B F Terry High School

  • High school in Lamar CISD
  • Rosenberg, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Lamar CISD: N/A

Total students

1,530

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Lamar CISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

91 %

Lamar CISD: 94.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

B F Terry High School is a high school in Rosenberg, TX, in the Lamar CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,530 students. 55.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.9% 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, 91% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.7% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at B F Terry High School was 871 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.8.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $71,747, which is $9,273 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lcisd.org

Address

5500 Ave N
Rosenberg, TX 77471-5694

Office phone number

(832) 223-3400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in B F Terry 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

1,530

African American

175 (11.4%)

Lamar CISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Lamar CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

22 (1.4%)

Lamar CISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,192 (77.9%)

Lamar CISD: 40.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

116 (7.6%)

Lamar CISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

21 (1.4%)

Lamar CISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

11.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

77.9%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

7.6%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

55.4 %

Lamar CISD: 45.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

76.2 %

Lamar CISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

23 %

Lamar CISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

55.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.0%

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

21.9 %

Lamar CISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

4.2 %

Lamar CISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Lamar CISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

21.9%

Gifted and talented

4.2%

Special education

16.5%

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 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

Lamar CISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Lamar CISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Lamar CISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Lamar CISD: 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

91 %

Lamar CISD: 94.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

94.6 %

Lamar CISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Lamar CISD: 99.1%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

91.3 %

Lamar CISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lamar CISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

82.5 %

Lamar CISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

80 %

Lamar CISD: 97.3%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

94.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

91.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

82.5%

Two or more races

80.0%

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

1.7 %

Lamar CISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.2 %

Lamar CISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Lamar CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.6 %

Lamar CISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lamar CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

2 %

Lamar CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

6.5 %

Lamar CISD: 0.5%

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

29.5 %

Lamar CISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

22.9 %

Lamar CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 25%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

31.6 %

Lamar CISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

30.3 %

Lamar CISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lamar CISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

33.6 %

Lamar CISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

30 %

Lamar CISD: 17.1%

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

30.3 %

Lamar CISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

32.1 %

Lamar CISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

45.5 %

Lamar CISD: 50.2%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

30.3 %

Lamar CISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lamar CISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

26.2 %

Lamar CISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

23.5 %

Lamar CISD: 28.8%

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

23.5 %

Lamar CISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

15.9 %

Lamar CISD: 42.5%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Lamar CISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

20 %

Lamar CISD: 69%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

25.1 %

Lamar CISD: 37.7%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lamar CISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

18.8 %

Lamar CISD: 63.3%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Lamar CISD: 76.2%

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

871

Lamar CISD: 986

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

17.8

Lamar CISD: 20.7

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

77.5 %

Lamar CISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

64 %

Lamar CISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

59.7 %

Lamar CISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

77.5%

Math

64.0%

Reading + Math

59.7%

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

85.6

African American

20.1 (23.5%)

Lamar CISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.8 (4.4%)

Lamar CISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

22.7 (26.5%)

Lamar CISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

38 (44.4%)

Lamar CISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.2%)

Lamar CISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

3.2 (3.8%)

Lamar CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

49.8 (58.2%)

Lamar CISD: 73.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

31.6 (36.9%)

Lamar CISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.2%)

Lamar CISD: 0.6%

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

17.9

Lamar CISD: 18.9

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

13.3 years

Lamar CISD: 11.4 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

$71,747

Lamar CISD: $70,375

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$65,577

Lamar CISD: $66,889

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$68,989

Lamar CISD: $66,655

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$70,221

Lamar CISD: $69,038

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$70,901

Lamar CISD: $71,909

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,779

Lamar CISD: $76,382

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$85,446

Lamar CISD: $81,386

Statewide: $74,014

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