Houston Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Amarillo ISD: B

Total students

707

Avg. teacher experience

9.2 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

Houston Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 707 students. 61.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.7% 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 $57,935, which is $952 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

houstonamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

815 Independence
Amarillo, TX 79106-6973

Office phone number

(806) 326-3600

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Houston Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

707

African American

127 (18%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

54 (7.6%)

Amarillo ISD: 5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

290 (41%)

Amarillo ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

189 (26.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

43 (6.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.0%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

7.6%

Hispanic

41.0%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

26.7%

Two or more races

6.1%

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

61.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81 %

Amarillo ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.7%

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

11.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

20.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 14%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.7%

Gifted and talented

5.2%

Special education

20.4%

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

Amarillo ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Amarillo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Amarillo 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

39 %

Amarillo ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

41.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 30%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

42.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

80 %

Amarillo ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

38.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

39.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.5%

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

53.9

African American

5 (9.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.7 (19.8%)

Amarillo ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35.3 (65.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

4 (7.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37.9 (70.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12 (22.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 16%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

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

13.1

Amarillo ISD: 13.8

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

9.2 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 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

$57,935

Amarillo ISD: $59,755

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,301

Amarillo ISD: $46,342

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,176

Amarillo ISD: $54,640

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,892

Amarillo ISD: $58,801

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,917

Amarillo ISD: $62,153

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,152

Amarillo ISD: $66,438

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Amarillo ISD: $71,588

Statewide: $71,111

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