Hale Center High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Total students

172

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Hale Center ISD: 12.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Hale Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Hale Center High School is a high school in Hale Center, TX, in the Hale Center ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 172 students. 38.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.5% 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 Hale Center High School was 900 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,586, which is $8,888 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hcisdowls.net

Address

411 Owl Dr
Hale Center, TX 79041-0590

Office phone number

(806) 839-2452

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Hale Center High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

172

African American

3 (1.7%)

Hale Center ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (1.2%)

Hale Center ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

131 (76.2%)

Hale Center ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.6%)

Hale Center ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

31 (18%)

Hale Center ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

4 (2.3%)

Hale Center ISD: 1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.7%

American Indian

1.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

76.2%

Pacific Islander

0.6%

White

18.0%

Two or more races

2.3%

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

38.4 %

Hale Center ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

68.6 %

Hale Center ISD: 68%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.5 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

38.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.5%

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

10.5 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0.6 %

Hale Center ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.2 %

Hale Center ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

10.5%

Gifted and talented

0.6%

Special education

12.2%

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 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

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Hale Center 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 %

Hale Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Hale Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Hale Center ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

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

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

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Hale Center 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

22.6 %

Hale Center ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Hale Center ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

22.8 %

Hale Center ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

20.5 %

Hale Center ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

25 %

Hale Center ISD: 22.2%

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 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

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

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Hale Center ISD: N/A

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

900

Hale Center ISD: 900

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Hale Center ISD: Masked

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

87.5 %

Hale Center ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

68.8 %

Hale Center ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

65.6 %

Hale Center ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

87.5%

Math

68.8%

Reading + Math

65.6%

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

16.5

African American

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4.6 (27.9%)

Hale Center ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

11.1 (67.1%)

Hale Center ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.8 (5%)

Hale Center ISD: 1.9%

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%)

Hale Center ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

12.1 (73.4%)

Hale Center ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.4 (26.6%)

Hale Center ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Hale Center 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

10.4

Hale Center ISD: 11.3

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

12.8 years

Hale Center ISD: 12.8 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

$53,586

Hale Center ISD: $51,157

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$37,661

Hale Center ISD: $37,661

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$40,979

Hale Center ISD: $40,605

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$48,629

Hale Center ISD: $46,680

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,365

Hale Center ISD: $56,596

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$77,585

Hale Center ISD: $63,660

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$59,341

Hale Center ISD: $59,341

Statewide: $74,014

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