Big Spring Intermediate School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Big Spring ISD
  • Big Spring, TX
  • 5th grade - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Big Spring ISD: C

Total students

534

Avg. teacher experience

5.4 years

Big Spring ISD: 8.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Big Spring ISD: 83.7%

Statewide: 90%

Big Spring Intermediate School is a middle school or junior high school in Big Spring, TX, in the Big Spring ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 534 students. 68.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.5% 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 $45,272, which is $13,615 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bigspringisd.net

Address

2000 S Goliad
Big Spring, TX 79720

Office phone number

(432) 264-4121

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Big Spring Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

534

African American

31 (5.8%)

Big Spring ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Big Spring ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (1.7%)

Big Spring ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

346 (64.8%)

Big Spring ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Big Spring ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

128 (24%)

Big Spring ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

18 (3.4%)

Big Spring ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.7%

Hispanic

64.8%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

24.0%

Two or more races

3.4%

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

68.7 %

Big Spring ISD: 66.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.5 %

Big Spring ISD: 74%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.7 %

Big Spring ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

68.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.7%

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

7.5 %

Big Spring ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Big Spring ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18 %

Big Spring ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.5%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

18.0%

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

Big Spring ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Big Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Big Spring ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Big Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

22.3 %

Big Spring ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

31.4 %

Big Spring ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Big Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

11.1 %

Big Spring ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21.8 %

Big Spring ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Big Spring ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.8 %

Big Spring ISD: 23%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Big Spring ISD: 24.8%

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

39.7

African American

1 (2.5%)

Big Spring ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.5%)

Big Spring ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Big Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.9 (29.9%)

Big Spring ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Big Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.8 (60%)

Big Spring ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (5%)

Big Spring ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

12 (30.2%)

Big Spring ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.8 (62.5%)

Big Spring ISD: 66.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.9 (7.2%)

Big Spring ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Big Spring ISD: 0.6%

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

13.5

Big Spring 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

5.4 years

Big Spring ISD: 8.6 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

$45,272

Big Spring ISD: $49,192

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$36,288

Big Spring ISD: $40,724

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,229

Big Spring ISD: $42,395

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,430

Big Spring ISD: $51,982

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,840

Big Spring ISD: $59,663

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,986

Big Spring ISD: $63,123

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,974

Big Spring ISD: $60,012

Statewide: $71,111

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