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Palacios High School

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100 Shark Dr

Palacios TX, 77465, Matagorda County

Phone: 361-972-2571

Ranking:

(390 out of 1,337, top 29%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Palacios 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:	37		35		38		38		38		38		36
Total Students:	435		432		433		458		444		440		444
Grade 9:	137	31.5%	128	29.6%	105	24.2%	121	26.4%	136	30.6%	126	28.6%	131	29.5%
Grade 10:	110	25.3%	96	22.2%	111	25.6%	123	26.9%	109	24.5%	116	26.4%	98	22.1%
Grade 11:	96	22.1%	97	22.5%	120	27.7%	108	23.6%	108	24.3%	94	21.4%	108	24.3%
Grade 12:	92	21.1%	111	25.7%	97	22.4%	106	23.1%	91	20.5%	104	23.6%	107	24.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	215	49.4%	216	50.0%	212	49.0%	227	49.6%	226	50.9%	222	50.5%	235	52.9%
Female:	220	50.6%	216	50.0%	221	51.0%	231	50.4%	210	47.3%	210	47.7%	205	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	48	11.0%	49	11.3%	52	12.0%	54	11.8%	53	11.9%	60	13.6%	67	15.1%
Hispanic:	272	62.5%	262	60.6%	270	62.4%	283	61.8%	254	57.2%	255	58.0%	234	52.7%
Black:	14	3.2%	17	3.9%	13	3.0%	12	2.6%	22	5.0%	23	5.2%	27	6.1%
White:	94	21.6%	97	22.5%	92	21.2%	104	22.7%	113	25.5%	101	23.0%	115	25.9%
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:	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	218	50.1%	210	48.6%	217	50.1%	234	51.1%	233	52.5%	221	50.2%	231	52.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	7.6%	41	9.5%	34	7.9%	38	8.3%	45	10.1%	39	8.9%	33	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.76		12.28		11.37		11.96		11.84		11.70		12.20

Test Performance

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

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,491.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,577.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,980.0

* Palacios 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.