Lockhart High School

  • High school in Lockhart ISD
  • Lockhart, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Total students

2,012

Avg. teacher experience

9.1 years

Lockhart ISD: 9.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

87.5 %

Lockhart ISD: 87%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lockhart High School is a high school in Lockhart, TX, in the Lockhart ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,012 students. 75.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.9% 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, 87.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Lockhart High School was 878 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.8.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,932, which is $4,542 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

#1 Lion Country Dr
Lockhart, TX 78644-2565

Office phone number

(512) 398-0300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lockhart 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

2,012

African American

67 (3.3%)

Lockhart ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.1%)

Lockhart ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10 (0.5%)

Lockhart ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,621 (80.6%)

Lockhart ISD: 80.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lockhart ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

284 (14.1%)

Lockhart ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

27 (1.3%)

Lockhart ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.3%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

80.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

14.1%

Two or more races

1.3%

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

75.2 %

Lockhart ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

71.4 %

Lockhart ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

34.8 %

Lockhart ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

75.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.8%

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

33.9 %

Lockhart ISD: 37%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Lockhart ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.5 %

Lockhart ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

33.9%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

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 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

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Lockhart 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

87.5 %

Lockhart ISD: 87%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Lockhart ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

87.3 %

Lockhart ISD: 86.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

87.7 %

Lockhart ISD: 88.1%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

87.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

87.7%

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

2.9 %

Lockhart ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Lockhart ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Lockhart ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3 %

Lockhart ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

2.7 %

Lockhart ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

4.3 %

Lockhart ISD: 4.3%

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

41.2 %

Lockhart ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

33.9 %

Lockhart ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: 20%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

22.2 %

Lockhart ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

43.1 %

Lockhart ISD: 31.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

34.5 %

Lockhart ISD: 25%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

39.1 %

Lockhart ISD: 29.1%

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

18.1 %

Lockhart ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

10.3 %

Lockhart ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

16.4 %

Lockhart ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

27.3 %

Lockhart ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Lockhart 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

47.6 %

Lockhart ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Lockhart ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

48.1 %

Lockhart ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lockhart ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

44.7 %

Lockhart ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Lockhart 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

878

Lockhart ISD: 878

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.8

Lockhart ISD: 20.8

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

77.9 %

Lockhart ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

62.9 %

Lockhart ISD: 53.3%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

59.2 %

Lockhart ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

77.9%

Math

62.9%

Reading + Math

59.2%

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

121.2

African American

9 (7.4%)

Lockhart ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.8%)

Lockhart ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.7%)

Lockhart ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

29.9 (24.7%)

Lockhart ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lockhart ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

78.3 (64.6%)

Lockhart ISD: 51.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.8%)

Lockhart ISD: 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

9.2 (7.6%)

Lockhart ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

81.7 (67.4%)

Lockhart ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

25.3 (20.8%)

Lockhart ISD: 19%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

5 (4.1%)

Lockhart ISD: 1.5%

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

16.6

Lockhart ISD: 16.5

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

9.1 years

Lockhart ISD: 9.3 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

$57,932

Lockhart ISD: $57,973

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$44,353

Lockhart ISD: $47,524

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,742

Lockhart ISD: $53,507

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$59,285

Lockhart ISD: $58,974

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,501

Lockhart ISD: $63,412

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$67,786

Lockhart ISD: $67,827

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,949

Lockhart ISD: $71,208

Statewide: $74,014

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