Abernathy Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Abernathy ISD
  • Abernathy, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Abernathy ISD: A

Total students

174

Avg. teacher experience

15.9 years

Abernathy ISD: 16.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Abernathy ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 90%

Abernathy Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Abernathy, TX, in the Abernathy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 174 students. 39.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.9% 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 $50,353, which is $8,534 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.abernathyisd.com

Address

505 7th St
Abernathy, TX 79311-3318

Office phone number

(806) 298-4921

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Abernathy Middle School 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

174

African American

2 (1.1%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.6%)

Abernathy ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

98 (56.3%)

Abernathy ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

70 (40.2%)

Abernathy ISD: 44.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (1.7%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

56.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

40.2%

Two or more races

1.7%

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

39.7 %

Abernathy ISD: 34%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

51.7 %

Abernathy ISD: 51.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.9 %

Abernathy ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

51.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.9%

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

2.9 %

Abernathy ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

19.5 %

Abernathy ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.8 %

Abernathy ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.9%

Gifted and talented

19.5%

Special education

9.8%

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

Abernathy ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Abernathy ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Abernathy ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Abernathy 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

15.8 %

Abernathy ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Abernathy ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Abernathy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Abernathy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.8 %

Abernathy ISD: 17%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.4 %

Abernathy ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Abernathy 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

15.7

African American

0.3 (1.9%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.8 (11.4%)

Abernathy ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.7 (86.7%)

Abernathy ISD: 80.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Abernathy 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%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.7 (87.3%)

Abernathy ISD: 88.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (12.7%)

Abernathy ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Abernathy 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

11

Abernathy ISD: 11.4

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

15.9 years

Abernathy ISD: 16.4 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

$50,353

Abernathy ISD: $51,462

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$36,999

Abernathy ISD: $36,999

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$37,875

Abernathy ISD: $37,487

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,230

Abernathy ISD: $44,597

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$50,693

Abernathy ISD: $51,964

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$57,063

Abernathy ISD: $58,485

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,500

Abernathy ISD: $64,121

Statewide: $71,111

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