Commerce Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Commerce ISD: B

Total students

326

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Commerce ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Commerce ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90%

Commerce Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Commerce, TX, in the Commerce ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 326 students. 69.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.1% 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 $51,503, which is $7,384 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

cms.commercerisd.org

Address

606 Culver St
Commerce, TX 75428

Office phone number

(903) 886-3795

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Commerce 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

326

African American

88 (27%)

Commerce ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.6%)

Commerce ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.6%)

Commerce ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

69 (21.2%)

Commerce ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.6%)

Commerce ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

140 (42.9%)

Commerce ISD: 44%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

23 (7.1%)

Commerce ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

27.0%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

21.2%

Pacific Islander

0.6%

White

42.9%

Two or more races

7.1%

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

69.9 %

Commerce ISD: 58.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.8 %

Commerce ISD: 71.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.8 %

Commerce ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

69.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.8%

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

10.1 %

Commerce ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12 %

Commerce ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.4 %

Commerce ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.1%

Gifted and talented

12.0%

Special education

18.4%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Commerce ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Commerce ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Commerce ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Commerce ISD: C

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

17.7 %

Commerce ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

27.1 %

Commerce ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Commerce ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

11.1 %

Commerce ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.1 %

Commerce ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Commerce ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.9 %

Commerce ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

11.8 %

Commerce ISD: 34.1%

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

28.6

African American

3.4 (12.1%)

Commerce ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (7%)

Commerce ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21.1 (73.9%)

Commerce ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (7%)

Commerce ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.4 (68.1%)

Commerce ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.1 (28.4%)

Commerce ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3.5%)

Commerce ISD: 0.8%

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

11.4

Commerce ISD: 11.2

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

8.6 years

Commerce ISD: 10.9 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

$51,503

Commerce ISD: $53,943

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,395

Commerce ISD: $42,920

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,862

Commerce ISD: $47,994

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,020

Commerce ISD: $51,309

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,614

Commerce ISD: $60,540

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,500

Commerce ISD: $62,500

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Commerce ISD: $62,500

Statewide: $71,111

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