Commerce Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Commerce ISD
- Commerce, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
F
Commerce ISD: B
Total students
351
Avg. teacher experience
7.6 years
Commerce ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Commerce ISD: 93.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Commerce Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Commerce, TX, in the Commerce ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 351 students. 63.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of F for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,706, which is $7,935 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.6 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
schools.commerceisd.org/default.aspx?name=03.homepage
Address
3315 Washington StCommerce, TX 75428
Office phone number
Principal
- Brad Swain
- brad.swain@commerceisd.org
- (903) 886-3795
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Commerce Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
351
African American
96 (27.4%)
Commerce ISD: 24%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
6 (1.7%)
Commerce ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (2.6%)
Commerce ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
70 (19.9%)
Commerce ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.6%)
Commerce ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
152 (43.3%)
Commerce ISD: 44.9%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
16 (4.6%)
Commerce ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
63.5 %
Commerce ISD: 56.3%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
70.1 %
Commerce ISD: 68.2%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
9.7 %
Commerce ISD: 10%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
9.7 %
Commerce ISD: 10%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
8.5 %
Commerce ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
14.5 %
Commerce ISD: 15%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
F
Commerce ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
D
Commerce ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
D
Commerce ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
F
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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
8 %
Commerce ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
16.7 %
Commerce ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
11 %
Commerce ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
0 %
Commerce ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
3.8 %
Commerce ISD: 5%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Commerce ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
8.1 %
Commerce ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
11.1 %
Commerce ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 6.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
25.5
African American
2 (7.8%)
Commerce ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Commerce ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Commerce ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
2 (7.8%)
Commerce ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
1 (3.9%)
Commerce ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
20.5 (80.4%)
Commerce ISD: 86%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Commerce ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (3.9%)
Commerce ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
19.5 (76.5%)
Commerce ISD: 70.9%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
5 (19.6%)
Commerce ISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Commerce ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
13.7
Commerce ISD: 12
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
7.6 years
Commerce ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$49,706
Commerce ISD: $52,519
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$41,333
Commerce ISD: $40,608
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$45,589
Commerce ISD: $45,971
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$49,368
Commerce ISD: $48,368
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,958
Commerce ISD: $59,986
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$57,500
Commerce ISD: $62,523
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Commerce ISD: $62,500
Statewide: $69,974