Memorial High School
- High school in Port Arthur ISD
- Port Arthur, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Total students
2,065
Avg. teacher experience
6.7 years
Port Arthur ISD: 8.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
85.9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Memorial High School is a high school in Port Arthur, TX, in the Port Arthur ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,065 students. 43.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.5% 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, 85.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.8% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Memorial High School was 870 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.2.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,434, which is $6,040 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.7 years of experience.
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Website
www.paisd.org/schools/memorial/home.htm
Address
3501 Ssgt Lucian Adam DrPort Arthur, TX 77642
Office phone number
Principal
- Lasonya Baptiste, Angel Murphy, Jeremy Small
- melissa.oliva@paisd.org
- (409) 984-4000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Memorial High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,065
African American
869 (42.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
32 (1.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
61 (3%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,045 (50.6%)
Port Arthur ISD: 52.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
34 (1.6%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
22 (1.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
43.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 45.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
80.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 86.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
25.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
22.5 %
Port Arthur ISD: 32.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Port Arthur 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
85.9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
85.9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
76.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 76.2%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
95.5 %
Port Arthur ISD: 95.5%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
86 %
Port Arthur ISD: 86%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
81.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
85.7 %
Port Arthur ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 91.7%
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
2.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
3.4 %
Port Arthur ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
2.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Port Arthur ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
1.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
6.5 %
Port Arthur ISD: 6.5%
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
44.6 %
Port Arthur ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
49 %
Port Arthur ISD: 33.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
56.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 29.6%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
13.7 %
Port Arthur ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
42 %
Port Arthur ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
55.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 43.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
31 %
Port Arthur ISD: 25.5%
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
10.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
6.1 %
Port Arthur ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
3.6 %
Port Arthur ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
9.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
13.4 %
Port Arthur ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
13 %
Port Arthur ISD: 13%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
40 %
Port Arthur ISD: 40%
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
6.3 %
Port Arthur ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
0 %
Port Arthur ISD: 0%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
Port Arthur ISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
Masked
Port Arthur ISD: Masked
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
6.7 %
Port Arthur ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
Masked
Port Arthur ISD: Masked
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
Masked
Port Arthur 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
870
Port Arthur ISD: 871
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
15.2
Port Arthur ISD: 15.2
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
24.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
7.5 %
Port Arthur ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
6.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 48.4%
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
148.4
African American
83.9 (56.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 51.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (1.3%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4.9 (3.3%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12.5 (8.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
45 (30.3%)
Port Arthur ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
7.5 (5.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
98.7 (66.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 75.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
41.3 (27.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 22%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (0.7%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
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
13.9
Port Arthur ISD: 14.7
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
6.7 years
Port Arthur ISD: 8.2 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
$56,434
Port Arthur ISD: $55,858
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$51,037
Port Arthur ISD: $49,535
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,883
Port Arthur ISD: $54,244
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,438
Port Arthur ISD: $57,493
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,395
Port Arthur ISD: $60,196
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,423
Port Arthur ISD: $64,542
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$68,011
Port Arthur ISD: $66,593
Statewide: $74,014