Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Muleshoe ISD: A

Total students

301

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Muleshoe ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Muleshoe ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Watson Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Muleshoe, TX, in the Muleshoe ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 301 students. 72.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.9% 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 $47,144, which is $11,743 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

500 W F
Muleshoe, TX 79347

Office phone number

(806) 272-7349

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Watson Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

301

African American

2 (0.7%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

265 (88%)

Muleshoe ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

33 (11%)

Muleshoe ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

88.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

11.0%

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

72.4 %

Muleshoe ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.4 %

Muleshoe ISD: 87.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.9 %

Muleshoe ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

72.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.9%

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

32.9 %

Muleshoe ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.3 %

Muleshoe ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.3 %

Muleshoe ISD: 14%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

32.9%

Gifted and talented

2.3%

Special education

15.3%

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

Muleshoe ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Muleshoe ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Muleshoe ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Muleshoe 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

16.9 %

Muleshoe ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Muleshoe ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Muleshoe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Muleshoe ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.3 %

Muleshoe ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Muleshoe ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.9 %

Muleshoe ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Muleshoe ISD: Masked

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

28.6

African American

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.9 (41.8%)

Muleshoe ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.7 (54.8%)

Muleshoe ISD: 65.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.5%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.9 (3.3%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

20.9 (73.2%)

Muleshoe ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.7 (23.5%)

Muleshoe ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Muleshoe ISD: 0%

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

10.5

Muleshoe ISD: 11.6

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

10.6 years

Muleshoe ISD: 11.3 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

$47,144

Muleshoe ISD: $48,228

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,346

Muleshoe ISD: $41,545

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,524

Muleshoe ISD: $41,973

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,087

Muleshoe ISD: $44,447

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$50,374

Muleshoe ISD: $52,359

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$58,505

Muleshoe ISD: $58,422

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,740

Muleshoe ISD: $62,044

Statewide: $71,111

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