Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: C

Total students

2,254

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.9 %

Temple ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

Temple High School is a high school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,254 students. 62.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11% 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, 93.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Temple High School was 921 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 27.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,204, which is $1,683 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tisd.org

Address

415 N 31st St
Temple, TX 76504-2498

Office phone number

(254) 215-7000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Temple High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,254

African American

585 (26%)

Temple ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (0.3%)

Temple ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

31 (1.4%)

Temple ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,050 (46.6%)

Temple ISD: 46.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.3%)

Temple ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

492 (21.8%)

Temple ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

82 (3.6%)

Temple ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

26.0%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

46.6%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

21.8%

Two or more races

3.6%

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

62.4 %

Temple ISD: 64.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

72.4 %

Temple ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.3 %

Temple ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

72.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.3%

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 %

Temple ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Temple ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.2 %

Temple ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.0%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

15.2%

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

Temple ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Temple ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Temple ISD: C

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

93.9 %

Temple ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

96.8 %

Temple ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Temple ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Temple ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.8 %

Temple ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Temple ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

91.6 %

Temple ISD: 88.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

83.3 %

Temple ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

96.8%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

93.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

91.6%

Two or more races

83.3%

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

2.1 %

Temple ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.9 %

Temple ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.9 %

Temple ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

3 %

Temple ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

3.3 %

Temple ISD: 3.1%

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

32.4 %

Temple ISD: 24%

Statewide: 15%

African American

34.8 %

Temple ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

25 %

Temple ISD: 28%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

10.8 %

Temple ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

33.8 %

Temple ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

50 %

Temple ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

28.6 %

Temple ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.1 %

Temple ISD: 26.9%

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

18 %

Temple ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

10.5 %

Temple ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

65 %

Temple ISD: 65%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

16.4 %

Temple ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

60 %

Temple ISD: 50%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

23.5 %

Temple ISD: 21%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

28.2 %

Temple ISD: 25%

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

34.7 %

Temple ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

18.5 %

Temple ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Temple ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

69.2 %

Temple ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

25 %

Temple ISD: 25%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Temple ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

50 %

Temple ISD: 50%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

27.3 %

Temple ISD: 27.3%

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

921

Temple ISD: 921

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

27.7

Temple ISD: 27.3

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

39.4 %

Temple ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

22.7 %

Temple ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

18.5 %

Temple ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

39.4%

Math

22.7%

Reading + Math

18.5%

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

182.3

African American

22.5 (12.3%)

Temple ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.1%)

Temple ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

21.5 (11.8%)

Temple ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

136.3 (74.8%)

Temple ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

8.9 (4.9%)

Temple ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

117.8 (64.6%)

Temple ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

51.7 (28.4%)

Temple ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.9 (2.1%)

Temple ISD: 1%

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

12.4

Temple ISD: 14

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 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 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

$57,204

Temple ISD: $55,849

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,722

Temple ISD: $49,408

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,084

Temple ISD: $52,737

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,361

Temple ISD: $54,968

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,803

Temple ISD: $58,062

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,586

Temple ISD: $64,258

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,484

Temple ISD: $67,102

Statewide: $71,111

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