Wichita Falls High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Wichita Falls ISD: B

Total students

1,291

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Wichita Falls High School is a high school in Wichita Falls, TX, in the Wichita Falls ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,291 students. 59.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.4% 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, 95.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Wichita Falls High School was 1055 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.0.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,003, which is $4,116 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.wfisd.net

Address

2149 Ave H
Wichita Falls, TX 76309-3396

Office phone number

(940) 235-1084

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wichita Falls High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 09. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 09.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,291

African American

98 (7.6%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.5%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

26 (2%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

694 (53.8%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

411 (31.8%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

55 (4.3%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.6%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

2.0%

Hispanic

53.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

31.8%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

59.6 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 53.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

66.3 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.7%

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

11.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.5 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.4%

Gifted and talented

4.0%

Special education

12.5%

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

Wichita Falls ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Wichita Falls ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Wichita Falls ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Wichita Falls 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 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

95.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.2 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.1 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

90.9 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

96.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

94.1%

Two or more races

90.9%

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

0.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.8 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.1 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.6 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.5%

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

22.3 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

31.1 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.2 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.2 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20.6 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 16.3%

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

11.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

4.2 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

50 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.6 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

8.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 15.2%

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

46.3 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 50%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

40 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 78.6%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

45.5 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wichita Falls ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

45.7 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 63.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Wichita Falls ISD: 57.1%

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

1055

Wichita Falls ISD: 1071

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.0

Wichita Falls ISD: 21.7

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

46.4 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 50%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

28.5 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.5 %

Wichita Falls ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

46.4%

Math

28.5%

Reading + Math

26.5%

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

80.4

African American

8.8 (10.9%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.5 (0.6%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.3 (2.9%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.3 (14.1%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

54.4 (67.7%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (3.7%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3.4 (4.3%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

54.1 (67.4%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

21.8 (27.1%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 23%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.2%)

Wichita Falls ISD: 0.7%

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

16.1

Wichita Falls ISD: 13

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

12.4 years

Wichita Falls ISD: 11.4 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

$63,003

Wichita Falls ISD: $57,611

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,493

Wichita Falls ISD: $47,418

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,233

Wichita Falls ISD: $51,688

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,690

Wichita Falls ISD: $54,378

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,756

Wichita Falls ISD: $60,790

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,952

Wichita Falls ISD: $67,515

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,148

Wichita Falls ISD: $75,253

Statewide: $71,111

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