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Horn High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3300 East Cartwright Rd

Mesquite TX, 75181, Dallas County

Phone: 972-882-5200

Ranking:

(597 out of 1,337, top 45%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Mesquite 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:	139		138		135		136		126		120		123
Total Students:	2,246		2,192		2,199		2,278		2,301		2,230		2,192
Grade 9:	665	29.6%	592	27.0%	608	27.6%	623	27.3%	685	29.8%	667	29.9%	661	30.2%
Grade 10:	558	24.8%	551	25.1%	587	26.7%	620	27.2%	565	24.6%	604	27.1%	572	26.1%
Grade 11:	533	23.7%	556	25.4%	530	24.1%	507	22.3%	574	24.9%	494	22.2%	490	22.4%
Grade 12:	490	21.8%	493	22.5%	474	21.6%	528	23.2%	477	20.7%	465	20.9%	469	21.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,194	53.2%	1,123	51.2%	1,091	49.6%	1,124	49.3%	1,146	49.8%	1,117	50.1%	1,102	50.3%
Female:	1,052	46.8%	1,069	48.8%	1,108	50.4%	1,154	50.7%	1,147	49.8%	1,105	49.6%	1,086	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	0.4%	14	0.6%	14	0.6%	19	0.8%	14	0.6%	15	0.7%	12	0.5%
Asian:	69	3.1%	64	2.9%	69	3.1%	83	3.6%	108	4.7%	94	4.2%	102	4.7%
Hispanic:	802	35.7%	714	32.6%	678	30.8%	684	30.0%	612	26.6%	544	24.4%	499	22.8%
Black:	789	35.1%	763	34.8%	754	34.3%	718	31.5%	757	32.9%	747	33.5%	669	30.5%
White:	527	23.5%	580	26.5%	616	28.0%	690	30.3%	810	35.2%	830	37.2%	910	41.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	8	0.4%	10	0.5%	7	0.3%	4	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	43	1.9%	47	2.1%	61	2.8%	80	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	810	36.1%	760	34.7%	672	30.6%	657	28.8%	591	25.7%	431	19.3%	381	17.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	173	7.7%	168	7.7%	155	7.0%	128	5.6%	135	5.9%	142	6.4%	115	5.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.13		15.85		16.35		16.72		18.28		18.60		17.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	85%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	81%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	39%	54%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	90%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	87%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	64%	48%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97%	90%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	72%	67%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	72%	69%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	55%	49%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	52%	48%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	81%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	56%	50%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	99%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	85%	86%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	80%	73%	73%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	86%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	74%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	35%	35%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	72%	69%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	62%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	55%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	56%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	50%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	56%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	56%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	60%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	72%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	75%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	81%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	66%	57%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	52%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	54%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	71%	63%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	51.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	48.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,608.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,553.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,878.0

* Horn 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.