Betty Harwell Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Edinburg CISD
- Edinburg, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
Edinburg CISD: A
Total students
1,389
Avg. teacher experience
10 years
Edinburg CISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Edinburg CISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 89.7%
Betty Harwell Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Edinburg, TX, in the Edinburg CISD school district. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 1,389 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 69.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $53,562, which is $228 more than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Marissa Garza
- msa.garza@ecisd.us
- (956) 289-2440
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Betty Harwell Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
1,389
African American
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
1,387 (99.9%)
Edinburg CISD: 97.2%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
2 (0.1%)
Edinburg CISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.3%
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
69.5 %
Edinburg CISD: 56.4%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
97 %
Edinburg CISD: 86.3%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
44.5 %
Edinburg CISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
44.4 %
Edinburg CISD: 31.3%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
7.3 %
Edinburg CISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
3.5 %
Edinburg CISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
5.6 %
Edinburg CISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Met standard
Edinburg CISD: A
Student achievement
N/A
Edinburg CISD: B
School progress
N/A
Edinburg CISD: A
Closing the gaps
N/A
Edinburg CISD: B
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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
99.4
African American
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
93.4 (94%)
Edinburg CISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (1%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
5 (5%)
Edinburg CISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
85.2 (85.7%)
Edinburg CISD: 78.2%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
14.2 (14.3%)
Edinburg CISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
14
Edinburg CISD: 14.9
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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 years
Edinburg CISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$53,562
Edinburg CISD: $56,290
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$47,013
Edinburg CISD: $47,080
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$49,583
Edinburg CISD: $50,325
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$52,536
Edinburg CISD: $52,827
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$56,743
Edinburg CISD: $56,897
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$65,744
Edinburg CISD: $65,425
Statewide: $61,428