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Zapata High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2009 State Hwy 16

Zapata TX, 78076, Zapata County

Phone: 956-765-0280

Ranking:

(1,256 out of 1,337, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Zapata County 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:	66		67		66		71		74		75		69
Total Students:	940		948		909		961		960		939		966
Grade 9:	255	27.1%	262	27.6%	242	26.6%	256	26.6%	263	27.4%	235	25.0%	298	30.8%
Grade 10:	249	26.5%	227	23.9%	253	27.8%	247	25.7%	205	21.4%	239	25.5%	238	24.6%
Grade 11:	213	22.7%	219	23.1%	212	23.3%	173	18.0%	233	24.3%	227	24.2%	214	22.2%
Grade 12:	223	23.7%	240	25.3%	202	22.2%	285	29.7%	259	27.0%	238	25.3%	216	22.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	457	48.6%	469	49.5%	454	49.9%	479	49.8%	495	51.6%	483	51.4%	502	52.0%
Female:	483	51.4%	479	50.5%	455	50.1%	482	50.2%	457	47.6%	448	47.7%	460	47.6%
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%	1	0.1%
Asian:	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Hispanic:	932	99.1%	935	98.6%	896	98.6%	952	99.1%	936	97.5%	915	97.4%	941	97.4%
Black:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%
White:	7	0.7%	10	1.1%	9	1.0%	6	0.6%	18	1.9%	21	2.2%	19	2.0%
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:	610	64.9%	623	65.7%	567	62.4%	619	64.4%	556	57.9%	555	59.1%	594	61.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	67	7.1%	68	7.2%	84	9.2%	89	9.3%	85	8.9%	89	9.5%	71	7.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.22		14.06		13.72		13.61		13.00		12.50		14.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	73%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	78%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	77%	77%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	60%	60%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	38%	38%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	41%	41%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	33%	33%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	29%	29%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	50%	50%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	27%	27%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	35%	35%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	29%	29%	38%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68%	68%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	25%	25%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	43%	43%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	42%	42%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	36%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	34%	34%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	12.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	87.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,741.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,459.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,184.0

* Zapata 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.