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Nixon-Smiley High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 Rancho Rd

Nixon TX, 78140, Gonzales County

Phone: 830-582-1536

Ranking:

(904 out of 1,337, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Nixon-Smiley Consolidated 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:	31		29		27		28		30		26		27
Total Students:	276		236		260		266		256		271		282
Grade 9:	92	33.3%	70	29.7%	72	27.7%	81	30.5%	62	24.2%	88	32.5%	80	28.4%
Grade 10:	54	19.6%	57	24.2%	69	26.5%	60	22.6%	73	28.5%	44	16.2%	66	23.4%
Grade 11:	67	24.3%	62	26.3%	47	18.1%	70	26.3%	54	21.1%	65	24.0%	73	25.9%
Grade 12:	63	22.8%	47	19.9%	72	27.7%	55	20.7%	67	26.2%	74	27.3%	63	22.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	159	57.6%	137	58.1%	148	56.9%	154	57.9%	135	52.7%	141	52.0%	146	51.8%
Female:	117	42.4%	99	41.9%	112	43.1%	112	42.1%	113	44.1%	122	45.0%	132	46.8%
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%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%
Hispanic:	201	72.8%	164	69.5%	177	68.1%	185	69.5%	178	69.5%	173	63.8%	172	61.0%
Black:	1	0.4%	3	1.3%	2	0.8%	0	0.0%	4	1.6%	8	3.0%	8	2.8%
White:	72	26.1%	67	28.4%	76	29.2%	78	29.3%	74	28.9%	88	32.5%	100	35.5%
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:	2	0.7%	2	0.8%	5	1.9%	3	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	169	61.2%	133	56.4%	148	56.9%	169	63.5%	150	58.6%	135	49.8%	155	55.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	34	12.3%	28	11.9%	33	12.7%	29	10.9%	27	10.5%	25	9.2%	30	10.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.00		8.24		9.73		9.61		8.67		10.30		10.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	89%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	78%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	89%	89%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	97%	97%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	77%	77%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	66%	66%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	72%	72%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	32%	32%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	87%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	38%	38%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	76%	76%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	16%	16%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	47%	47%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	28%	28%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	35%	35%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	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	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	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:	80.8%
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:	57.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	42.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,335.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,733.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,973.0

* Nixon-Smiley 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.