Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Katy ISD: A

Total students

3,130

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Katy ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Katy ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90%

Paetow High School is a high school in Katy, TX, in the Katy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,130 students. 45.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.1% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Paetow High School was 946 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,841, which is $2,954 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

23111 Stockdick School Rd
Katy, TX 77493

Office phone number

(281) 234-4906

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Paetow High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

3,130

African American

793 (25.3%)

Katy ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

15 (0.5%)

Katy ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

211 (6.7%)

Katy ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,527 (48.8%)

Katy ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.2%)

Katy ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

452 (14.4%)

Katy ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

125 (4%)

Katy ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

25.3%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

6.7%

Hispanic

48.8%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

14.4%

Two or more races

4.0%

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

45.3 %

Katy ISD: 41.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

54.8 %

Katy ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.9 %

Katy ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

45.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.9%

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

12.1 %

Katy ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.7 %

Katy ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.5 %

Katy ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.1%

Gifted and talented

2.7%

Special education

11.5%

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

Katy ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Katy ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Katy ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Katy ISD: 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 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

N/A

Katy ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Katy ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Katy ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Katy ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Katy ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Katy ISD: 96%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Katy ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

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

0.7 %

Katy ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.4 %

Katy ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Katy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Katy ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1 %

Katy ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Katy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.7 %

Katy ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.4 %

Katy ISD: 1.3%

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

24.9 %

Katy ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23.3 %

Katy ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

7.7 %

Katy ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

9.5 %

Katy ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.1 %

Katy ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Katy ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.4 %

Katy ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

22.2 %

Katy ISD: 9.8%

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

21.5 %

Katy ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

22.1 %

Katy ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Katy ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

45.6 %

Katy ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

19.8 %

Katy ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Katy ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19 %

Katy ISD: 34.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

8 %

Katy ISD: 30.1%

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

55.1 %

Katy ISD: 79.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

41.7 %

Katy ISD: 63.7%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Katy ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

61.1 %

Katy ISD: 86.8%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

57.6 %

Katy ISD: 73.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Katy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

62.5 %

Katy ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Katy ISD: 79.2%

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

946

Katy ISD: 1091

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.9

Katy ISD: 26.1

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

51.3 %

Katy ISD: 71.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

32.3 %

Katy ISD: 59.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29.2 %

Katy ISD: 57%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

51.3%

Math

32.3%

Reading + Math

29.2%

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

173.2

African American

27.8 (16.1%)

Katy ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8.3 (4.8%)

Katy ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

27.5 (15.9%)

Katy ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

108.4 (62.6%)

Katy ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.2 (0.7%)

Katy ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.9 (1.1%)

Katy ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

114.1 (65.9%)

Katy ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

53.6 (30.9%)

Katy ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.6 (2.1%)

Katy ISD: 0.8%

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

18.1

Katy ISD: 14.5

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

8.5 years

Katy ISD: 11.1 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

$61,841

Katy ISD: $62,499

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,754

Katy ISD: $59,802

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,423

Katy ISD: $58,660

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,069

Katy ISD: $61,081

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,775

Katy ISD: $63,856

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,116

Katy ISD: $68,732

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,225

Katy ISD: $76,775

Statewide: $71,111

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