Mineral Wells High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Total students

931

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Mineral Wells ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.1 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Mineral Wells High School is a high school in Mineral Wells, TX, in the Mineral Wells ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 931 students. 65.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 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, 96.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Mineral Wells High School was 1009 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.0.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,342, which is $5,868 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mwisd.net

Address

3801 Ram Blvd
Mineral Wells, TX 76067-8903

Office phone number

(940) 325-4408

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mineral Wells High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

931

African American

30 (3.2%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (0.9%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

408 (43.8%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

452 (48.5%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

30 (3.2%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

43.8%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

48.5%

Two or more races

3.2%

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

65.8 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

70.2 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.8 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

65.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

70.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.8%

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

9 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.6 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

9.0%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

10.6%

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

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mineral Wells 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

96.1 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

96.5 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.3 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

96.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.3%

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

0.3 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.2 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.4 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Mineral Wells 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

29.2 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

25.9 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

25.8 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: 50%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

31.9 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

44.4 %

Mineral Wells 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

10.1 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

9.2 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

10.2 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 8.3%

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

36.8 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Mineral Wells ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

52.9 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 52.9%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mineral Wells ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

23.5 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Mineral Wells 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

1009

Mineral Wells ISD: 1009

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.0

Mineral Wells ISD: 21.0

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

47 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

38 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 43.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

33.7 %

Mineral Wells ISD: 40%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

47.0%

Math

38.0%

Reading + Math

33.7%

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

62.4

African American

2.7 (4.3%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.1 (8.1%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0.9 (1.4%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.5 (85.7%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 87.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.3 (0.5%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

4.5 (7.2%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

40.7 (65.2%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

16.3 (26.1%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0.9 (1.4%)

Mineral Wells ISD: 1.2%

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

14.9

Mineral Wells ISD: 15.2

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

Mineral Wells ISD: 12.3 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

$68,342

Mineral Wells ISD: $70,715

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,610

Mineral Wells ISD: $51,592

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,096

Mineral Wells ISD: $62,508

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,268

Mineral Wells ISD: $66,337

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,270

Mineral Wells ISD: $75,951

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$77,423

Mineral Wells ISD: $83,504

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$86,115

Mineral Wells ISD: $83,579

Statewide: $74,014

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