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Ferris High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1002 East 8th St

Ferris TX, 75125, Ellis County

Phone: 972-544-3737

Ranking:

(792 out of 1,337, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Ferris 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:	40		39		37		41		41		41		42
Total Students:	652		663		675		667		643		664		637
Grade 9:	166	25.5%	183	27.6%	193	28.6%	199	29.8%	165	25.7%	198	29.8%	196	30.8%
Grade 10:	169	25.9%	165	24.9%	174	25.8%	154	23.1%	181	28.1%	172	25.9%	151	23.7%
Grade 11:	158	24.2%	174	26.2%	147	21.8%	174	26.1%	154	24.0%	155	23.3%	155	24.3%
Grade 12:	159	24.4%	141	21.3%	161	23.9%	140	21.0%	143	22.2%	139	20.9%	135	21.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	336	51.5%	337	50.8%	336	49.8%	340	51.0%	327	50.9%	358	53.9%	334	52.4%
Female:	316	48.5%	326	49.2%	339	50.2%	327	49.0%	308	47.9%	298	44.9%	299	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.8%	10	1.5%	8	1.2%	7	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%
Hispanic:	433	66.4%	432	65.2%	423	62.7%	394	59.1%	368	57.2%	350	52.7%	343	53.8%
Black:	46	7.1%	42	6.3%	41	6.1%	50	7.5%	56	8.7%	50	7.5%	49	7.7%
White:	157	24.1%	174	26.2%	196	29.0%	209	31.3%	216	33.6%	263	39.6%	242	38.0%
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:	4	0.6%	5	0.8%	6	0.9%	5	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	383	58.7%	392	59.1%	385	57.0%	385	57.7%	357	55.5%	303	45.6%	268	42.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	66	10.1%	70	10.6%	72	10.7%	51	7.6%	55	8.6%	77	11.6%	56	8.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.22		17.04		18.23		16.20		15.71		16.10		15.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	84%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	85%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	93%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	82%	82%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	19%	19%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	68%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	42%	42%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	74%	74%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	51%	51%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	63%	63%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	44%	44%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	77%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	32%	32%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	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:	91.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	8.3%

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:	$42,471.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,741.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,563.0

* Ferris 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.