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Miseducation » Texas

Abilene Independent School District

P O BOX 981, ABILENE, TX 79604

17K Students | 1,134 Teachers | 32 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.5x 

White students are 2.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.8x 

Black students are 2.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Low

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively even.

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively even.

Achievement Gap

1.7 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.7 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.2 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

62% Nonwhite Students

67% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

90% High School Graduation Rate

23% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

996 students

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,125 students

27% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,180 students

27% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,195 students

16% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

719 students

29% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,270 students

29% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,288 students

25% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,093 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

121 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

319 students

Teachers & Resources

15 Students for Every Teacher

10% Inexperienced Teachers

14% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

18.7 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

8 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

4 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

23 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

733 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

1,681 Total In-School Suspended Students

10% of all students in this district

34 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

2 Total Number of Students Who Received Corporal Punishment

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

73 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

59 Total Arrests

2 Average Arrests, per School

237 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

8 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

1 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.4 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Kari Leong
  • (325) 677-1444 x8870
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Kari Leong
  • (325) 677-1444 x8870
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Connie Mangin
  • (325) 677-1444 x7952
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABILENE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABILENE 36% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ABILENE H S ABILENE 64% 58% 91% 3.9x 3x
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE ABILENE 49% 44% Greater than 90%

Less likely

Not available

AUSTIN EL ABILENE 44% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BASSETTI EL ABILENE 59% 71%

Not Available

Not available

5.9x
BONHAM EL ABILENE 53% 69%

Not Available

Not available

4.9x
BOWIE EL ABILENE 56% 80%

Not Available

Not available

5.5x
CLACK MIDDLE ABILENE 64% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

COOPER H S ABILENE 57% 53% 90% 2x 5.4x
CRAIG MIDDLE ABILENE 66% 67%

Not Available

Not available

3.2x
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE ABILENE 63% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DYESS EL ABILENE 46% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JACKSON EL ABILENE 53% 64%

Not Available

Not available

4.6x
JEFFERSON OPPORTUNITY CTR ABILENE 75% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JOHNSTON EL ABILENE 67% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ABILENE 47% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LEE EL ABILENE 74% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LOCUST ECC ABILENE 68% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LONG EL ABILENE 75% 82%

Not Available

Not available

4.1x
MADISON MIDDLE ABILENE 56% 61%

Not Available

Not available

4.7x
MANN MIDDLE ABILENE 70% 71%

Not Available

Not available

2.6x
MARTINEZ EL ABILENE 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ORTIZ EL ABILENE 86% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ABILENE 55% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EL ABILENE 72% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SAM HOUSTON ABILENE 49% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER ABILENE 75% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR EL ABILENE 54% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

THOMAS EL ABILENE 68% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WARD EL ABILENE 47% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ABILENE 68% 77% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

4.4x
WOODSON ECC ABILENE 80% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABILENE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABILENE 36% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ABILENE H S ABILENE 64% 58% 91% 2.3x

Not available

ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE ABILENE 49% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

AUSTIN EL ABILENE 44% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BASSETTI EL ABILENE 59% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BONHAM EL ABILENE 53% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BOWIE EL ABILENE 56% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

CLACK MIDDLE ABILENE 64% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

COOPER H S ABILENE 57% 53% 90% 1.5x

Not available

CRAIG MIDDLE ABILENE 66% 67%

Not Available

Not available

1.7x
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE ABILENE 63% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DYESS EL ABILENE 46% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JACKSON EL ABILENE 53% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JEFFERSON OPPORTUNITY CTR ABILENE 75% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JOHNSTON EL ABILENE 67% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ABILENE 47% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LEE EL ABILENE 74% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LOCUST ECC ABILENE 68% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LONG EL ABILENE 75% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MADISON MIDDLE ABILENE 56% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MANN MIDDLE ABILENE 70% 71%

Not Available

Not available

1.7x
MARTINEZ EL ABILENE 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ORTIZ EL ABILENE 86% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

REAGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ABILENE 55% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EL ABILENE 72% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

SAM HOUSTON ABILENE 49% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER ABILENE 75% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR EL ABILENE 54% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

THOMAS EL ABILENE 68% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WARD EL ABILENE 47% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ABILENE 68% 77% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

WOODSON ECC ABILENE 80% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABILENE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABILENE 36% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ABILENE H S ABILENE 64% 58% 91%

Not available

Not available

ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE ABILENE 49% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

AUSTIN EL ABILENE 44% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BASSETTI EL ABILENE 59% 71%

Not Available

Not available

7.5x
BONHAM EL ABILENE 53% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BOWIE EL ABILENE 56% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

CLACK MIDDLE ABILENE 64% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

COOPER H S ABILENE 57% 53% 90%

Not available

Not available

CRAIG MIDDLE ABILENE 66% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE ABILENE 63% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DYESS EL ABILENE 46% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JACKSON EL ABILENE 53% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JEFFERSON OPPORTUNITY CTR ABILENE 75% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JOHNSTON EL ABILENE 67% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ABILENE 47% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LEE EL ABILENE 74% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LOCUST ECC ABILENE 68% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LONG EL ABILENE 75% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MADISON MIDDLE ABILENE 56% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MANN MIDDLE ABILENE 70% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MARTINEZ EL ABILENE 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ORTIZ EL ABILENE 86% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ABILENE 55% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EL ABILENE 72% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SAM HOUSTON ABILENE 49% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER ABILENE 75% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR EL ABILENE 54% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

THOMAS EL ABILENE 68% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WARD EL ABILENE 47% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ABILENE 68% 77% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

7.2x
WOODSON ECC ABILENE 80% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABILENE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABILENE 36% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ABILENE H S ABILENE 64% 58% 91%

Not available

Not available

ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE ABILENE 49% 44% Greater than 90%

Less likely

Not available

AUSTIN EL ABILENE 44% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BASSETTI EL ABILENE 59% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BONHAM EL ABILENE 53% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BOWIE EL ABILENE 56% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

CLACK MIDDLE ABILENE 64% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

COOPER H S ABILENE 57% 53% 90%

Not available

Not available

CRAIG MIDDLE ABILENE 66% 67%

Not Available

Not available

7.5x
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE ABILENE 63% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DYESS EL ABILENE 46% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JACKSON EL ABILENE 53% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JEFFERSON OPPORTUNITY CTR ABILENE 75% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JOHNSTON EL ABILENE 67% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ABILENE 47% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LEE EL ABILENE 74% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LOCUST ECC ABILENE 68% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LONG EL ABILENE 75% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MADISON MIDDLE ABILENE 56% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MANN MIDDLE ABILENE 70% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MARTINEZ EL ABILENE 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ORTIZ EL ABILENE 86% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ABILENE 55% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EL ABILENE 72% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SAM HOUSTON ABILENE 49% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER ABILENE 75% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR EL ABILENE 54% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

THOMAS EL ABILENE 68% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WARD EL ABILENE 47% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ABILENE 68% 77% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

WOODSON ECC ABILENE 80% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABILENE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABILENE 36% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ABILENE H S ABILENE 64% 58% 91%

Not available

Not available

ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE ABILENE 49% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

AUSTIN EL ABILENE 44% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BASSETTI EL ABILENE 59% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BONHAM EL ABILENE 53% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

BOWIE EL ABILENE 56% 80%

Not Available

Not available

9.2x
CLACK MIDDLE ABILENE 64% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

COOPER H S ABILENE 57% 53% 90% 1.8x

Not available

CRAIG MIDDLE ABILENE 66% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE ABILENE 63% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

DYESS EL ABILENE 46% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JACKSON EL ABILENE 53% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JEFFERSON OPPORTUNITY CTR ABILENE 75% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

JOHNSTON EL ABILENE 67% 75%

Not Available

Not available

7.3x
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ABILENE 47% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LEE EL ABILENE 74% 84%

Not Available

Not available

10.6x
LOCUST ECC ABILENE 68% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

LONG EL ABILENE 75% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

MADISON MIDDLE ABILENE 56% 61%

Not Available

Not available

3x
MANN MIDDLE ABILENE 70% 71%

Not Available

Not available

4.5x
MARTINEZ EL ABILENE 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

ORTIZ EL ABILENE 86% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ABILENE 55% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

REAGAN EL ABILENE 72% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SAM HOUSTON ABILENE 49% 85%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER ABILENE 75% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

TAYLOR EL ABILENE 54% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

THOMAS EL ABILENE 68% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WARD EL ABILENE 47% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ABILENE 68% 77% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

7.2x
WOODSON ECC ABILENE 80% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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