S. H. Rider High School - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

S.H. Rider High School is a public school in Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...

, Texas (USA). It is part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District

Wichita Falls Independent School District

Wichita Falls Independent School District ' is a public school district based in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency....

and is one of the district's three high schools.

Located at 4611 Cypress Avenue in southwestern Wichita Falls, the school serves students in grades nine through twelve.

The school mascot is the Rider Raider.

The school was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949. He died in 1958, two years before ground was broken for the school that bears his name.

Student demographics

As of the 2005–2006 school year, Rider High had a total of 1,779 students (81.6% White, 9.2% Hispanic, 5.6% African American, 3.0% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% Native American). 19.5% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged. In 2007 the gross expenditure per student was approximately $4,528.

21% of the student body are listed as low-income while an additional 35.5% are listed as 'at risk'

11% percent of students are enrolled in the Special Education

Special education

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. 12.4% are listed as members of the Gifted and Talented Association, though notable the campus has no program to accommodate these students to speak of. Less than 1% of students are listed as possessing 'limited' English-speaking skills.

The schools attendance rate has rested consistently at 95% for years.

2006–07 Accountability rating

Based on the accountability ratings

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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released by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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on August 1, 2007, Rider High is currently rated "Academically Acceptable".

RHS alumni results on College Board tests

As published in the WFISD 2007–2008 handbook it is revealed the mean SAT

SAT

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and ACT

ACT (examination)

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results of RHS alumni:

In the SAT the mean score stands at 527 Math, 518 Verbal, with a composite of 1045.

On the ACT Raiders scored 22.8 on English, 22.6 on Math, 23.6 on Reading, 21.4 on Science, with a 22.7 composite score.

External links

WFISD campus facts (.pdf file)

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