Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

1,129

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Somerset ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

87 %

Somerset ISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

Somerset High School is a high school in Somerset, TX, in the Somerset ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,129 students. 58.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 87% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Somerset High School was 852 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,353, which is $534 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sisdk12.net/o/shs

Address

7650 S Loop 1604 W
Somerset, TX 78069-0279

Office phone number

(210) 750-8958

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Somerset High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,129

African American

8 (0.7%)

Somerset ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Somerset ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,009 (89.4%)

Somerset ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.3%)

Somerset ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

98 (8.7%)

Somerset ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (0.8%)

Somerset ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

89.4%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

8.7%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

58.4 %

Somerset ISD: 56.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.6 %

Somerset ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13.6 %

Somerset ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.6%

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

11.3 %

Somerset ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6 %

Somerset ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.8 %

Somerset ISD: 11%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.3%

Gifted and talented

6.0%

Special education

12.8%

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)

B

Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Somerset ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Somerset ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Somerset 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

87 %

Somerset ISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

86.9 %

Somerset ISD: 88%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

86.4 %

Somerset ISD: 90.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

86.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

86.4%

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

2.5 %

Somerset ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.5 %

Somerset ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

3 %

Somerset ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Somerset 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

16.1 %

Somerset ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

37.5 %

Somerset ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.7 %

Somerset ISD: 19%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.8 %

Somerset ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

10 %

Somerset ISD: 10.7%

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

11.5 %

Somerset ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Somerset ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.5 %

Somerset ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

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 %

Somerset ISD: 20%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

21.4 %

Somerset ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Somerset 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

852

Somerset ISD: 868

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Somerset ISD: Masked

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

44.4 %

Somerset ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

28.4 %

Somerset ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.8 %

Somerset ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

44.4%

Math

28.4%

Reading + Math

26.8%

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

75.1

African American

3 (4%)

Somerset ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

48.2 (64.2%)

Somerset ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.9 (31.8%)

Somerset ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

4.9 (6.5%)

Somerset ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

50 (66.5%)

Somerset ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.2 (25.6%)

Somerset ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.3%)

Somerset ISD: 0.5%

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

15

Somerset ISD: 15.3

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

10.7 years

Somerset ISD: 10.6 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

$58,353

Somerset ISD: $58,175

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,405

Somerset ISD: $48,216

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,462

Somerset ISD: $55,730

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,225

Somerset ISD: $57,239

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,875

Somerset ISD: $60,331

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,641

Somerset ISD: $68,259

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$52,241

Somerset ISD: $56,372

Statewide: $71,111

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