William H Byrd Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Duncanville ISD
  • Duncanville, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Duncanville ISD: B

Total students

625

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Duncanville ISD: 9.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

William H Byrd Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Duncanville, TX, in the Duncanville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 625 students. 77.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,628, which is $1,259 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1040 W Wheatland Rd
Duncanville, TX 75137-4406

Office phone number

(972) 708-3400

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in William H Byrd 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

625

African American

226 (36.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.8%)

Duncanville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

371 (59.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

15 (2.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.1%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

36.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

59.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.4%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

77.4 %

Duncanville ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

26.6 %

Duncanville ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.6%

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

23.5 %

Duncanville ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Duncanville ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.9 %

Duncanville ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

23.5%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

10.9%

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)

B

Duncanville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Duncanville ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Duncanville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Duncanville 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

9.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.4 %

Duncanville ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

9.2 %

Duncanville ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.9 %

Duncanville ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Duncanville ISD: 20.7%

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

49.3

African American

36.2 (73.3%)

Duncanville ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7.7 (15.6%)

Duncanville ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1.2 (2.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.2 (8.6%)

Duncanville ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.3%

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%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28.5 (57.7%)

Duncanville ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.9 (40.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.9 (1.9%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.6%

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

12.7

Duncanville ISD: 14.8

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

9.9 years

Duncanville ISD: 9.6 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

$57,628

Duncanville ISD: $57,901

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,108

Duncanville ISD: $52,182

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,924

Duncanville ISD: $54,793

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,206

Duncanville ISD: $59,567

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,430

Duncanville ISD: $58,102

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,751

Duncanville ISD: $64,125

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Duncanville ISD: $74,331

Statewide: $71,111

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