Waskom High School
980 School Ave
Waskom TX, 75692, Harrison County
Phone: 903-687-3361
Ranking:
(948 out of 1,337, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Waskom 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: | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 255 | 244 | 229 | 223 | 238 | 205 | 194 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 68 | 26.7% | 64 | 26.2% | 63 | 27.5% | 61 | 27.4% | 64 | 26.9% | 46 | 22.4% | 53 | 27.3% |
Grade 10: | 68 | 26.7% | 56 | 23.0% | 65 | 28.4% | 60 | 26.9% | 48 | 20.2% | 58 | 28.3% | 54 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 58 | 22.7% | 64 | 26.2% | 57 | 24.9% | 49 | 22.0% | 69 | 29.0% | 61 | 29.8% | 46 | 23.7% |
Grade 12: | 61 | 23.9% | 60 | 24.6% | 44 | 19.2% | 53 | 23.8% | 57 | 23.9% | 40 | 19.5% | 41 | 21.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 118 | 46.3% | 117 | 48.0% | 118 | 51.5% | 113 | 50.7% | 114 | 47.9% | 101 | 49.3% | 98 | 50.5% |
Female: | 137 | 53.7% | 127 | 52.0% | 111 | 48.5% | 110 | 49.3% | 116 | 48.7% | 96 | 46.8% | 92 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 58 | 22.7% | 49 | 20.1% | 50 | 21.8% | 38 | 17.0% | 36 | 15.1% | 25 | 12.2% | 28 | 14.4% |
Black: | 47 | 18.4% | 44 | 18.0% | 35 | 15.3% | 39 | 17.5% | 54 | 22.7% | 53 | 25.9% | 56 | 28.9% |
White: | 144 | 56.5% | 143 | 58.6% | 141 | 61.6% | 142 | 63.7% | 148 | 62.2% | 126 | 61.5% | 109 | 56.2% |
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 | 2.4% | 8 | 3.3% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 45.9% | 107 | 43.9% | 99 | 43.2% | 108 | 48.4% | 99 | 41.6% | 71 | 34.6% | 75 | 38.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 7.1% | 19 | 7.8% | 16 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.7% | 21 | 8.8% | 23 | 11.2% | 14 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.24 | 9.36 | 9.05 | 8.38 | 8.84 | 8.20 | 7.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 65% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 85% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 54% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 52% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
2013 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 81% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,866.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,908.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,553.0 |
* Waskom 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.