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Waxahachie High School

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1000 Hwy 77 North

Waxahachie TX, 75165, Ellis County

Phone: 972-923-4600

Ranking:

(783 out of 1,337, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Waxahachie 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:	137		139		105		101		101		101		103
Total Students:	1,980		1,836		1,339		1,355		1,340		1,334		1,385
Grade 9:	601	30.4%	505	27.5%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	6	0.4%	9	0.6%
Grade 10:	495	25.0%	492	26.8%	496	37.0%	453	33.4%	457	34.1%	456	34.2%	484	34.9%
Grade 11:	461	23.3%	448	24.4%	421	31.4%	461	34.0%	451	33.7%	446	33.4%	458	33.1%
Grade 12:	423	21.4%	391	21.3%	422	31.5%	438	32.3%	432	32.2%	426	31.9%	434	31.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,023	51.7%	941	51.3%	679	50.7%	696	51.4%	675	50.4%	662	49.6%	669	48.3%
Female:	957	48.3%	895	48.7%	660	49.3%	659	48.6%	657	49.0%	664	49.8%	712	51.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	0.6%	15	0.8%	8	0.6%	6	0.4%	7	0.5%	5	0.4%	4	0.3%
Asian:	6	0.3%	9	0.5%	11	0.8%	9	0.7%	10	0.7%	9	0.7%	9	0.6%
Hispanic:	675	34.1%	592	32.2%	445	33.2%	418	30.8%	375	28.0%	363	27.2%	395	28.5%
Black:	257	13.0%	257	14.0%	188	14.0%	202	14.9%	224	16.7%	235	17.6%	211	15.2%
White:	975	49.2%	937	51.0%	666	49.7%	690	50.9%	724	54.0%	722	54.1%	766	55.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	55	2.8%	25	1.4%	21	1.6%	29	2.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	774	39.1%	714	38.9%	480	35.8%	503	37.1%	460	34.3%	403	30.2%	369	26.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	99	5.0%	99	5.4%	73	5.5%	83	6.1%	91	6.8%	97	7.3%	101	7.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.44		13.23		12.77		13.40		13.26		13.20		13.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	84%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	97%	98%	97%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	83%	86%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	62%	62%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	98%	99%	84%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	63%	66%	65%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	40%	44%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	78%	80%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	55%	59%	52%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	91%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	61%	57%	61%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	63%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	70%	74%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	58%	62%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	66%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	76%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	66%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,172.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,074.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,919.0

* Waxahachie 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.