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Big Sandy High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

401 Wildcat Dr

Big Sandy TX, 75755, Upshur County

Phone: 903-636-5287

Ranking:

(745 out of 1,337, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Big Sandy 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:	22		21		21		23		23		17		19
Total Students:	191		198		199		193		185		205		197
Grade 9:	54	28.3%	49	24.7%	53	26.6%	48	24.9%	54	29.2%	53	25.9%	60	30.5%
Grade 10:	47	24.6%	52	26.3%	50	25.1%	49	25.4%	53	28.6%	56	27.3%	43	21.8%
Grade 11:	46	24.1%	48	24.2%	48	24.1%	48	24.9%	46	24.9%	36	17.6%	58	29.4%
Grade 12:	44	23.0%	49	24.7%	48	24.1%	48	24.9%	32	17.3%	60	29.3%	36	18.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	87	45.5%	102	51.5%	109	54.8%	96	49.7%	97	52.4%	103	50.2%	100	50.8%
Female:	104	54.5%	96	48.5%	90	45.2%	97	50.3%	80	43.2%	94	45.9%	93	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	2	1.0%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	15	7.9%	10	5.1%	10	5.0%	11	5.7%	11	5.9%	14	6.8%	9	4.6%
Black:	27	14.1%	33	16.7%	36	18.1%	33	17.1%	27	14.6%	30	14.6%	36	18.3%
White:	146	76.4%	150	75.8%	151	75.9%	147	76.2%	147	79.5%	161	78.5%	152	77.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	1.0%	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	96	50.3%	96	48.5%	95	47.7%	92	47.7%	83	44.9%	86	42.0%	83	42.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	5.8%	20	10.1%	31	15.6%	27	14.0%	28	15.1%	19	9.3%	16	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	8.82		9.57		9.63		8.53		8.16		11.80		10.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	87%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	95%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	98%	98%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	48%	48%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	78%	78%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	68%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	44%	44%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	91%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	60%	60%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	90%	86%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	66%	66%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	23%	23%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	72%	72%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35%	35%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	28%	28%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,711.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,588.0

* Big Sandy 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.