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Waxahachie Global High School in Waxahachie, TX
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in Texas) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 90
Address
 602 SECOND ST
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Telephone
(972) 923-4761
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Website
http://www.wisd.org
City-data.com school rating
90
Students
424
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
24.1
Free lunch eligible students
73
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
17
School district
WAXAHACHIE ISD
Charter school
No
Title I status
Not a Title I school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
MARGARET L FELTY EL (2.1 miles):

90
Waxahachie Global High School:

90
WEDGEWORTH EL (1.4 miles):

78
ROBBIE E HOWARD J H (2.0 miles):

70
DUNAWAY EL (1.7 miles):

69
NORTHSIDE EL (0.7 miles):

65
WAXAHACHIE H S (1.4 miles):

60
EDDIE FINLEY SR J H (2.1 miles):

56
MARVIN EL (0.4 miles):

54
Waxahachie Global High School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
Texas:

54
Ellis County:

59
Waxahachie:

64
Waxahachie Global High School:

90

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 424
Enrollment in 2015: 418
Enrollment in 2014: 398
Enrollment in 2013: 405
Enrollment in 2012: 350
Enrollment in 2011: 285
Enrollment in 2010: 184
Enrollment in 2009: 131
Enrollment in 2008: 98

Waxahachie Global High School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)

GradeG09G10G11G12Total
All students1409210290424
Female students66355938198
Male students74574352226
American Indian/Alaska Native students - - - 11
Asian students114410
Hispanic students3324191894
Black students557522
White students97546759277
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students1 - 2 - 3
Two or More Races students383317

Enrollment by grade:
9th grade enrollment: 140
10th grade enrollment: 92
11th grade enrollment: 102
12th grade enrollment: 90

Waxahachie Global High School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 9,864 schools)

Female enrollment: 198 (46.7%)
Waxahachie Global High School:

46.7%
State:

49.0%
Male enrollment: 226 (53.3%)
Waxahachie Global High School:

53.3%
Texas:

50.1%

Waxahachie Global High School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 9,864 schools)

American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.2%)
Here:

0.2%
State:

0.4%
Asian enrollment: 10 (2.4%)
Here:

2.4%
State:

3.1%
Hispanic enrollment: 94 (22.2%)
Waxahachie Global High School:

22.2%
Texas:

46.9%
Black enrollment: 22 (5.2%)
Here:

5.2%
State:

11.6%
White enrollment: 277 (65.3%)
Waxahachie Global High School:

65.3%
State:

32.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 3 (0.7%)
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.1%
Two or More Races enrollment: 17 (4.0%)
Here:

4.0%
Texas:

2.1%

Waxahachie Global High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 8,545 schools)

Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 90 (21.2%)
Here:

21.2%
Texas:

61.6%
Free lunch eligible students: 73 (17.2%)
Here:

17.2%
State:

55.4%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 17 (4.0%)
School:

4.0%
State:

6.2%

Waxahachie Global High School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)

Classroom Teachers (FTE): 24.1

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 4
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 6
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

17.6
Texas:

15.6

Waxahachie Global High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,298,737
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 21.5 (Salary Expenditures: $1,078,581)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $52,625)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $167,531)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $107,671

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 12 (male: 10, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 5 (all male)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)

Retention:
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(State average from 1,120 schools)

A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in 9th grade: 9 (male: 5, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all female)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Section 504: 2 (all male)

Percent of 9th grade students retained
Here:

6.4%
Texas:

18.3%

Total number of students retained in 10th grade: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2

Percent of 10th grade students retained
Waxahachie Global High School:

2.2%
State:

15.1%

Total number of students retained in 11th grade: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Percent of 11th grade students retained
Here:

5.9%
State:

14.9%


Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 7,254 schools)

This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.

    Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment

  • Hispanic19
  • Asian2
  • Black5
  • White28
  • IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 54 (male: 33, female: 21)
  • Hispanic: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 5 (all male)
  • White: 28 (male: 17, female: 11)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Waxahachie Global High School:

127.4
Texas:

79.4

Dual Enrollment:
(State average from 1,381 schools)

This school has students in grades 9-12 enrolled in a dual enrollment / dual credit program
Dual enrollment/dual credit programs provide opportunities for high school students to take college-level courses offered by colleges, and earn concurrent credit toward a high school diploma and a college degree while still in high school.These programs are for high school - enrolled students who are academically prepared to enroll in college and are interested in taking on additional coursework.For example, students who want to study subjects not offered at their high school may seek supplemental education at colleges nearby.

    Dual Enrollment

  • Hispanic103
  • Asian10
  • Native Hawaiian2
  • Black19
  • White259
  • Multirace22
  • IDEA2
Dual Enrollment: 415 (male: 222, female: 193)
  • Hispanic: 103 (male: 47, female: 56)
  • Asian: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
  • White: 259 (male: 149, female: 110)
  • Two or More Races: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Dual Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here:

978.8
State:

133.0

Accountability


SAT/ACT:
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(State average from 1,567 schools)

The ACT Test (ACT) is a nationally recognized assessment used to indicate college readiness.
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.

Waxahachie Global High School - ACT/SAT scores

    Average ACT composite score

  • All24.4
  • Hispanic23.5
  • Black18.5
  • White24.8
Percent of graduates taking the ACT:

51.6%
State:

41.3%
ACT composite scores above criteria:

59.6%
State:

21.8%
Number of graduates: 91
Number of graduates taking the ACT: 47

Average ACT composite score:

24.4
State:

18.9
Average ACT English score:

24.5
Texas:

17.8
Average ACT mathematics score:

23.7
State:

19.1
Average ACT reading score:

25.3
Texas:

19.3
Average ACT science score:

23.5
State:

19.2

    Average SAT combined score

  • All1,058
  • Hispanic959
  • Black885
  • White1,081
Percent of graduates taking the SAT:

78.0%
State:

45.4%
SAT combined scores above criteria:

40.8%
Texas:

19.5%
Number of graduates: 91
Number of graduates taking the SAT: 71

Average SAT critical reading and mathematics combined score:

1,058
Texas:

875
Average SAT mathematics score:

528
State:

443
Average SAT critical reading score:

530
State:

432
Average SAT writing score:

500
Texas:

415

    SAT or ACT Test Participation

  • Hispanic13
  • Asian4
  • Black7
  • White64
SAT or ACT Test Participation: 88 (male: 47, female: 41)
  • Hispanic: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 64 (male: 38, female: 26)

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 7,777 schools)

A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic10
  • Asian2
  • Black2
  • White22
  • Multirace4
  • IDEA2
  • 5045
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 40 (male: 17, female: 23)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
  • Section 504: 5 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
School:

94.3
State:

147.9

Suspensions:
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(State average from 3,231 schools)

Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 5 (male: 3, female: 2)
  • White: 5 (male: 3, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 1 (all female)
  • Section 504: 1 (all female)

Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 2

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Waxahachie Global High School:

4.7
State:

102.7

    Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension

  • Hispanic7
  • Asian2
  • Black4
  • White19
  • Multirace2
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 34 (male: 19, female: 15)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)

Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Instances of out-of-school suspension (Section 504 only): 1

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
School:

2.4
Texas:

12.0
Students with disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2
  • Section 504: 4

Classes & Courses


Calculus:
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Calculus (college-preparatory) course topics include the study of derivatives, differentiation, integration, the definite and indefinite integral, and applications of calculus.Typically, students have previously attained knowledge of precalculus topics (some combination of trigonometry, elementary functions, analytic geometry, and math analysis).
Number of Calculus classes: 6
Number of Calculus classes taught by certified teachers: 6

Student Enrollment in Calculus: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • White: 5 (all male)

Biology:
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Biology (college-preparatory) courses are designed to provide information regarding the fundamental concepts of life and life processes.These courses include(but are not restricted to) such topics as cell structure and function, general plant and animal physiology, genetics, and taxonomy.
Number of Biology classes: 39
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 39

    Student Enrollment in Biology

  • Hispanic28
  • Asian4
  • Black10
  • White91
  • Multirace4
  • IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology: 137 (male: 73, female: 64)
  • Hispanic: 28 (male: 11, female: 17)
  • Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
  • White: 91 (male: 50, female: 41)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Chemistry:
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Chemistry (college-preparatory) courses involve studying the composition, properties, and reactions of substances. These courses typically explore such concepts as the behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases; acid / base and oxidation / reduction reactions; and atomic structure.Chemical formulas and equations and nuclear reactions are also studied.
Number of Chemistry classes: 17
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 17

    Student Enrollment in Chemistry

  • Hispanic22
  • Asian2
  • Black10
  • White52
  • Multirace10
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 96 (male: 52, female: 44)
  • Hispanic: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
  • White: 52 (male: 29, female: 23)
  • Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)

Physics:
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Physics (college-preparatory) courses involve the study of the forces and laws of nature affecting matter, such as equilibrium, motion, momentum, and the relationships between matter and energy.The study of physics includes examination of sound, light, and magnetic and electric phenomena.
Number of Physics classes: 22
Number of Physics classes taught by certified teachers: 22

    Student Enrollment in Physics

  • Hispanic19
  • Asian7
  • Native Hawaiian2
  • Black7
  • White67
  • Multirace4
Student Enrollment in Physics: 106 (male: 45, female: 61)
  • Hispanic: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
  • Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 67 (male: 29, female: 38)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

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