8%)

Waskom ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Waskom ISD: 0%

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

9.1

Waskom ISD: 10.8

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

15.4 years

Waskom ISD: 16 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

$51,082

Waskom ISD: $50,641

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

N/A

Waskom ISD: N/A

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$38,170

Waskom ISD: $37,527

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$44,071

Waskom ISD: $44,860

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$50,055

Waskom ISD: $51,750

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$67,150

Waskom ISD: $61,179

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$64,310

Waskom ISD: $61,457

Statewide: $69,974

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