Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Little Elm ISD: C

Total students

2,497

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Little Elm ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.8 %

Little Elm ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 90%

Little Elm High School is a high school in Little Elm, TX, in the Little Elm ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,497 students. 54.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 93.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Little Elm High School was 938 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,585, which is $1,698 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.littleelmisd.net

Address

1900 Walker Ln
Little Elm, TX 75068-5220

Office phone number

(972) 947-9443

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Little Elm High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,497

African American

496 (19.9%)

Little Elm ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (0.4%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

58 (2.3%)

Little Elm ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,009 (40.4%)

Little Elm ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.2%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

813 (32.6%)

Little Elm ISD: 33.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

106 (4.2%)

Little Elm ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.9%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

2.3%

Hispanic

40.4%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

32.6%

Two or more races

4.2%

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

54.5 %

Little Elm ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

44.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.7 %

Little Elm ISD: 20%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

44.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.7%

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

11.6 %

Little Elm ISD: 23%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Little Elm ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.9 %

Little Elm ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.6%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

7.9%

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 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)

C

Little Elm ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Little Elm ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Little Elm ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Little Elm ISD: C

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

93.8 %

Little Elm ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

95.7 %

Little Elm ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

84.6 %

Little Elm ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.8 %

Little Elm ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

92.9 %

Little Elm ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

95.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

84.6%

Hispanic

93.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

93.8%

Two or more races

92.9%

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

1.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1 %

Little Elm ISD: 1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

10 %

Little Elm ISD: 10%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.2 %

Little Elm ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Little Elm ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.5 %

Little Elm ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.1 %

Little Elm ISD: 1.1%

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

9.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

10.2 %

Little Elm ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

10 %

Little Elm ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Little Elm ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.2 %

Little Elm ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

6.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 6.4%

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

20.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

13.9 %

Little Elm ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

41.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 41.4%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

17.6 %

Little Elm ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.9 %

Little Elm ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

18.9 %

Little Elm ISD: 18.9%

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

45.6 %

Little Elm ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

30.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

33.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

43.4 %

Little Elm ISD: 43.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Little Elm ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

56.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Little Elm ISD: 14.3%

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

938

Little Elm ISD: 938

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.3

Little Elm ISD: 20.3

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

51.7 %

Little Elm ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

29.8 %

Little Elm ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

28.6 %

Little Elm ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

51.7%

Math

29.8%

Reading + Math

28.6%

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

135.9

African American

22.5 (16.6%)

Little Elm ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.3 (2.4%)

Little Elm ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14 (10.3%)

Little Elm ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

96.1 (70.7%)

Little Elm ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.5 (1.1%)

Little Elm ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

87.7 (64.6%)

Little Elm ISD: 70%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

46.7 (34.4%)

Little Elm ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Little Elm 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

18.4

Little Elm ISD: 16.1

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

10.2 years

Little Elm ISD: 10.3 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

$60,585

Little Elm ISD: $60,324

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,522

Little Elm ISD: $55,142

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,591

Little Elm ISD: $57,682

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,299

Little Elm ISD: $59,111

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,097

Little Elm ISD: $62,357

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,319

Little Elm ISD: $66,367

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Little Elm ISD: $72,370

Statewide: $71,111

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