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Farwell High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

801 Ave G

Farwell TX, 79325, Parmer County

Phone: 806-481-3351

Ranking:

(307 out of 1,337, top 23%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Farwell 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:	20		21		19		19		19		16		16
Total Students:	142		141		147		159		148		140		128
Grade 9:	43	30.3%	44	31.2%	38	25.9%	44	27.7%	42	28.4%	38	27.1%	39	30.5%
Grade 10:	41	28.9%	26	18.4%	38	25.9%	42	26.4%	36	24.3%	42	30.0%	36	28.1%
Grade 11:	24	16.9%	36	25.5%	38	25.9%	37	23.3%	33	22.3%	33	23.6%	27	21.1%
Grade 12:	34	23.9%	35	24.8%	33	22.4%	36	22.6%	37	25.0%	27	19.3%	26	20.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	76	53.5%	76	53.9%	76	51.7%	80	50.3%	73	49.3%	69	49.3%	76	59.4%
Female:	66	46.5%	65	46.1%	71	48.3%	79	49.7%	67	45.3%	63	45.0%	48	37.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	69	48.6%	71	50.4%	76	51.7%	75	47.2%	73	49.3%	55	39.3%	41	32.0%
Black:	2	1.4%	1	0.7%	1	0.7%	1	0.6%	2	1.4%	1	0.7%	1	0.8%
White:	70	49.3%	69	48.9%	70	47.6%	83	52.2%	73	49.3%	84	60.0%	86	67.2%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	45	31.7%	47	33.3%	54	36.7%	52	32.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	30	23.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	15	10.6%	6	4.3%	12	8.2%	16	10.1%	2	1.4%	1	0.7%	8	6.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	7.04		6.61		7.82		8.26		7.98		8.50		8.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	41%	52%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	79%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	84%	84%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	77%	77%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	47%	47%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	59%	59%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	48%	48%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	85%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	93%	86%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	89%	89%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	86.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,280.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,178.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,317.0

* Farwell High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.