Big Sandy School

  • Elementary/secondary school in Big Sandy ISD
  • Dallardsville, TX
  • Early education - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Total students

518

Avg. teacher experience

17.6 years

Big Sandy ISD: 17.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Big Sandy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Big Sandy School is an elementary/secondary school in Dallardsville, TX, in the Big Sandy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 518 students. 32.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average ACT score was 20.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,104, which is $630 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 17.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bigsandyisd.net

Address

9180 Fm 1276
Dallardsville, TX 77332-0188

Office phone number

(936) 563-1000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Big Sandy School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

518

African American

7 (1.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

101 (19.5%)

Big Sandy ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

55 (10.6%)

Big Sandy ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

325 (62.7%)

Big Sandy ISD: 62.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

28 (5.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.4%

American Indian

19.5%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

10.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

62.7%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

32.4 %

Big Sandy ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

60.8 %

Big Sandy ISD: 60.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Big Sandy ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

32.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

60.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

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

1.5 %

Big Sandy ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.8 %

Big Sandy ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

17.4 %

Big Sandy ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.5%

Gifted and talented

6.8%

Special education

17.4%

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

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Big Sandy 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

100 %

Big Sandy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Big Sandy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

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 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

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

15 %

Big Sandy ISD: 15%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

15.1 %

Big Sandy ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.4 %

Big Sandy ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.5 %

Big Sandy ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

5.6 %

Big Sandy ISD: 5.6%

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 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Big Sandy ISD: 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

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Big Sandy 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

N/A

Big Sandy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.3

Big Sandy ISD: 20.3

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

48.1 %

Big Sandy ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

44.4 %

Big Sandy ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

44.4 %

Big Sandy ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

48.1%

Math

44.4%

Reading + Math

44.4%

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

41.8

African American

0 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1 (2.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

38.9 (92.9%)

Big Sandy ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Big Sandy ISD: 2.4%

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 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

34.4 (82.2%)

Big Sandy ISD: 82.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.4 (17.8%)

Big Sandy ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Big Sandy ISD: 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

12.4

Big Sandy ISD: 12.4

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

17.6 years

Big Sandy ISD: 17.6 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

$63,104

Big Sandy ISD: $63,104

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$48,519

Big Sandy ISD: $48,519

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$55,035

Big Sandy ISD: $55,035

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,381

Big Sandy ISD: $55,381

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,803

Big Sandy ISD: $60,803

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,694

Big Sandy ISD: $69,694

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$75,513

Big Sandy ISD: $75,513

Statewide: $74,014

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