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HIGH ISLAND ISD

HIGH ISLAND, GALVESTON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR DAVID WALKER

TEA Rating

B · 82

Enrollment

122

Avg Salary

$62,598

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning3$31,097
1–5 years1$100,000
6–10 years0
11–20 years7$58,171
21–30 years3$64,965
Over 30 years1$62,390

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
Principal1$90,000
Superintendent1$149,100

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

Applied

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2027–28 school year.

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TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

9.2 : 1

Teacher turnover

26%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

80.5%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
450%20%10%
556%22%0%
6100%44%22%
853%32%0%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
460%50%10%
567%44%33%
689%78%56%
730%20%20%
889%22%22%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
856%22%22%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I91%27%9%
Biology89%56%22%
English I76%59%18%
English II69%46%8%
U.S. History100%67%22%

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Schools (1)

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