Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Howe ISD: A

Total students

351

Avg. teacher experience

16.3 years

Howe ISD: 14.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Howe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Howe High School is a high school in Howe, TX, in the Howe ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 351 students. 43.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Howe High School was 1031 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,373, which is $1,486 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.howeisd.net

Address

200 E Ponderosa
Howe, TX 75459-4554

Office phone number

(903) 745-4400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Howe High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

351

African American

8 (2.3%)

Howe ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (1.1%)

Howe ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

85 (24.2%)

Howe ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

238 (67.8%)

Howe ISD: 63.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (4.6%)

Howe ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.3%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

24.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

67.8%

Two or more races

4.6%

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

43.9 %

Howe ISD: 43.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

45.9 %

Howe ISD: 54.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.8 %

Howe ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

43.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

45.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.8%

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

6.8 %

Howe ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Howe ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.2 %

Howe ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.8%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

14.2%

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)

A

Howe ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Howe ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Howe ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Howe ISD: B

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

100 %

Howe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Howe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Howe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Howe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

0.3 %

Howe ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.4 %

Howe ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Howe ISD: 0%

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

27.6 %

Howe ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

33.3 %

Howe ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

57.1 %

Howe ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.3 %

Howe ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.3 %

Howe ISD: 16%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

38.1 %

Howe ISD: 22.6%

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

21.3 %

Howe ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

20 %

Howe ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

28.6 %

Howe ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

20 %

Howe ISD: 20%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

23.1 %

Howe ISD: 23.1%

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

20 %

Howe ISD: 20%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

12.5 %

Howe ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

21.7 %

Howe ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Howe 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

1031

Howe ISD: 1031

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.2

Howe ISD: 21.2

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

56.9 %

Howe ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

45.8 %

Howe ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

41.7 %

Howe ISD: 41.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

56.9%

Math

45.8%

Reading + Math

41.7%

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

32.3

African American

1 (3.1%)

Howe ISD: 1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.3 (96.9%)

Howe ISD: 92.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15.8 (49%)

Howe ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

16.4 (51%)

Howe ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

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

10.9

Howe ISD: 13

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

16.3 years

Howe ISD: 14.2 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

$60,373

Howe ISD: $57,036

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Howe ISD: $45,000

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,980

Howe ISD: $47,275

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,564

Howe ISD: $51,308

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,919

Howe ISD: $59,947

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,560

Howe ISD: $65,576

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,000

Howe ISD: $66,750

Statewide: $71,111

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