Rice High School
- High school in Rice CISD
- Altair, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Total students
356
Avg. teacher experience
14.6 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
100 %
Rice CISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Rice High School is a high school in Altair, TX, in the Rice CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 356 students. 73.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.1% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average ACT score was 15.9.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,038, which is $436 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.6 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1095 Raider DrAltair, TX 77412-0338
Office phone number
Principal
- Erron Mahone
- emahone@riceraiders.net
- (979) 234-3531
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Rice High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
356
African American
65 (18.3%)
Rice CISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
211 (59.3%)
Rice CISD: 57.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
76 (21.3%)
Rice CISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
4 (1.1%)
Rice CISD: 2.7%
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
73.3 %
Rice CISD: 56.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
75.3 %
Rice CISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
5.1 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
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
5.1 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.1 %
Rice CISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11 %
Rice CISD: 16.1%
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
Rice CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice 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
100 %
Rice CISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
100 %
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
100 %
Rice CISD: 100%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: Masked
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
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Rice CISD: Masked
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Rice CISD: Masked
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
25.4 %
Rice CISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
32.3 %
Rice CISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
24.3 %
Rice CISD: 16%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
21.7 %
Rice CISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Rice CISD: 19%
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
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
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
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
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
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
15.9
Rice CISD: 15.9
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
57.4 %
Rice CISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
57.4 %
Rice CISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
53.7 %
Rice CISD: 53.7%
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
30.3
African American
0.7 (2.2%)
Rice CISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4.9 (16.1%)
Rice CISD: 17%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
24.8 (81.7%)
Rice CISD: 75%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 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
0.3 (1.1%)
Rice CISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
22.1 (72.9%)
Rice CISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.9 (26%)
Rice CISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
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
11.7
Rice CISD: 13.5
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
14.6 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 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
$62,038
Rice CISD: $55,796
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$43,421
Rice CISD: $43,725
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$49,588
Rice CISD: $47,043
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$52,345
Rice CISD: $50,560
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$66,151
Rice CISD: $63,768
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,088
Rice CISD: $68,087
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$68,213
Rice CISD: $62,125
Statewide: $74,014