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Tascosa High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3921 Westlawn

Amarillo TX, 79102, Potter County

Phone: 806-326-2600

Ranking:

(922 out of 1,337, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Amarillo 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:	143		141		141		138		134		137		149
Total Students:	2,211		2,319		2,260		2,187		2,138		2,169		2,185
Grade 9:	717	32.4%	770	33.2%	731	32.3%	715	32.7%	711	33.3%	644	29.7%	674	30.8%
Grade 10:	548	24.8%	543	23.4%	561	24.8%	567	25.9%	523	24.5%	553	25.5%	578	26.5%
Grade 11:	480	21.7%	540	23.3%	551	24.4%	464	21.2%	497	23.2%	506	23.3%	504	23.1%
Grade 12:	466	21.1%	466	20.1%	417	18.5%	441	20.2%	407	19.0%	466	21.5%	429	19.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,118	50.6%	1,201	51.8%	1,161	51.4%	1,120	51.2%	1,057	49.4%	1,080	49.8%	1,092	50.0%
Female:	1,093	49.4%	1,118	48.2%	1,099	48.6%	1,067	48.8%	1,073	50.2%	1,081	49.8%	1,089	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	20	0.9%	19	0.8%	18	0.8%	21	1.0%	10	0.5%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%
Asian:	101	4.6%	113	4.9%	97	4.3%	75	3.4%	48	2.2%	50	2.3%	36	1.6%
Hispanic:	718	32.5%	718	31.0%	636	28.1%	629	28.8%	551	25.8%	544	25.1%	534	24.4%
Black:	261	11.8%	268	11.6%	284	12.6%	271	12.4%	290	13.6%	299	13.8%	303	13.9%
White:	1,029	46.5%	1,127	48.6%	1,154	51.1%	1,124	51.4%	1,239	58.0%	1,269	58.5%	1,303	59.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.2%	6	0.3%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	78	3.5%	68	2.9%	64	2.8%	58	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	913	41.3%	980	42.3%	915	40.5%	853	39.0%	762	35.6%	736	33.9%	740	33.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	133	6.0%	159	6.9%	175	7.7%	139	6.4%	164	7.7%	160	7.4%	120	5.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.47		16.42		16.00		15.90		15.91		15.80		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	84%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	81%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	91%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	88%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	87%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	60%	62%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	59%	61%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	48%	47%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	40%	40%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	76%	79%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	44%	49%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	83%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	81%	74%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	73%	74%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	64%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	55%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	61%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	61%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	68%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	62%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	52%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	55%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	63%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	74%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	71%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	76%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	56%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	61%	57%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	54%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	58%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	59%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,046.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,626.0

* Tascosa 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.