H M King High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Total students

932

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Kingsville ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

82.7 %

Kingsville ISD: 82.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

H M King High School is a high school in Kingsville, TX, in the Kingsville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 932 students. 71.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.7% 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, 82.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at H M King High School was 864 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,182, which is $3,292 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kingsvilleisd.com

Address

2210 S Brahma Blvd
Kingsville, TX 78363-7108

Office phone number

(361) 595-8600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in H M King High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

932

African American

31 (3.3%)

Kingsville ISD: 3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kingsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (0.6%)

Kingsville ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

793 (85.1%)

Kingsville ISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Kingsville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

93 (10%)

Kingsville ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (0.9%)

Kingsville ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

85.1%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

10.0%

Two or more races

0.9%

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

71.9 %

Kingsville ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

78.1 %

Kingsville ISD: 84.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

71.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.3%

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

2.7 %

Kingsville ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Kingsville ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16 %

Kingsville ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

2.7%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

16.0%

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

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Kingsville 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

82.7 %

Kingsville ISD: 82.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

77.8 %

Kingsville ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

84.5 %

Kingsville ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

73.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

77.8%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

84.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

73.3%

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

2.5 %

Kingsville ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2%

African American

2.6 %

Kingsville ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

14.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.4 %

Kingsville ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

2.1 %

Kingsville ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Kingsville 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

48.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

56.8 %

Kingsville ISD: 41.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

42.9 %

Kingsville ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

48.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 39.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

43.8 %

Kingsville ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

66.7 %

Kingsville ISD: 44.4%

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

6.1 %

Kingsville ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

6.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

5.4 %

Kingsville ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

10.3 %

Kingsville ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Kingsville 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

13 %

Kingsville ISD: 13%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Kingsville ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kingsville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

Masked

Kingsville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Kingsville 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

864

Kingsville ISD: 864

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Kingsville 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

67.2 %

Kingsville ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

72 %

Kingsville ISD: 72%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

62.4 %

Kingsville ISD: 62.4%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

67.2%

Math

72.0%

Reading + Math

62.4%

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

62

African American

6.4 (10.3%)

Kingsville ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kingsville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Kingsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

40.1 (64.8%)

Kingsville ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kingsville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

14.7 (23.6%)

Kingsville ISD: 21%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.8 (1.3%)

Kingsville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5.5 (8.9%)

Kingsville ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

38.3 (61.9%)

Kingsville ISD: 70.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

17.1 (27.6%)

Kingsville ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.6%)

Kingsville ISD: 1.1%

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

15

Kingsville 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

13.1 years

Kingsville ISD: 11.9 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

$59,182

Kingsville ISD: $57,312

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,820

Kingsville ISD: $56,366

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,833

Kingsville ISD: $52,759

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,900

Kingsville ISD: $53,867

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,539

Kingsville ISD: $58,137

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,396

Kingsville ISD: $64,633

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$64,826

Kingsville ISD: $64,553

Statewide: $74,014

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