Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Total students

593

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Port Isabel Early College High School is a high school in Port Isabel, TX, in the Point Isabel ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 593 students. 78.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 36.8% 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, 90.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Port Isabel Early College High School was 1001 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,339, which is $2,135 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

18001 Hwy 100
Port Isabel, TX 78578-2433

Office phone number

(956) 943-0030

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Port Isabel Early College High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

593

African American

1 (0.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

539 (90.9%)

Point Isabel ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

46 (7.8%)

Point Isabel ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

5 (0.8%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

90.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.8%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

78.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 68.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

84.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

39 %

Point Isabel ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

78.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.0%

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

36.8 %

Point Isabel ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

5.7 %

Point Isabel ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

9.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

36.8%

Gifted and talented

5.7%

Special education

9.4%

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

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel 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

90.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

89.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.3 %

Point Isabel ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

89.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.3%

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

1.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2%

African American

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.6 %

Point Isabel ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Point Isabel 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

28.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 19%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

29.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

21.7 %

Point Isabel ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Point Isabel ISD: 10%

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

45.3 %

Point Isabel ISD: 45.3%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

45 %

Point Isabel ISD: 45%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

51.7 %

Point Isabel ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Point Isabel 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

23.8 %

Point Isabel ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

22.9 %

Point Isabel ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

33.3 %

Point Isabel ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Point Isabel 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

1001

Point Isabel ISD: 1001

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

15.3

Point Isabel ISD: 15.3

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

82.9 %

Point Isabel ISD: 82.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

59.3 %

Point Isabel ISD: 59.3%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

58.6 %

Point Isabel ISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

82.9%

Math

59.3%

Reading + Math

58.6%

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

43.7

African American

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

35.7 (81.7%)

Point Isabel ISD: 83.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8 (18.3%)

Point Isabel ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.7 (3.9%)

Point Isabel ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

30 (68.6%)

Point Isabel ISD: 73%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

11 (25.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (2.3%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.7%

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

13.6

Point Isabel ISD: 13.8

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

14.8 years

Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 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

$60,339

Point Isabel ISD: $59,146

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,200

Point Isabel ISD: $53,200

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,106

Point Isabel ISD: $54,036

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,833

Point Isabel ISD: $55,807

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$59,371

Point Isabel ISD: $59,776

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,696

Point Isabel ISD: $66,993

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$74,194

Point Isabel ISD: $72,872

Statewide: $74,014

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