Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Farwell ISD: B

Total students

167

Avg. teacher experience

17.4 years

Farwell ISD: 15.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Farwell ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Farwell High School is a high school in Farwell, TX, in the Farwell ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 167 students. 41.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average ACT score was 18.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,084, which is $3,803 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 17.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.farwellschools.org

Address

801 Ave G
Farwell, TX 79325-0235

Office phone number

(806) 481-3351

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Farwell High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

167

African American

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

76 (45.5%)

Farwell ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

91 (54.5%)

Farwell ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

45.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

54.5%

Two or more races

0%

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

41.3 %

Farwell ISD: 41.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

36.5 %

Farwell ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.6 %

Farwell ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

41.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

36.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

9 %

Farwell ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.8 %

Farwell ISD: 6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.8 %

Farwell ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.0%

Gifted and talented

4.8%

Special education

13.8%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Farwell ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Farwell ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Farwell ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Farwell ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Farwell ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Farwell ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Farwell ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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 %

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15 %

Farwell ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.2 %

Farwell ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.7 %

Farwell ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Farwell ISD: 20%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

1.3 %

Farwell ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.6 %

Farwell ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Farwell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

Farwell ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.5

Farwell ISD: 18.5

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

19.5 %

Farwell ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

22 %

Farwell ISD: 22%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

19.5 %

Farwell ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

19.5%

Math

22.0%

Reading + Math

19.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

22.6

African American

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.6 (6.9%)

Farwell ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21 (93.1%)

Farwell ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

17.5 (77.7%)

Farwell ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (22.3%)

Farwell ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Farwell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

7.4

Farwell ISD: 9.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

17.4 years

Farwell ISD: 15.6 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

$55,084

Farwell ISD: $52,053

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$35,551

Farwell ISD: $35,887

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

N/A

Farwell ISD: $38,499

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,946

Farwell ISD: $46,240

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,290

Farwell ISD: $53,184

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,355

Farwell ISD: $61,618

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$79,640

Farwell ISD: $68,186

Statewide: $71,111

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