United South High School
4001 Ave Los Presidentes Laredo TX, 78046, Webb County Phone: 956-473-5400 Ranking: (1,231 out of 1,337, bottom 8%)* 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: | 174 | 172 | 165 | 170 | 161 | 159 | 151 | |||||||
Total Students: | 3,059 | 2,901 | 2,783 | 2,684 | 2,634 | 2,516 | 2,377 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 908 | 29.7% | 881 | 30.4% | 789 | 28.4% | 764 | 28.5% | 756 | 28.7% | 731 | 29.1% | 728 | 30.6% |
Grade 10: | 799 | 26.1% | 698 | 24.1% | 729 | 26.2% | 677 | 25.2% | 686 | 26.0% | 618 | 24.6% | 611 | 25.7% |
Grade 11: | 674 | 22.0% | 687 | 23.7% | 633 | 22.7% | 632 | 23.5% | 599 | 22.7% | 609 | 24.2% | 571 | 24.0% |
Grade 12: | 678 | 22.2% | 635 | 21.9% | 632 | 22.7% | 611 | 22.8% | 593 | 22.5% | 558 | 22.2% | 467 | 19.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,531 | 50.0% | 1,484 | 51.2% | 1,422 | 51.1% | 1,350 | 50.3% | 1,317 | 50.0% | 1,233 | 49.0% | 1,173 | 49.3% |
Female: | 1,528 | 50.0% | 1,417 | 48.8% | 1,361 | 48.9% | 1,334 | 49.7% | 1,309 | 49.7% | 1,275 | 50.7% | 1,200 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 3,028 | 99.0% | 2,870 | 98.9% | 2,752 | 98.9% | 2,661 | 99.1% | 2,616 | 99.3% | 2,503 | 99.5% | 2,362 | 99.4% |
Black: | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
White: | 24 | 0.8% | 25 | 0.9% | 21 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.4% |
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: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,185 | 71.4% | 2,057 | 70.9% | 2,035 | 73.1% | 1,996 | 74.4% | 1,880 | 71.4% | 1,700 | 67.6% | 1,526 | 64.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 7.2% | 229 | 7.9% | 214 | 7.7% | 204 | 7.6% | 204 | 7.7% | 224 | 8.9% | 190 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 16.84 | 16.84 | 15.75 | 16.34 | 15.80 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 78% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52% | 67% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79% | 80% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75% | 79% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 75% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 37% | 54% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 40% | 49% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 33% | 48% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 30% | 36% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 65% | 64% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 36% | 37% | 52% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 96% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 76% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 68% | 72% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 67% | 70% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 46% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 47% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 53% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,272.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,711.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,477.0 |
* United South 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.