James Tippit Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Georgetown ISD
  • Georgetown, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Georgetown ISD: B

Total students

580

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Georgetown ISD: 12.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Georgetown ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90%

James Tippit Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Georgetown, TX, in the Georgetown ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 580 students. 64.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.8% 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 $55,354, which is $3,533 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.georgetownisd.org/tippit

Address

1601 Leander Rd
Georgetown, TX 78628-8804

Office phone number

(512) 943-5040

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in James Tippit Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

580

African American

49 (8.4%)

Georgetown ISD: 5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

11 (1.9%)

Georgetown ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

319 (55%)

Georgetown ISD: 44.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

178 (30.7%)

Georgetown ISD: 43.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

22 (3.8%)

Georgetown ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

55.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

30.7%

Two or more races

3.8%

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

64.3 %

Georgetown ISD: 52.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

42.4 %

Georgetown ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

20.5 %

Georgetown ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

64.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.5%

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

19.8 %

Georgetown ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Georgetown ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.7 %

Georgetown ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

19.8%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

15.7%

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)

C

Georgetown ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Georgetown ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Georgetown ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Georgetown 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

15.5 %

Georgetown ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.8 %

Georgetown ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Georgetown ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Georgetown ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.8 %

Georgetown ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Georgetown ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.2 %

Georgetown ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

13.8 %

Georgetown ISD: 16.6%

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

51.8

African American

2 (3.9%)

Georgetown ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.8 (11.2%)

Georgetown ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

44 (85%)

Georgetown ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

34.4 (66.4%)

Georgetown ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

17.4 (33.6%)

Georgetown ISD: 24%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Georgetown ISD: 0.8%

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

11.2

Georgetown ISD: 13.1

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

11.3 years

Georgetown ISD: 12.2 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

$55,354

Georgetown ISD: $55,170

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,449

Georgetown ISD: $50,041

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,623

Georgetown ISD: $51,369

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,490

Georgetown ISD: $53,051

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,096

Georgetown ISD: $56,886

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,940

Georgetown ISD: $60,237

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$89,359

Georgetown ISD: $68,457

Statewide: $71,111

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