Sweetwater High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Total students

523

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Sweetwater ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

87.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Sweetwater High School is a high school in Sweetwater, TX, in the Sweetwater ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 523 students. 65.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.5% 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, 87.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average ACT score was 18.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,471, which is $3,003 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sweetwaterisd.net

Address

1205 Ragland
Sweetwater, TX 79556-2438

Office phone number

(325) 235-4371

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sweetwater High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

523

African American

25 (4.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

288 (55.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

188 (35.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

15 (2.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

55.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

35.9%

Two or more races

2.9%

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

65.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 51%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

64.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 75%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

65.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.2%

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

5.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

15.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.5%

Gifted and talented

7.1%

Special education

15.9%

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

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Sweetwater 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

87.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

69.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

91.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

86.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

69.2%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

91.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

86.7%

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

1.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2%

African American

2.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

5.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

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

32.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 22%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

47.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

33.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

29.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

36.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 22.4%

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 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

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

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: 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

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

18.7

Sweetwater ISD: 18.7

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

61.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 61.8%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

47.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

44.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

61.8%

Math

47.1%

Reading + Math

44.9%

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

42.6

African American

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

10 (23.5%)

Sweetwater ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.6 (74.2%)

Sweetwater ISD: 75%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sweetwater 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

0.3 (0.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

38.2 (89.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.1 (9.6%)

Sweetwater ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sweetwater 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

12.3

Sweetwater ISD: 13.4

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

12.3 years

Sweetwater ISD: 12.1 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

$59,471

Sweetwater ISD: $54,582

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,856

Sweetwater ISD: $48,283

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,690

Sweetwater ISD: $48,423

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,051

Sweetwater ISD: $51,604

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,482

Sweetwater ISD: $59,171

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,610

Sweetwater ISD: $61,595

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$73,293

Sweetwater ISD: $66,992

Statewide: $74,014

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