Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Wharton ISD: C

Total students

582

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Wharton ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.7 %

Wharton ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Wharton High School is a high school in Wharton, TX, in the Wharton ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 582 students. 33.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.6% 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 C for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 94.7% 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 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Wharton High School was 963 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.6.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,191, which is $5,450 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.whartonisd.net

Address

#1 Tiger Ave
Wharton, TX 77488-3146

Office phone number

(979) 532-6800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wharton High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

582

African American

137 (23.5%)

Wharton ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Wharton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (1.5%)

Wharton ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

356 (61.2%)

Wharton ISD: 61.6%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wharton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

71 (12.2%)

Wharton ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

8 (1.4%)

Wharton ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

23.5%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.5%

Hispanic

61.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

12.2%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

33.5 %

Wharton ISD: 43.6%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

69.4 %

Wharton ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.4 %

Wharton ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

33.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

69.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.4%

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

7.6 %

Wharton ISD: 13%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

5.5 %

Wharton ISD: 5%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

11.9 %

Wharton ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

7.6%

Gifted and talented

5.5%

Special education

11.9%

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)

C

Wharton ISD: C

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Wharton ISD: C

School progress (2018-2019)

C

Wharton ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

Wharton 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

94.7 %

Wharton ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

92.3 %

Wharton ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Wharton ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

100 %

Wharton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

92.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

2.7 %

Wharton ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

1.9 %

Wharton ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Wharton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

2.8 %

Wharton ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

4 %

Wharton ISD: 4%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

0 %

Wharton 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

12.5 %

Wharton ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

13.3 %

Wharton ISD: 8%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Wharton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Wharton ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

12.2 %

Wharton ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

0 %

Wharton ISD: 7.7%

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

7.7 %

Wharton ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 22%

African American

1.4 %

Wharton ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

7.9 %

Wharton ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

16.3 %

Wharton ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

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

19 %

Wharton ISD: 19%

Statewide: 59%

African American

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

Masked

Wharton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

16.7 %

Wharton ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wharton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

28.6 %

Wharton ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

N/A

Wharton 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

963

Wharton ISD: 963

Statewide: 1019

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.6

Wharton ISD: 17.6

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

46 %

Wharton ISD: 46%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

22.3 %

Wharton ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

22.3 %

Wharton ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

46.0%

Math

22.3%

Reading + Math

22.3%

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

49.4

African American

9 (18.2%)

Wharton ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wharton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2%)

Wharton ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

7 (14.2%)

Wharton ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wharton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

32.4 (65.6%)

Wharton ISD: 60.9%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wharton 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 (2%)

Wharton ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

38.6 (78.2%)

Wharton ISD: 85.6%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

9.8 (19.8%)

Wharton ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wharton 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

11.8

Wharton ISD: 12.7

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

10.2 years

Wharton ISD: 10 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

$52,191

Wharton ISD: $50,801

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$46,590

Wharton ISD: $47,463

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$51,265

Wharton ISD: $48,870

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$48,809

Wharton ISD: $49,922

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$53,325

Wharton ISD: $51,863

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$55,967

Wharton ISD: $54,720

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$69,875

Wharton ISD: $63,710

Statewide: $69,974

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