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This database was last updated in October 2018, and its latest data is from the 2015-16 school year. Researchers can find more recent data at the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection site.

Miseducation » Texas

Somerset Independent School District

P O BOX 279, SOMERSET, TX 78069

4,057 Students | 320 Teachers | 8 Schools

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District Composition
1% Black
87% Hispanic
11% White
1% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

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

2.8x 

White students are 2.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

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

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

Discipline

3.4x 

Black students are 3.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

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

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

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

Achievement Gap

0.6 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.6 grades behind White students.

The achievement gap between Black students and White students is not available.

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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
3% Black
70% Hispanic
25% White
1% Two or More Races
2% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.


Gifted & Talented Composition
3% Black
75% Hispanic
17% White
2% Two or More Races
3% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.

This District

State

Students

89% Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 89%

State Avg: 72%

0

100%

79% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 79%

State Avg: 59%

0

100%

90% High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: 90%

State Avg: 89%

0

100%

21% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

317 students

District Avg: 21%

State Avg: 23%

0

100%

5% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

204 students

District Avg: 5%

State Avg: 8%

0

100%

0%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Taking the SAT or ACT

District Avg: 0%

State Avg: 18%

0

100%

26% Students Enrolled in Physics

276 students

District Avg: 26%

State Avg: 24%

0

100%

6% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

64 students

District Avg: 6%

State Avg: 14%

0

100%

1%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in in Geometry

73 students

District Avg: 1%

State Avg: 25%

0

100%

28% Students Enrolled in Biology

353 students

District Avg: 28%

State Avg: 28%

0

100%

26% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

320 students

District Avg: 26%

State Avg: 25%

0

100%

1% Students Enrolled in Calculus

14 students

District Avg: 1%

State Avg: 3%

0

100%

6%

Highest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

246 students

District Avg: 6%

State Avg: 2%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

12.7 Students for Every Teacher

12.7

District Avg

15.2

State Avg

53%

Highest 10% in the state

Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 53%

State Avg: 15%

0

100%

28% Chronically Absent Teachers

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

District Avg: 28%

State Avg: 26%

0

100%

15 Average Number of AP Courses per School

15

District Avg

12.4

State Avg

3.2 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3.2

District Avg

2.6

State Avg

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

2 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

6 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0

Lowest 10% in the state

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
3% Black
83% Hispanic
14% White
1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Native Am.


Expulsion Composition
100% Hispanic

Hispanic

This District

State

Students

341

Highest 10% in the state

Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

341

District Total

257.4K

State Total

599 Total In-School Suspended Students

15% of all students in this district

599

District Total

482.5K

State Total

4 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

4

District Total

16.1K

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

234

Highest 10% in the state

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

234

District Avg

97.1

State Avg

3.8

Highest 10% in the state

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

3.8

District Avg

1.7

State Avg

17 Total Arrests

2 Average Arrests, per School

17

District Total

8,920

State Total

23 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

2 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

23

District Total

16.5K

State Total

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

1.7

State Avg

0.5 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

0.5

District Avg

0.9

State Avg

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: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Edna Torres
  • 866-852-9858 x 6016
  • 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

EARLY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ECLA) SOMERSET 89% 67%

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SAVANNAH HEIGHTS INT VON ORMY 88% 83%

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SOMERSET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SOMERSET 95% 67%

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SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL SOMERSET 92% 87%

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SOMERSET EL SOMERSET 86% 82%

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SOMERSET H S SOMERSET 88% 72% 93%

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SOMERSET J H SOMERSET 89% 79%

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6.4x
S/SGT MICHAEL P BARRERA VETERANS EL VON ORMY 91% 82%

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EARLY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ECLA) SOMERSET 89% 67%

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SAVANNAH HEIGHTS INT VON ORMY 88% 83%

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SOMERSET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SOMERSET 95% 67%

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SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL SOMERSET 92% 87%

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SOMERSET EL SOMERSET 86% 82%

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SOMERSET H S SOMERSET 88% 72% 93% 3.3x

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SOMERSET J H SOMERSET 89% 79%

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S/SGT MICHAEL P BARRERA VETERANS EL VON ORMY 91% 82%

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Less likely

EARLY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ECLA) SOMERSET 89% 67%

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SAVANNAH HEIGHTS INT VON ORMY 88% 83%

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SOMERSET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SOMERSET 95% 67%

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SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL SOMERSET 92% 87%

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SOMERSET EL SOMERSET 86% 82%

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SOMERSET H S SOMERSET 88% 72% 93%

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SOMERSET J H SOMERSET 89% 79%

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S/SGT MICHAEL P BARRERA VETERANS EL VON ORMY 91% 82%

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EARLY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ECLA) SOMERSET 89% 67%

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SAVANNAH HEIGHTS INT VON ORMY 88% 83%

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SOMERSET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SOMERSET 95% 67%

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SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL SOMERSET 92% 87%

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SOMERSET EL SOMERSET 86% 82%

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SOMERSET H S SOMERSET 88% 72% 93%

Less likely

Not available

SOMERSET J H SOMERSET 89% 79%

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6.4x
S/SGT MICHAEL P BARRERA VETERANS EL VON ORMY 91% 82%

Not Available

Not available

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EARLY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ECLA) SOMERSET 89% 67%

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SAVANNAH HEIGHTS INT VON ORMY 88% 83%

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SOMERSET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SOMERSET 95% 67%

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SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL SOMERSET 92% 87%

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SOMERSET EL SOMERSET 86% 82%

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SOMERSET H S SOMERSET 88% 72% 93%

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SOMERSET J H SOMERSET 89% 79%

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S/SGT MICHAEL P BARRERA VETERANS EL VON ORMY 91% 82%

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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 education@propublica.org.

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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