Pathways High School
- High school in Denison ISD
- Denison, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Total students
53
Avg. teacher experience
7.3 years
Denison ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
86.5 %
Denison ISD: 95.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Pathways High School is a high school in Denison, TX, in the Denison ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 53 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
In the Class of 2023, 86.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,966, which is $5,508 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
318 W Morgan StDenison, TX 75020-4615
Office phone number
Principal
- Lance San Millan
- lsanmillan@denisonisd.net
- (903) 462-7150
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Pathways 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
53
African American
9 (17%)
Denison ISD: 8.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (1.9%)
Denison ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
7 (13.2%)
Denison ISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
28 (52.8%)
Denison ISD: 52.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (15.1%)
Denison ISD: 11.3%
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
100 %
Denison ISD: 44.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
92.5 %
Denison ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
3.8 %
Denison ISD: 10.4%
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
1.9 %
Denison ISD: 10%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Denison ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.9 %
Denison ISD: 17%
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
Denison ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Denison 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
86.5 %
Denison ISD: 95.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Denison ISD: 94.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Denison ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
Masked
Denison ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
80 %
Denison ISD: 93.7%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
85.7 %
Denison ISD: 96.6%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
80 %
Denison ISD: 96.9%
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
2.1 %
Denison ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Denison ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Denison ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Denison ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
5.6 %
Denison ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
2 %
Denison ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Denison 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
72.3 %
Denison ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
84.6 %
Denison ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Denison ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Denison ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
68.4 %
Denison ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
64 %
Denison ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
100 %
Denison ISD: 18.8%
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 %
Denison ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
0 %
Denison ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Denison ISD: 45.5%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
Masked
Denison ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Denison ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Denison ISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 %
Denison ISD: 9.2%
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
N/A
Denison ISD: 52.1%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Denison ISD: 71.4%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Denison ISD: 40%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Denison ISD: Masked
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Denison ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denison ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Denison ISD: 56%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Denison ISD: 50%
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
Denison ISD: 1039
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Denison ISD: 19.4
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
5.8 %
Denison ISD: 71.2%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
1.9 %
Denison ISD: 62.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
1.9 %
Denison ISD: 57.6%
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
3.8
African American
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
3.8 (100%)
Denison ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 3.8%
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%)
Denison ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
3 (78.6%)
Denison ISD: 73.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
0.8 (21.4%)
Denison ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Denison ISD: 0.2%
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
13.9
Denison 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
7.3 years
Denison ISD: 11.1 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
$56,966
Denison ISD: $57,754
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$60,394
Denison ISD: $53,487
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,634
Denison ISD: $55,290
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,046
Denison ISD: $56,252
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,414
Denison ISD: $57,838
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
N/A
Denison ISD: $63,581
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Denison ISD: $69,834
Statewide: $74,014