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Howe High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

200 East Ponderosa

Howe TX, 75459, Grayson County

Phone: 903-532-3236

Ranking:

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

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Howe Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	28		26		26		25		25		25		26
Total Students:	302		325		300		300		295		270		291
Grade 9:	74	24.5%	91	28.0%	66	22.0%	83	27.7%	87	29.5%	62	23.0%	79	27.1%
Grade 10:	84	27.8%	67	20.6%	80	26.7%	84	28.0%	63	21.4%	80	29.6%	74	25.4%
Grade 11:	60	19.9%	82	25.2%	90	30.0%	64	21.3%	73	24.7%	71	26.3%	57	19.6%
Grade 12:	84	27.8%	85	26.2%	64	21.3%	69	23.0%	72	24.4%	57	21.1%	81	27.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	162	53.6%	171	52.6%	156	52.0%	152	50.7%	150	50.8%	143	53.0%	162	55.7%
Female:	140	46.4%	154	47.4%	144	48.0%	148	49.3%	137	46.4%	119	44.1%	125	43.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	2.6%	9	2.8%	6	2.0%	7	2.3%	5	1.7%	4	1.5%	4	1.4%
Asian:	3	1.0%	4	1.2%	6	2.0%	4	1.3%	3	1.0%	3	1.1%	4	1.4%
Hispanic:	39	12.9%	42	12.9%	35	11.7%	29	9.7%	27	9.2%	24	8.9%	25	8.6%
Black:	1	0.3%	5	1.5%	5	1.7%	3	1.0%	4	1.4%	3	1.1%	0	0.0%
White:	236	78.1%	248	76.3%	231	77.0%	241	80.3%	256	86.8%	236	87.4%	258	88.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	1.0%	3	0.9%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	4.0%	14	4.3%	15	5.0%	14	4.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	76	25.2%	76	23.4%	88	29.3%	82	27.3%	60	20.3%	51	18.9%	52	17.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	8.9%	34	10.5%	17	5.7%	24	8.0%	23	7.8%	19	7.0%	18	6.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.67		12.35		11.40		11.95		11.86		10.80		11.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	89%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	93%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	95%	95%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	83%	83%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	85%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	83%	83%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	66%	66%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	48%	48%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	87%	87%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	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	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	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	63%	63%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,945.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,634.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,757.0

* Howe 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.