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Veterans Memorial High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 East Two Mile Rd

Mission TX, 78574, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-323-3000

Ranking:

(1,048 out of 1,337, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Mission 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:	123		120		122		136		133		137		132
Total Students:	1,775		1,818		1,842		1,858		1,869		1,874		1,887
Grade 9:	521	29.4%	568	31.2%	631	34.3%	563	30.3%	588	31.5%	584	31.2%	666	35.3%
Grade 10:	448	25.2%	455	25.0%	411	22.3%	467	25.1%	431	23.1%	479	25.6%	416	22.0%
Grade 11:	451	25.4%	406	22.3%	422	22.9%	395	21.3%	443	23.7%	393	21.0%	426	22.6%
Grade 12:	355	20.0%	389	21.4%	378	20.5%	433	23.3%	407	21.8%	418	22.3%	379	20.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	942	53.1%	945	52.0%	957	52.0%	944	50.8%	943	50.5%	923	49.3%	948	50.2%
Female:	833	46.9%	873	48.0%	885	48.0%	914	49.2%	918	49.1%	943	50.3%	935	49.5%
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:	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	1,731	97.5%	1,779	97.9%	1,800	97.7%	1,819	97.9%	1,832	98.0%	1,825	97.4%	1,837	97.4%
Black:	7	0.4%	2	0.1%	4	0.2%	3	0.2%	4	0.2%	6	0.3%	5	0.3%
White:	34	1.9%	35	1.9%	34	1.8%	31	1.7%	30	1.6%	43	2.3%	45	2.4%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,283	72.3%	1,341	73.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.38		15.21		15.13		13.62		14.01		13.70		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	74%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	71%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	83%	77%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	75%	70%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	71%	69%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	60%	53%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	49%	44%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	52%	46%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	37%	30%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	69%	64%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	40%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	85%	83%	86%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	66%	66%	63%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	71%	64%	73%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	74%	69%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	14%	19%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	39%	39%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	49%	50%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	48%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	54%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	54%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	67%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	53%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41%	40%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	46%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	49%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	56%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	65%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	61%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	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	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	70%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	59%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	64%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	41%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	43%	38%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	48%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	56%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	52%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	77%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,196.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,923.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,458.0

* Veterans Memorial 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.