Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Carthage ISD: B

Total students

432

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Carthage ISD: 14.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Carthage ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 90%

Carthage Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Carthage, TX, in the Carthage ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 432 students. 56.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,882, which is $6,005 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.carthageisd.org

Address

606 Holly St
Carthage, TX 75633-1429

Office phone number

(903) 693-2751

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Carthage Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

432

African American

86 (19.9%)

Carthage ISD: 20%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Carthage ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

91 (21.1%)

Carthage ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

243 (56.3%)

Carthage ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

11 (2.5%)

Carthage ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

21.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

56.3%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

56.7 %

Carthage ISD: 44.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.3 %

Carthage ISD: 59.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13 %

Carthage ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.0%

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

12.7 %

Carthage ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6 %

Carthage ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.2 %

Carthage ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.7%

Gifted and talented

6.0%

Special education

13.2%

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)

B

Carthage ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Carthage ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Carthage ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Carthage ISD: B

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

13.5 %

Carthage ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14 %

Carthage ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Carthage ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Carthage ISD: 20%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.9 %

Carthage ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Carthage ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.5 %

Carthage ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

36.4 %

Carthage ISD: 32.9%

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

27.4

African American

1.7 (6.1%)

Carthage ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (3.6%)

Carthage ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.7 (90.3%)

Carthage ISD: 85.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0%

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 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21.3 (77.7%)

Carthage ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.1 (22.3%)

Carthage ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Carthage ISD: 0.5%

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

15.8

Carthage ISD: 14

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

12.9 years

Carthage ISD: 14.7 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

$52,882

Carthage ISD: $54,977

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,700

Carthage ISD: $42,614

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,409

Carthage ISD: $44,638

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,663

Carthage ISD: $51,217

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,868

Carthage ISD: $57,749

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,160

Carthage ISD: $62,049

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,341

Carthage ISD: $65,395

Statewide: $71,111

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