Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Total students

1,608

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lamar CISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

Reading Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Richmond, TX, in the Lamar CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,608 students. 24.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,525, which is $6,638 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lcisd.org

Address

8101 Fm762
Richmond, TX 77469

Office phone number

(832) 223-4400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Reading Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,608

African American

276 (17.2%)

Lamar CISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

184 (11.4%)

Lamar CISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

427 (26.6%)

Lamar CISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

656 (40.8%)

Lamar CISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

62 (3.9%)

Lamar CISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

11.4%

Hispanic

26.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

40.8%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

24.1 %

Lamar CISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

33.4 %

Lamar CISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8 %

Lamar CISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

24.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

33.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.0%

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

7.7 %

Lamar CISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

19.8 %

Lamar CISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.1 %

Lamar CISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.7%

Gifted and talented

19.8%

Special education

13.1%

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)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Lamar CISD: 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

1.6 %

Lamar CISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

2.2 %

Lamar CISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Lamar CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0.4 %

Lamar CISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

1.4 %

Lamar CISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lamar CISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.5 %

Lamar CISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

3.5 %

Lamar CISD: 5.8%

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

87.7

African American

11.4 (13%)

Lamar CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.2 (1.4%)

Lamar CISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.9 (13.6%)

Lamar CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

62.1 (70.8%)

Lamar CISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.1%)

Lamar CISD: 1.1%

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%)

Lamar CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

62.8 (71.6%)

Lamar CISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

24.9 (28.4%)

Lamar CISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.8%

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

18.3

Lamar CISD: 16.3

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

11.2 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 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

$65,525

Lamar CISD: $65,178

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,528

Lamar CISD: $59,769

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$63,133

Lamar CISD: $61,815

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,456

Lamar CISD: $63,836

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,727

Lamar CISD: $67,118

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,401

Lamar CISD: $72,155

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Lamar CISD: $77,436

Statewide: $71,111

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