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Nixon High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2000 Plum

Laredo TX, 78043, Webb County

Phone: 956-273-7400

Ranking:

(1,270 out of 1,337, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Laredo 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:	137		134		142		136		139		139		145
Total Students:	1,913		1,997		2,007		2,015		1,970		2,012		2,038
Grade 9:	680	35.5%	625	31.3%	628	31.3%	712	35.3%	634	32.2%	584	29.0%	633	31.1%
Grade 10:	465	24.3%	468	23.4%	516	25.7%	442	21.9%	451	22.9%	517	25.7%	492	24.1%
Grade 11:	369	19.3%	446	22.3%	420	20.9%	448	22.2%	461	23.4%	448	22.3%	467	22.9%
Grade 12:	399	20.9%	458	22.9%	443	22.1%	413	20.5%	424	21.5%	463	23.0%	439	21.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,005	52.5%	1,002	50.2%	1,010	50.3%	978	48.5%	989	50.2%	1,032	51.3%	1,030	50.5%
Female:	908	47.5%	995	49.8%	997	49.7%	1,037	51.5%	973	49.4%	972	48.3%	1,004	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.1%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%
Hispanic:	1,891	98.8%	1,962	98.2%	1,986	99.0%	1,996	99.1%	1,955	99.2%	1,991	99.0%	2,013	98.8%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%
White:	21	1.1%	31	1.6%	19	0.9%	15	0.7%	14	0.7%	17	0.8%	20	1.0%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,812	94.7%	1,860	93.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	32	1.6%	1,122	55.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	99	4.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.01		14.88		14.10		14.82		14.15		14.40		14.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	56%	61%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48%	56%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26%	42%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	98%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	60%	55%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	62%	55%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	51%	57%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	37%	32%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	38%	32%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	28%	26%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	21%	20%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	53%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	30%	30%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	98%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69%	73%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	53%	49%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	40%	45%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35%	33%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	50%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	52%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	46%	49%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	68%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60%	52%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56%	44%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	71%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	34%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31%	25%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	32%	27%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	26%	29%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31%	34%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	52%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	57%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	66%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	61%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	74%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80%	75%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63%	65%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64%	57%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53%	47%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50%	48%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	67%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	35%	32%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	33%	30%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	39%	35%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	39%	42%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	52%	50%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	49%	55%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	53%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	72%	59%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	69%	59%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	68%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	66%	61%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	69%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	71%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,612.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,357.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,576.0

* Nixon High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.