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Abilene High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2800 North 6th St

Abilene TX, 79603, Taylor County

Phone: 325-677-1731

Ranking:

(631 out of 1,337, top 47%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Abilene Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	130		140		143		138		140		142		149
Total Students:	1,874		1,843		1,937		2,020		2,094		2,165		2,274
Grade 9:	559	29.8%	519	28.2%	540	27.9%	578	28.6%	577	27.6%	625	28.9%	662	29.1%
Grade 10:	480	25.6%	461	25.0%	460	23.7%	499	24.7%	543	25.9%	561	25.9%	667	29.3%
Grade 11:	433	23.1%	445	24.1%	475	24.5%	505	25.0%	487	23.3%	556	25.7%	504	22.2%
Grade 12:	402	21.5%	418	22.7%	462	23.9%	438	21.7%	487	23.3%	423	19.5%	441	19.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	921	49.1%	899	48.8%	948	48.9%	971	48.1%	988	47.2%	1,036	47.9%	1,118	49.2%
Female:	953	50.9%	944	51.2%	989	51.1%	1,049	51.9%	1,098	52.4%	1,121	51.8%	1,152	50.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.3%	6	0.3%	9	0.5%	13	0.6%	13	0.6%	9	0.4%	9	0.4%
Asian:	23	1.2%	21	1.1%	23	1.2%	21	1.0%	39	1.9%	33	1.5%	42	1.8%
Hispanic:	808	43.1%	769	41.7%	775	40.0%	790	39.1%	802	38.3%	752	34.7%	770	33.9%
Black:	255	13.6%	262	14.2%	267	13.8%	260	12.9%	252	12.0%	249	11.5%	237	10.4%
White:	724	38.6%	737	40.0%	818	42.2%	887	43.9%	988	47.2%	1,122	51.8%	1,216	53.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	58	3.1%	48	2.6%	44	2.3%	46	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	858	45.8%	859	46.6%	877	45.3%	883	43.7%	839	40.1%	803	37.1%	795	35.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	143	7.6%	144	7.8%	157	8.1%	144	7.1%	176	8.4%	167	7.7%	225	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.47		13.21		13.52		14.65		15.00		15.20		15.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	84%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	79%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	85%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	6%	6%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	87%	89%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	67%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	63%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	59%	57%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	75%	74%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	49%	48%	52%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	6%	6%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	99%	98%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	87%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	14%	48%	61%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	46%	46%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	76%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	78%	75%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	40%	38%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	70%	67%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	63%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	61%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	63%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	60%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	63%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	57%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,405.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,023.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,465.0

* Abilene High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.