Alton Memorial Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Mission CISD
- Alton, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Total students
828
Avg. teacher experience
12.3 years
Mission CISD: 13.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Mission CISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Alton Memorial Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Alton, TX, in the Mission CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 828 students. 83.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 51.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,747, which is $2,273 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Torres Angel
- JDomin34@mcisd.org
- (956) 323-5000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Alton Memorial Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
828
African American
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.1%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
818 (98.8%)
Mission CISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
8 (1%)
Mission CISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
83.5 %
Mission CISD: 78.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
92 %
Mission CISD: 86%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
52.5 %
Mission CISD: 38.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
51.2 %
Mission CISD: 38%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
12 %
Mission CISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
10.9 %
Mission CISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
31.3 %
Mission CISD: 36%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Mission CISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Mission CISD: 20%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
31.4 %
Mission CISD: 36%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
0 %
Mission CISD: 37.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Mission CISD: 50%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
61
African American
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
56.8 (93.2%)
Mission CISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4.2 (6.8%)
Mission CISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
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%)
Mission CISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
48.4 (79.4%)
Mission CISD: 77.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
12.4 (20.4%)
Mission CISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.6
Mission CISD: 14.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
12.3 years
Mission CISD: 13.8 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
$64,747
Mission CISD: $65,213
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,633
Mission CISD: $63,803
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,071
Mission CISD: $59,584
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,789
Mission CISD: $61,248
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$66,779
Mission CISD: $66,036
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,254
Mission CISD: $72,760
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,045
Mission CISD: $78,685
Statewide: $74,014