Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Laredo ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

648

Avg. teacher experience

12.7 years

Laredo ISD: 13.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Laredo ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 90%

Memorial Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Laredo, TX, in the Laredo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 648 students. 66.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 57.3% 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 $60,496, which is $1,609 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2002 Marcella Ave
Laredo, TX 78040-3959

Office phone number

(956) 273-6600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Memorial Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

648

African American

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

647 (99.8%)

Laredo ISD: 99.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.2%)

Laredo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

66.5 %

Laredo ISD: 69.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

97.7 %

Laredo ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

57.3 %

Laredo ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

66.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

97.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

57.3%

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

57.3 %

Laredo ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

21 %

Laredo ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.7 %

Laredo ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

57.3%

Gifted and talented

21.0%

Special education

12.7%

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

Laredo ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Laredo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Laredo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Laredo 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

5 %

Laredo ISD: 7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Laredo ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Laredo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5 %

Laredo ISD: 7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Laredo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Laredo ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Laredo ISD: 0%

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

52.3

African American

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.9 (3.7%)

Laredo ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

50.4 (96.3%)

Laredo ISD: 97.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.8 (3.4%)

Laredo ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

38.6 (73.8%)

Laredo ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.9 (22.8%)

Laredo ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Laredo ISD: 0.4%

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

12.4

Laredo ISD: 13.5

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

12.7 years

Laredo ISD: 13.4 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

$60,496

Laredo ISD: $60,329

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,595

Laredo ISD: $51,769

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,288

Laredo ISD: $53,550

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,702

Laredo ISD: $58,744

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,163

Laredo ISD: $61,343

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,564

Laredo ISD: $66,228

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,024

Laredo ISD: $76,754

Statewide: $71,111

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