Gillespie County High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Total students

23

Avg. teacher experience

26 years

Fredericksburg ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Gillespie County High School is a high school in Fredericksburg, TX, in the Fredericksburg ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 23 students. 87% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.7% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Gillespie County High School was 914 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,615, which is $7,141 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 26 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.FISD.org

Address

1110 S Adams
Fredericksburg, TX 78624-5004

Office phone number

(830) 990-4598

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gillespie County High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

23

African American

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

8 (34.8%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

14 (60.9%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 45%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (4.3%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

34.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

60.9%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

87 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 52.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

47.8 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 62.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.7 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

87.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

47.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.7%

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

8.7 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

8.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

13.0%

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

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Fredericksburg 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

100 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

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

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Fredericksburg 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

75.4 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

81.1 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

70.4 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Fredericksburg ISD: 14.9%

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 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 20%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 28.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 36.4%

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

Fredericksburg ISD: 65%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 66.2%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: Masked

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

914

Fredericksburg ISD: 1033

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: 24.0

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

16.7 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 54%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

11.1 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

8.3 %

Fredericksburg ISD: 33.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

16.7%

Math

11.1%

Reading + Math

8.3%

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

1.1

African American

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.1 (100%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

1.1 (100%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Fredericksburg ISD: 0%

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

20.7

Fredericksburg ISD: 14

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

26 years

Fredericksburg ISD: 12.5 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

$69,615

Fredericksburg ISD: $59,983

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: $49,906

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: $54,442

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: $54,732

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: $61,612

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,615

Fredericksburg ISD: $69,613

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Fredericksburg ISD: $72,154

Statewide: $74,014

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