Whitewright High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Whitewright ISD: A

Total students

239

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Whitewright ISD: 12.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

91.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 91.4%

Statewide: 90%

Whitewright High School is a high school in Whitewright, TX, in the Whitewright ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 239 students. 35.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 91.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Whitewright High School was 987 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,091, which is $1,796 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.whitewrightisd.com

Address

304 W Echols Ln
Whitewright, TX 75491-0888

Office phone number

(903) 364-2535

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Whitewright High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

239

African American

11 (4.6%)

Whitewright ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (2.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.8%)

Whitewright ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

25 (10.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

186 (77.8%)

Whitewright ISD: 76.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (3.8%)

Whitewright ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.6%

American Indian

2.5%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

10.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

77.8%

Two or more races

3.8%

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

35.1 %

Whitewright ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

37.2 %

Whitewright ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.9 %

Whitewright ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

35.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

37.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.9%

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

2.9 %

Whitewright ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.9 %

Whitewright ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.1 %

Whitewright ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.9%

Gifted and talented

10.9%

Special education

12.1%

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)

A

Whitewright ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Whitewright ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Whitewright ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Whitewright ISD: B

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

91.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 91.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Whitewright ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

91.5 %

Whitewright ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

91.5%

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

1.1 %

Whitewright ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

14.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1 %

Whitewright ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 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

23.2 %

Whitewright ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Whitewright ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

14.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.1 %

Whitewright ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Whitewright ISD: 17.6%

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

11.9 %

Whitewright ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.5 %

Whitewright ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 0%

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

33.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

23.1 %

Whitewright ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

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

987

Whitewright ISD: 987

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Whitewright ISD: 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

60.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

28.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

60.4%

Math

28.3%

Reading + Math

26.4%

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

24

African American

0.6 (2.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.8 (3.4%)

Whitewright ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.6 (94.1%)

Whitewright ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Whitewright 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

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21 (87.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (12.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 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

9.9

Whitewright ISD: 12.1

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

13.4 years

Whitewright ISD: 12.7 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

$57,091

Whitewright ISD: $54,139

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,241

Whitewright ISD: $45,235

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,131

Whitewright ISD: $48,758

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,255

Whitewright ISD: $56,914

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,462

Whitewright ISD: $62,749

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,500

Whitewright ISD: $64,500

Statewide: $71,111

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