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WESTWOOD ISD

PALESTINE, ANDERSON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN

TEA Rating

D · 65

Enrollment

1,303

Avg Salary

$59,498

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
Beginning13$42,073
1–5 years40$45,400
6–10 years13$53,694
11–20 years27$65,459
21–30 years10$65,432
Over 30 years7$61,681

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor3$67,754
School Nurse1$66,186
Principal4$70,629
Superintendent1$179,987

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

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

Participation status

Application Accepted

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2026–27 school year.

Learn about TIA
LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized10.9%$7,225

1 of 109 teachers TIA-designated (0.9%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

12.7 : 1

Teacher turnover

27.6%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

94.5%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
357%33%12%
457%30%11%
552%23%6%
660%22%10%
724%11%1%
829%14%2%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
352%30%8%
469%30%6%
565%44%22%
650%31%11%
768%38%16%
869%39%18%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
827%4%1%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I53%9%2%
Biology87%50%22%
English I61%36%4%
English II60%40%1%
U.S. History91%52%23%

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Open positions

No open positions listed for this district yet.