Connally Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Connally ISD
  • Elm Mott, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Connally ISD: B

Total students

520

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Connally ISD: 9.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Connally ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

Connally Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Elm Mott, TX, in the Connally ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 520 students. 70.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.6% 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 $50,350, which is $8,537 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.connally.org

Address

100 Hancock Dr
Elm Mott, TX 76640

Office phone number

(254) 296-7700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Connally Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

520

African American

161 (31%)

Connally ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Connally ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Connally ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

216 (41.5%)

Connally ISD: 38.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Connally ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

117 (22.5%)

Connally ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

22 (4.2%)

Connally ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

31.0%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

41.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

22.5%

Two or more races

4.2%

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

70.4 %

Connally ISD: 57.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83.7 %

Connally ISD: 83.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.6 %

Connally ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

70.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.6%

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

15.6 %

Connally ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Connally ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.7 %

Connally ISD: 11%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

15.6%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

11.7%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Connally ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Connally ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Connally ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Connally 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

29.5 %

Connally ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

29.9 %

Connally ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Connally ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Connally ISD: 25%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

29.9 %

Connally ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Connally ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.8 %

Connally ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

26.7 %

Connally ISD: 29.9%

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

45.1

African American

7.1 (15.8%)

Connally ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Connally ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Connally ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.9 (13.1%)

Connally ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Connally ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.1 (68.9%)

Connally ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.2%)

Connally ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.2 (0.3%)

Connally ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

35.8 (79.2%)

Connally ISD: 80.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.2 (20.4%)

Connally ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Connally 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

11.5

Connally ISD: 12

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

10.2 years

Connally ISD: 9.7 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

$50,350

Connally ISD: $51,469

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,940

Connally ISD: $43,045

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$44,769

Connally ISD: $45,990

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,504

Connally ISD: $49,131

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,928

Connally ISD: $58,399

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$55,546

Connally ISD: $61,083

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,819

Connally ISD: $67,491

Statewide: $71,111

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