Slaton High School

Summary:

Slaton High School is a public high school in Slaton, Texas, serving 362 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Slaton Independent School District, which is ranked 708 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Slaton High School faces several challenges, including a student population that is 68% Hispanic, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (28.92%), English I Reading (61.11%), and U.S. History (44.44%) were all below the state averages. However, Slaton High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.7% to 100% over the past few years, which is above the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 9.3, which is lower than the state average and many nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Talkington School For Young Women Leaders, a magnet school in Lubbock, Slaton High School generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking particularly low for African American and Hispanic students, as well as for English Language Learners and students with special needs. Despite spending around $15,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes suggest that factors beyond funding, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be more influential in driving student success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 105 N 20th St
       Slaton, TX  79364-3719


(806) 828-5833

District: Slaton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1220th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,076 Help


Feeder schools for Slaton High School:

Elementary:    Cathelene Thomas Elementary
    Stephen F Austin Pri
Middle:    Slaton J H

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  350

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.0%
White:
26.9%
African American:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Slaton High School ranks worse than 61.4% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.22. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Slaton High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68%), White (26.9%), African American (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Slaton High School is 10. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Slaton High School is $15,076.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Slaton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Slaton High School 1220th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Slaton High School in the ranking list.)

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Slaton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Slaton Independent School District (Isd) 708th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Slaton High School

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Rank History for all students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.68 903rd 1427 36.7%
2005 50.38 858th 1429 40.0%
2006 60.39 659th 1430 53.9%
2007 67.78 479th 1497 68.0%
2008 70.06 390th 1510 74.2%
2009 66.50 513th 1539 66.7%
2010 65.04 556th 1568 64.5%
2011 55.80 929th 1672 44.4%
2012 43.32 1016th 1603 36.6%
2013 48.30 928th 1652 43.8%
2014 44.22 1076th 1734 37.9%
2015 54.36 860th 1743 50.7%
2016 45.80 1057th 1762 40.0%
2017 34.98 1127th 1777 36.6%
2018 35.27 1161st 1797 35.4%
2019 38.10 1176th 1857 36.7%
2021 39.92 1125th 1861 39.5%
2022 38.89 1146th 1876 38.9%
2023 31.38 1360th 1961 30.6%
2024 38.22 1220th 1987 38.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 2.12 1278th 1278 0.0%
2023 32.04 867th 1371 36.8%
2024 20.22 1189th 1435 17.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.11 529th 1347 60.7%
2019 27.16 1088th 1357 19.8%
2021 26.44 1138th 1382 17.7%
2022 30.55 1028th 1418 27.5%
2023 36.86 899th 1478 39.2%
2024 26.69 1240th 1547 19.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.71 1141st 1794 36.4%
2019 36.42 1215th 1818 33.2%
2021 40.83 1083rd 1848 41.4%
2022 41.32 1024th 1847 44.6%
2023 30.53 1350th 1897 28.8%
2024 32.75 1264th 1883 32.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.15 1395th 1781 21.7%
2019 35.47 1253rd 1798 30.3%
2021 37.41 1162nd 1815 36.0%
2022 44.45 997th 1841 45.8%
2023 33.66 1267th 1891 33.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.88 29th 1137 97.4%
2019 71.25 88th 1145 92.3%
2021 62.55 571st 1177 51.5%
2022 42.53 886th 1172 24.4%
2023 3.18 1144th 1182 3.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.36 1455th 1784 18.4%
2019 26.48 1466th 1810 19.0%
2021 30.47 1299th 1829 29.0%
2022 27.70 1373rd 1837 25.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.30 1051st 1803 41.7%
2019 37.85 1128th 1824 38.2%
2021 41.74 1018th 1840 44.7%
2022 30.99 1274th 1853 31.2%
2023 26.86 1407th 1913 26.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.48 664th 1013 34.5%
2019 34.35 637th 1024 37.8%
2021 26.42 756th 1020 25.9%
2022 12.67 939th 1031 8.9%
2023 10.37 986th 1069 7.8%
2024 18.98 884th 1065 17.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.02 1110th 1691 34.4%
2019 36.14 1133rd 1714 33.9%
2021 37.84 1080th 1743 38.0%
2022 42.81 929th 1762 47.3%
2023 27.75 1349th 1820 25.9%
2024 31.67 1216th 1804 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Slaton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.13 1124th 1539 27.0%
2019 38.35 1024th 1526 32.9%
2021 57.63 565th 1510 62.6%
2022 35.23 1049th 1525 31.2%
2023 39.92 989th 1576 37.2%
2024 49.42 745th 1556 52.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Slaton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 239 42 0 158 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1990 249 36 1 178 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1991 224 44 0 201 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1992 208 51 0 206 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 211 53 1 204 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1994 205 48 1 236 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1995 222 43 1 198 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1996 222 43 1 198 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1997 207 33 0 227 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1998 215 31 0 203 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1999 201 36 0 213 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2000 176 27 0 200 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2001 182 29 0 191 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2002 148 31 2 196 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2003 148 31 2 196 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2004 144 27 2 191 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2005 130 29 1 179 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2006 139 35 1 183 2 n/a n/a 0 360
2007 139 32 1 181 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2008 128 31 1 188 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2009 127 32 0 178 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2010 101 23 1 196 1 n/a n/a 0 322
2011 96 24 0 213 2 0 1 0 336
2012 97 27 0 198 1 0 1 0 324
2013 80 31 0 235 1 0 2 0 349
2014 84 25 0 240 1 0 3 0 353
2015 81 22 0 237 1 0 1 0 342
2016 81 19 0 240 1 0 0 0 341
2017 86 22 0 239 1 0 3 0 351
2018 98 22 0 232 0 0 4 0 356
2019 107 25 2 246 1 0 5 0 386
2020 106 28 1 249 3 0 5 0 392
2021 98 26 1 256 1 0 4 0 386
2022 89 23 1 260 1 0 3 0 377
2023 97 16 0 246 0 0 3 0 362
2024 94 15 0 238 0 0 3 0 350

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Slaton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 439 n/a n/a n/a
1990 464 33.0 14.0 n/a
1991 469 33.0 14.2 n/a
1992 465 36.0 12.9 35.5
1993 469 36.0 13.0 33.7
1994 490 36.0 13.6 31.2
1995 464 39.7 11.7 30
1996 464 39.7 11.7 30
1997 467 39.1 11.9 35.8
1998 449 39.2 11.5 30.3
1999 450 38.9 11.6 39.8
2000 403 38.9 10.4 36.2
2001 402 40.2 10.0 42.8
2002 377 38.2 9.9 48
2003 377 38.2 9.9 48
2004 364 37.8 9.6 40.7
2005 339 39.7 8.5 48.7
2006 360 39.1 9.2 56.4
2007 353 41.1 8.6 57.8
2008 348 40.2 8.7 57.5
2009 338 39.3 8.6 58.9
2010 322 39.7 8.1 58.4
2011 336 41.2 8.1 58.9
2012 324 41.3 7.8 64.2
2013 349 40.6 8.5 65.6
2014 353 38.1 9.2 65.4
2015 342 41.0 8.3 66.4
2016 341 38.0 8.9 69.5
2017 351 37.7 9.3 69.5
2018 356 38.6 9.2 78.7
2019 386 37.7 10.2 73.1
2020 392 40.5 9.6 70.9
2021 386 39.8 9.6 71.2
2022 377 40.0 9.4 73.2
2023 362 38.7 9.3 69.6
2024 350 34.9 10.0 70.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Slaton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 439 n/a n/a n/a
1990 464 33.0 14.0 n/a
1991 469 33.0 14.2 n/a
1992 465 36.0 12.9 35.5
1993 469 36.0 13.0 33.7
1994 490 36.0 13.6 31.2
1995 464 39.7 11.7 30
1996 464 39.7 11.7 30
1997 467 39.1 11.9 35.8
1998 449 39.2 11.5 30.3
1999 450 38.9 11.6 39.8
2000 403 38.9 10.4 36.2
2001 402 40.2 10.0 42.8
2002 377 38.2 9.9 48
2003 377 38.2 9.9 48
2004 364 37.8 9.6 40.7
2005 339 39.7 8.5 48.7
2006 360 39.1 9.2 56.4
2007 353 41.1 8.6 57.8
2008 348 40.2 8.7 57.5
2009 338 39.3 8.6 58.9
2010 322 39.7 8.1 58.4
2011 336 41.2 8.1 58.9
2012 324 41.3 7.8 64.2
2013 349 40.6 8.5 65.6
2014 353 38.1 9.2 65.4
2015 342 41.0 8.3 66.4
2016 341 38.0 8.9 69.5
2017 351 37.7 9.3 69.5
2018 356 38.6 9.2 78.7
2019 386 37.7 10.2 73.1
2020 392 40.5 9.6 70.9
2021 386 39.8 9.6 71.2
2022 377 40.0 9.4 73.2
2023 362 38.7 9.3 69.6
2024 350 34.9 10.0 70.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Slaton High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $800 (5.7%) $13,257 (94.3%) $14,057
2020 $909 (6.5%) $13,098 (93.5%) $14,007
2021 $1,087 (7.2%) $13,989 (92.8%) $15,076

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Slaton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1176th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1360th of 1961 High schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Slaton High School)6016
 44%
   End of Course Algebra I (Slaton Independent School District (Isd))6637
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Slaton High School)5651
 5%
   End of Course Biology (Slaton Independent School District (Isd))5551
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Slaton High School)3143
 12%
   End of Course English I Reading (Slaton Independent School District (Isd))3043
 13%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Slaton High School)4453
 9%
   End of Course English II Reading (Slaton Independent School District (Isd))4453
 9%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Slaton High School)6453
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Slaton Independent School District (Isd))6453
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students386362
 6.2%
African American2516
 36%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic246246
Pacific Islander00
White10797
 9.3%
Two or More Races53
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.1%69.6%
 3.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Slaton High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 350 students attended Slaton High School.

Slaton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cathelene Thomas Elementary
Elementary : Stephen F Austin Pri
Middle : Slaton J H

Slaton High School ranks 1220th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Slaton High School are 68% Hispanic, 27% White, 4% African American.


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