Uvalde High School

  • High school in Uvalde CISD
  • Uvalde, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Total students

1,241

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Uvalde CISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

Uvalde High School is a high school in Uvalde, TX, in the Uvalde CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,241 students. 63.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.9% 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, 90.3% 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 Uvalde High School was 818 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,004, which is $2,470 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

uhs.uvaldecisd.net

Address

# 1 Coyote Trl
Uvalde, TX 78801-4455

Office phone number

(830) 591-2950

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uvalde High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,241

African American

5 (0.4%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.4%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,112 (89.6%)

Uvalde CISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

113 (9.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

5 (0.4%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

89.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

9.1%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

63.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 75%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

71.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 80.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

63.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.9%

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

9.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 14%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

9.9%

Gifted and talented

9.3%

Special education

11.9%

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

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Uvalde 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

90.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

89.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 86.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

89.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.7%

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

1.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde 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

46.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 43.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

20 %

Uvalde CISD: 20%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

48 %

Uvalde CISD: 48.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

32.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 36.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 60%

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

22.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

19 %

Uvalde CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

51 %

Uvalde CISD: 43.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 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

13.5 %

Uvalde CISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

7.3 %

Uvalde CISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

36 %

Uvalde CISD: 36%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 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

818

Uvalde CISD: 818

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Uvalde CISD: Masked

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

33.6 %

Uvalde CISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

17.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 15%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

14.9 %

Uvalde CISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

33.6%

Math

17.9%

Reading + Math

14.9%

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

86.7

African American

1 (1.2%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

44.7 (51.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41 (47.3%)

Uvalde CISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

6.4 (7.4%)

Uvalde CISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

62.3 (71.9%)

Uvalde CISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

16.9 (19.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.2%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

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

14.3

Uvalde CISD: 13.9

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

13 years

Uvalde 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

$60,004

Uvalde CISD: $57,484

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,768

Uvalde CISD: $50,516

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,875

Uvalde CISD: $51,494

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,079

Uvalde CISD: $55,747

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,816

Uvalde CISD: $59,560

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,236

Uvalde CISD: $64,675

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$73,003

Uvalde CISD: $70,047

Statewide: $74,014

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