Pearce High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Total students

2,450

Avg. teacher experience

12 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.3 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pearce High School is a high school in Richardson, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,450 students. 42.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.5% 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, 92.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Pearce High School was 1186 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.1.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,803, which is $4,329 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/PearceHS

Address

1600 N Coit Rd
Richardson, TX 75080-2805

Office phone number

(469) 593-5000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pearce High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,450

African American

113 (4.6%)

Richardson ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

61 (2.5%)

Richardson ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,143 (46.7%)

Richardson ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,063 (43.4%)

Richardson ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

65 (2.7%)

Richardson ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.6%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

46.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

43.4%

Two or more races

2.7%

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

42.4 %

Richardson ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

36.9 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

26.6 %

Richardson ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

42.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

36.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.6%

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

26.5 %

Richardson ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

17.3 %

Richardson ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

9.6 %

Richardson ISD: 15%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

26.5%

Gifted and talented

17.3%

Special education

9.6%

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

Richardson ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson 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

92.3 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

89.7 %

Richardson ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Richardson ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

90.1 %

Richardson ISD: 87.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.4 %

Richardson ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

90 %

Richardson ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

89.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

90.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

94.4%

Two or more races

90.0%

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

3.3 %

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

5.4 %

Richardson ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4.6 %

Richardson ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 10%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

1.8 %

Richardson ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

1.5 %

Richardson ISD: 2.3%

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

22.4 %

Richardson ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

24.5 %

Richardson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

14.3 %

Richardson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

6.7 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

31.8 %

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

12.8 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

13.2 %

Richardson ISD: 18.2%

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

42.4 %

Richardson ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

18.3 %

Richardson ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

20 %

Richardson ISD: 20%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

67.9 %

Richardson ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

22.3 %

Richardson ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

63.3 %

Richardson ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

60 %

Richardson ISD: 45.2%

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

62.2 %

Richardson ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

38.5 %

Richardson ISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

52.6 %

Richardson ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

41.4 %

Richardson ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

71.1 %

Richardson ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

60 %

Richardson ISD: 67.3%

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

1186

Richardson ISD: 1134

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.1

Richardson ISD: 18.8

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

71.8 %

Richardson ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

72.4 %

Richardson ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

65 %

Richardson ISD: 59.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

71.8%

Math

72.4%

Reading + Math

65.0%

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

161.2

African American

10.5 (6.5%)

Richardson ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.2 (2.6%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

15.5 (9.6%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

127.2 (78.9%)

Richardson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

3.8 (2.4%)

Richardson ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2.5 (1.5%)

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

110.8 (68.7%)

Richardson ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

45.8 (28.4%)

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2.2 (1.3%)

Richardson ISD: 0.6%

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

15.2

Richardson ISD: 13.6

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

12 years

Richardson ISD: 10 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

$66,803

Richardson ISD: $65,020

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,445

Richardson ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,968

Richardson ISD: $61,222

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$64,652

Richardson ISD: $64,111

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,684

Richardson ISD: $68,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,341

Richardson ISD: $73,244

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$80,024

Richardson ISD: $77,088

Statewide: $74,014

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