Nick Kerr Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Burleson ISD: B

Total students

1,247

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Burleson ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Burleson ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 90%

Nick Kerr Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Burleson, TX, in the Burleson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,247 students. 48.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.6% 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 $60,279, which is $1,392 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

kerr.burlesonisd.net/

Address

1320 E Hidden Creek Pkwy
Burleson, TX 76028

Office phone number

(817) 245-0750

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Nick Kerr Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,247

African American

87 (7%)

Burleson ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.5%)

Burleson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14 (1.1%)

Burleson ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

368 (29.5%)

Burleson ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.2%)

Burleson ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

721 (57.8%)

Burleson ISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

48 (3.8%)

Burleson ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.0%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

29.5%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

57.8%

Two or more races

3.8%

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

48.6 %

Burleson ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

27.9 %

Burleson ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.2 %

Burleson ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

48.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

27.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.2%

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

9.6 %

Burleson ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.3 %

Burleson ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.7 %

Burleson ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.6%

Gifted and talented

6.3%

Special education

10.7%

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)

C

Burleson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Burleson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Burleson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Burleson 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

12.9 %

Burleson ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

10.2 %

Burleson ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

14.3 %

Burleson ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Burleson ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.1 %

Burleson ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Burleson ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.6 %

Burleson ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Burleson ISD: 18.6%

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

69.9

African American

2 (2.9%)

Burleson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Burleson ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.4%)

Burleson ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.3 (4.8%)

Burleson ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Burleson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

62.6 (89.5%)

Burleson ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.4%)

Burleson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.3 (0.4%)

Burleson ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

49.1 (70.2%)

Burleson ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

20.6 (29.4%)

Burleson ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Burleson ISD: 0.5%

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

17.8

Burleson ISD: 15.4

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

8.7 years

Burleson ISD: 10.4 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

$60,279

Burleson ISD: $60,465

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,214

Burleson ISD: $57,121

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,053

Burleson ISD: $58,141

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,730

Burleson ISD: $58,636

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,050

Burleson ISD: $62,304

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,807

Burleson ISD: $66,036

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Burleson ISD: $71,862

Statewide: $71,111

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