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John B Alexander High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3600 East Del Mar

Laredo TX, 78041, Webb County

Phone: 956-473-5800

Ranking:

(821 out of 1,337, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: United 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:	166		156		159		162		156		151		150
Total Students:	2,772		2,758		2,751		2,685		2,652		2,647		2,451
Grade 9:	750	27.1%	777	28.2%	713	25.9%	740	27.6%	712	26.8%	762	28.8%	663	27.1%
Grade 10:	722	26.0%	665	24.1%	712	25.9%	694	25.8%	714	26.9%	649	24.5%	662	27.0%
Grade 11:	596	21.5%	674	24.4%	664	24.1%	692	25.8%	574	21.6%	635	24.0%	608	24.8%
Grade 12:	704	25.4%	642	23.3%	662	24.1%	559	20.8%	652	24.6%	601	22.7%	518	21.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,398	50.4%	1,386	50.3%	1,371	49.8%	1,356	50.5%	1,311	49.4%	1,280	48.4%	1,184	48.3%
Female:	1,374	49.6%	1,372	49.7%	1,380	50.2%	1,329	49.5%	1,333	50.3%	1,359	51.3%	1,263	51.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	3	0.1%
Asian:	25	0.9%	27	1.0%	33	1.2%	35	1.3%	39	1.5%	39	1.5%	35	1.4%
Hispanic:	2,685	96.9%	2,667	96.7%	2,634	95.7%	2,568	95.6%	2,511	94.7%	2,500	94.4%	2,305	94.0%
Black:	6	0.2%	8	0.3%	9	0.3%	8	0.3%	6	0.2%	7	0.3%	10	0.4%
White:	48	1.7%	51	1.8%	67	2.4%	67	2.5%	96	3.6%	100	3.8%	98	4.0%
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:	6	0.2%	3	0.1%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,249	45.1%	1,236	44.8%	1,277	46.4%	1,189	44.3%	1,107	41.7%	998	37.7%	917	37.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	172	6.2%	165	6.0%	160	5.8%	173	6.4%	166	6.3%	187	7.1%	193	7.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.71		17.63		17.31		16.60		17.03		17.50		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	78%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	56%	67%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	47%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	82%	80%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	79%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	79%	75%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	54%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	62%	49%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	64%	48%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	40%	36%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	73%	64%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	44%	37%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	96%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	82%	76%	86%
2013	Physics	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	81%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	80%	72%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	70%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	70%	57%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	49%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	51%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	55%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	54%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	53%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	65%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	69%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	66%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	46%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	44%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	47%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	52%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	56%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	54%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	66%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	67%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	74%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	84%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	81%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	46%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	68%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	66%	53%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	52%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	78%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	70%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	74%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	73%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,180.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,241.0

* John B Alexander 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.