Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Tolar ISD: A

Total students

252

Avg. teacher experience

15.3 years

Tolar ISD: 13.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.8 %

Tolar ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 90%

Tolar High School is a high school in Tolar, TX, in the Tolar ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 252 students. 7.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 97.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Tolar High School was 1002 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,275, which is $3,612 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tolarisd.org

Address

301 Rock Church Hwy
Tolar, TX 76476-4603

Office phone number

(254) 835-4316

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tolar 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

252

African American

2 (0.8%)

Tolar ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Tolar ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

17 (6.7%)

Tolar ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

227 (90.1%)

Tolar ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (2%)

Tolar ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.8%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

6.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

90.1%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

7.5 %

Tolar ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

41.3 %

Tolar ISD: 45.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.4 %

Tolar ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

7.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.4%

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

0.8 %

Tolar ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Tolar ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.7 %

Tolar ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.8%

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

8.7%

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)

A

Tolar ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Tolar ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Tolar ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Tolar ISD: 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 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

97.8 %

Tolar ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97.6 %

Tolar ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

97.6%

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 %

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Tolar 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

12.3 %

Tolar ISD: 10%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Tolar ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.5 %

Tolar ISD: 18%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11 %

Tolar ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Tolar ISD: 9.1%

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

5.6 %

Tolar ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Tolar ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.2 %

Tolar ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Tolar 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

33.3 %

Tolar ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Tolar ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tolar ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

40 %

Tolar ISD: 40%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Tolar 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

1002

Tolar ISD: 1002

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

19.6

Tolar ISD: 19.6

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

72.9 %

Tolar ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

52.1 %

Tolar ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

52.1 %

Tolar ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

72.9%

Math

52.1%

Reading + Math

52.1%

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

24

African American

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.8 (7.6%)

Tolar ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tolar ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.2 (92.4%)

Tolar ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Tolar 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%)

Tolar ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

16.3 (68%)

Tolar ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.7 (32%)

Tolar ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Tolar 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

10.5

Tolar ISD: 12.9

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

15.3 years

Tolar ISD: 13.9 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

$55,275

Tolar ISD: $51,849

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Tolar ISD: $19,064

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,658

Tolar ISD: $39,775

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$47,306

Tolar ISD: $45,672

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,173

Tolar ISD: $56,993

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,061

Tolar ISD: $59,734

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,971

Tolar ISD: $64,817

Statewide: $71,111

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