Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Athens ISD: B

Total students

652

Avg. teacher experience

8.9 years

Athens ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Athens ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 90%

Athens Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Athens, TX, in the Athens ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 652 students. 63.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,251, which is $3,636 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.athensisd.net

Address

6800 State Hwy 19 S
Athens, TX 75751-8922

Office phone number

(903) 677-3030

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Athens Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

652

African American

85 (13%)

Athens ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Athens ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

326 (50%)

Athens ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

207 (31.7%)

Athens ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

32 (4.9%)

Athens ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

50.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

31.7%

Two or more races

4.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

63.3 %

Athens ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.8 %

Athens ISD: 79.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

26.4 %

Athens ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

63.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

25.9 %

Athens ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4 %

Athens ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.1 %

Athens ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

25.9%

Gifted and talented

4.0%

Special education

18.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Athens ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Athens ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Athens ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Athens ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.2 %

Athens ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.1 %

Athens ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Athens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Athens ISD: 13%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.5 %

Athens ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Athens ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.4 %

Athens ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

21.2 %

Athens ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

40.3

African American

6.2 (15.4%)

Athens ISD: 6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0.9 (2.2%)

Athens ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.4 (77.7%)

Athens ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.9 (4.7%)

Athens ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.3 (0.8%)

Athens ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

34.6 (85.7%)

Athens ISD: 74.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.4 (13.5%)

Athens ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Athens ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.2

Athens ISD: 14.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.9 years

Athens ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,251

Athens ISD: $56,860

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,988

Athens ISD: $46,692

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,405

Athens ISD: $52,291

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,108

Athens ISD: $55,203

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,826

Athens ISD: $61,211

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,395

Athens ISD: $65,100

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,980

Athens ISD: $67,231

Statewide: $71,111

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