Dunbar Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Dickinson ISD
  • Dickinson, TX
  • 5th grade - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Dickinson ISD: B

Total students

666

Avg. teacher experience

9.2 years

Dickinson ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Dickinson ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

Dunbar Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Dickinson, TX, in the Dickinson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 666 students. 45.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27.3% 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 $60,494, which is $1,607 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dickinsonisd.org

Address

2901 23rd St
Dickinson, TX 77539-3553

Office phone number

(281) 229-6600

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dunbar Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

666

African American

115 (17.3%)

Dickinson ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Dickinson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10 (1.5%)

Dickinson ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

383 (57.5%)

Dickinson ISD: 50%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dickinson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

138 (20.7%)

Dickinson ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

19 (2.9%)

Dickinson ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.5%

Hispanic

57.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

20.7%

Two or more races

2.9%

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

45.9 %

Dickinson ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.8 %

Dickinson ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

29.6 %

Dickinson ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

45.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

29.6%

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

27.3 %

Dickinson ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Dickinson ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

19.1 %

Dickinson ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

27.3%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

19.1%

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

Dickinson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Dickinson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Dickinson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Dickinson 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

22.2 %

Dickinson ISD: 23%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Dickinson ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Dickinson ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

16.7 %

Dickinson ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.4 %

Dickinson ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dickinson ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.6 %

Dickinson ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

35.3 %

Dickinson ISD: 23.4%

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

49.6

African American

18.4 (37.2%)

Dickinson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dickinson ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2%)

Dickinson ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.4 (10.8%)

Dickinson ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dickinson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.8 (50%)

Dickinson ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Dickinson ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Dickinson ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

34.1 (68.8%)

Dickinson ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.5 (31.2%)

Dickinson ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Dickinson 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

13.4

Dickinson ISD: 14.3

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

9.2 years

Dickinson 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

$60,494

Dickinson ISD: $62,061

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$25,917

Dickinson ISD: $54,432

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,913

Dickinson ISD: $59,783

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,488

Dickinson ISD: $61,270

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,764

Dickinson ISD: $63,583

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,439

Dickinson ISD: $67,395

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$77,125

Dickinson ISD: $75,141

Statewide: $71,111

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