Mary E Smithey Pace High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Total students

82

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Duncanville ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

78 %

Duncanville ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Mary E Smithey Pace High School is a high school in Duncanville, TX, in the Duncanville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 82 students. 98.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 78% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 14% during the 2022-2023 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,023, which is $5,451 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pace.duncanvilleisd.org

Address

502 E Freeman St
Duncanville, TX 75116

Office phone number

(972) 708-2470

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mary E Smithey Pace 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

82

African American

34 (41.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

47 (57.3%)

Duncanville ISD: 55.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (1.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

41.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

57.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

98.8 %

Duncanville ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

81.7 %

Duncanville ISD: 79.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

19.5 %

Duncanville ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

98.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Duncanville ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

7.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

18.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

7.3%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

78 %

Duncanville ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

73.7 %

Duncanville ISD: 94.2%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Duncanville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

81 %

Duncanville ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 80.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

73.7%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

81.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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

14 %

Duncanville ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2%

African American

13.9 %

Duncanville ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

14 %

Duncanville ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 5%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

81 %

Duncanville ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

77.2 %

Duncanville ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 50%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

84.6 %

Duncanville ISD: 28.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 50%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

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 2022-2023 school year.

All students

0 %

Duncanville ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Duncanville ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Duncanville ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 26.9%

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 2022-2023 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

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 15%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Duncanville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 10%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 850

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 15.9

Statewide: 19.2

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 2022-2023.

Reading

63.4 %

Duncanville ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

51.5 %

Duncanville ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

38.6 %

Duncanville ISD: 43.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

63.4%

Math

51.5%

Reading + Math

38.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

9.9

African American

4.9 (49.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 55.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1 (10.1%)

Duncanville ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (40.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 19%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2 (20.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

4.9 (49.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (30.3%)

Duncanville ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

8.3

Duncanville ISD: 15.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

11.6 years

Duncanville ISD: 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

$57,023

Duncanville ISD: $60,517

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$6,533

Duncanville ISD: $52,543

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,600

Duncanville ISD: $58,487

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,896

Duncanville ISD: $60,571

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,600

Duncanville ISD: $63,264

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,433

Duncanville ISD: $69,415

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Duncanville ISD: $79,754

Statewide: $74,014

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