Sunset High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2120 West Jefferson Blvd

Dallas TX, 75208, Dallas County

Phone: 972-502-1500

Ranking:

(1,194 out of 1,337, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Dallas 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:	115		124		130		149		147		146		141
Total Students:	2,144		2,246		2,213		2,319		2,374		2,299		2,278
Grade 9:	612	28.5%	603	26.8%	594	26.8%	653	28.2%	742	31.3%	694	30.2%	732	32.1%
Grade 10:	530	24.7%	576	25.6%	585	26.4%	622	26.8%	571	24.1%	575	25.0%	594	26.1%
Grade 11:	516	24.1%	555	24.7%	542	24.5%	508	21.9%	554	23.3%	555	24.1%	498	21.9%
Grade 12:	486	22.7%	512	22.8%	492	22.2%	536	23.1%	507	21.4%	475	20.7%	454	19.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,106	51.6%	1,149	51.2%	1,151	52.0%	1,233	53.2%	1,269	53.5%	1,187	51.6%	1,169	51.3%
Female:	1,038	48.4%	1,097	48.8%	1,062	48.0%	1,086	46.8%	1,097	46.2%	1,104	48.0%	1,105	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.3%	12	0.5%	10	0.5%	12	0.5%	6	0.3%	10	0.4%	13	0.6%
Asian:	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	6	0.3%	2	0.1%
Hispanic:	2,079	97.0%	2,154	95.9%	2,129	96.2%	2,237	96.5%	2,298	96.8%	2,209	96.1%	2,182	95.8%
Black:	30	1.4%	39	1.7%	38	1.7%	33	1.4%	32	1.3%	39	1.7%	48	2.1%
White:	26	1.2%	35	1.6%	33	1.5%	33	1.4%	35	1.5%	35	1.5%	33	1.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,684	78.5%	1,703	75.8%	1,398	63.2%	1,662	71.7%	1,651	69.5%	1,534	66.7%	1,412	62.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	116	5.4%	138	6.1%	113	5.1%	132	5.7%	162	6.8%	182	7.9%	186	8.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.61		18.08		17.08		15.60		16.13		15.70		16.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60%	75%	N/A
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	96%	N/A
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	54%	56%	N/A
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	39%	43%	N/A
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	35%	37%	N/A
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	44%	56%	N/A
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	27%	44%	N/A
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	17%	43%	N/A
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	54%	67%	N/A
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	76%	N/A
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	66%	70%	N/A
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	67%	65%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	46%	49%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	45%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	51%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	47%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	64%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59%	69%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	49%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34%	38%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	42%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34%	42%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	50%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	65%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	71%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	74%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	68%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	38%	42%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	32%	35%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	36%	37%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	34%	41%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	45%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	60%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	60%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,647.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$44,098.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,801.0

* Sunset 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.