Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Henderson ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Total students

1,024

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Henderson ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.5 %

Henderson ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

Henderson High School is a high school in Henderson, TX, in the Henderson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,024 students. 46.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Henderson High School was 1139 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,604, which is $8,283 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hendersonisd.org

Address

1900 Hwy 64
Henderson, TX 75652

Office phone number

(903) 655-5500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Henderson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,024

African American

185 (18.1%)

Henderson ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.3%)

Henderson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (0.6%)

Henderson ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

317 (31%)

Henderson ISD: 33.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Henderson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

490 (47.9%)

Henderson ISD: 43.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

23 (2.2%)

Henderson ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

31.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

47.9%

Two or more races

2.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

46.2 %

Henderson ISD: 55%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

49.2 %

Henderson ISD: 61%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.6 %

Henderson ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

46.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.6 %

Henderson ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Henderson ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.2 %

Henderson ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.6%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

12.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Henderson ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Henderson ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Henderson ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Henderson ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.5 %

Henderson ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

90 %

Henderson ISD: 90%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.6 %

Henderson ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

91.1 %

Henderson ISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

90.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

96.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

91.1%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.8 %

Henderson ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.6 %

Henderson ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Henderson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Henderson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.6 %

Henderson ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.5 %

Henderson ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.8 %

Henderson ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

16 %

Henderson ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Henderson ISD: 25%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Henderson ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.3 %

Henderson ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.8 %

Henderson ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

31.8 %

Henderson ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

22.5 %

Henderson ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

10 %

Henderson ISD: 10%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

16.5 %

Henderson ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.4 %

Henderson ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

11.1 %

Henderson ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

15.3 %

Henderson ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Henderson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

9.1 %

Henderson ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Henderson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

18.2 %

Henderson ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Henderson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1139

Henderson ISD: 1139

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.5

Henderson ISD: 18.5

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

33 %

Henderson ISD: 33%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

46.9 %

Henderson ISD: 46.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

24.4 %

Henderson ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

33.0%

Math

46.9%

Reading + Math

24.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

72.1

African American

10.6 (14.7%)

Henderson ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Henderson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Henderson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.7 (9.3%)

Henderson ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Henderson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.8 (74.6%)

Henderson ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.4%)

Henderson ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1.9 (2.7%)

Henderson ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

57.6 (79.9%)

Henderson ISD: 79.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.7 (14.8%)

Henderson ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.9 (2.7%)

Henderson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.2

Henderson ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Henderson ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,604

Henderson ISD: $49,576

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$40,786

Henderson ISD: $38,156

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$43,417

Henderson ISD: $43,372

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,302

Henderson ISD: $48,145

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,546

Henderson ISD: $55,588

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,603

Henderson ISD: $63,139

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$37,086

Henderson ISD: $55,457

Statewide: $71,111

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