Bessie Coleman Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Total students

685

Avg. teacher experience

5.9 years

Cedar Hill ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90%

Bessie Coleman Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Cedar Hill, TX, in the Cedar Hill ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 685 students. 61% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,039, which is $2,848 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.chisd.net

Address

1208 Pleasant Run Rd
Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Office phone number

(972) 293-4505

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bessie Coleman Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

685

African American

482 (70.4%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.6%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

156 (22.8%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (1.5%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

26 (3.8%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

70.4%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

22.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.5%

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

61 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

70.7 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.4 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

70.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.4%

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

7.4 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.3 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.2 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.4%

Gifted and talented

6.3%

Special education

10.2%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cedar Hill ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Cedar Hill 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

9.7 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

10.3 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.5 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.3 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12%

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

42.1

African American

31.3 (74.2%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.1 (5%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.7 (18.4%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5.5 (13.1%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 11%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.1 (54.7%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 58.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13.5 (32.2%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.7%

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

16.3

Cedar Hill ISD: 16.4

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

5.9 years

Cedar Hill ISD: 9 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

$56,039

Cedar Hill ISD: $57,989

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,449

Cedar Hill ISD: $46,563

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,847

Cedar Hill ISD: $55,880

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,966

Cedar Hill ISD: $58,144

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,141

Cedar Hill ISD: $61,649

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,661

Cedar Hill ISD: $65,093

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: $72,015

Statewide: $71,111

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