Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Victoria ISD: C

Total students

1,731

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Victoria ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.9 %

Victoria ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 90%

Victoria West High School is a high school in Victoria, TX, in the Victoria ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,731 students. 62.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.9% 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, 97.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Victoria West High School was 995 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,910, which is $4,977 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.visd.net

Address

307 W Tropical Dr
Victoria, TX 77904

Office phone number

(361) 788-2830

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Victoria West High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,731

African American

95 (5.5%)

Victoria ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Victoria ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

17 (1%)

Victoria ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,070 (61.8%)

Victoria ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Victoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

515 (29.8%)

Victoria ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

32 (1.8%)

Victoria ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.5%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

61.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

29.8%

Two or more races

1.8%

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

62.4 %

Victoria ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.2 %

Victoria ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.1 %

Victoria ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.1%

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

4.9 %

Victoria ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Victoria ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.6 %

Victoria ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.9%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

12.6%

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

Victoria ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Victoria ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Victoria ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Victoria 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

97.9 %

Victoria ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Victoria ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Victoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Victoria ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.4 %

Victoria ISD: 97.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Victoria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.4 %

Victoria ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Victoria ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

97.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.4%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

0.5 %

Victoria ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1 %

Victoria ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Victoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Victoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.7 %

Victoria ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Victoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.2 %

Victoria ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Victoria ISD: 0%

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

19 %

Victoria ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25.2 %

Victoria ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Victoria ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5.3 %

Victoria ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

22.5 %

Victoria ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Victoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12 %

Victoria ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

10.8 %

Victoria ISD: 19.4%

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

29.7 %

Victoria ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

13.2 %

Victoria ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Victoria ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

42.9 %

Victoria ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

23.2 %

Victoria ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Victoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

42.2 %

Victoria ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

38.5 %

Victoria ISD: 37%

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

27.1 %

Victoria ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Victoria ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Victoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Victoria ISD: 50%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

20.6 %

Victoria ISD: 19%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Victoria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

35.2 %

Victoria ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

20 %

Victoria ISD: 20%

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

995

Victoria ISD: 990

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.7

Victoria 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

44.2 %

Victoria ISD: 33.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.6 %

Victoria ISD: 33.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

35.7 %

Victoria ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

44.2%

Math

47.6%

Reading + Math

35.7%

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

119.4

African American

5 (4.2%)

Victoria ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.5 (0.4%)

Victoria ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Victoria ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

32 (26.8%)

Victoria ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Victoria ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

79.3 (66.4%)

Victoria ISD: 67.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.6 (2.2%)

Victoria ISD: 1.1%

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 (1.2%)

Victoria ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

87 (72.9%)

Victoria ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

28.9 (24.2%)

Victoria ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (1.7%)

Victoria ISD: 0.6%

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

14.5

Victoria ISD: 15.5

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

11.2 years

Victoria ISD: 11.5 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

$53,910

Victoria ISD: $52,838

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,208

Victoria ISD: $49,093

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,025

Victoria ISD: $49,353

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,798

Victoria ISD: $51,528

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,377

Victoria ISD: $54,054

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,927

Victoria ISD: $59,855

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,303

Victoria ISD: $63,741

Statewide: $71,111

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