Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Port Arthur ISD: C

Total students

879

Avg. teacher experience

6.9 years

Port Arthur ISD: 9.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: 80.6%

Statewide: 90%

Jefferson Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Port Arthur, TX, in the Port Arthur ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 879 students. 53.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.1% 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 $54,709, which is $4,178 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.paisd.org/schools/edison/home.htm

Address

2200 Jefferson Dr
Port Arthur, TX 77642

Office phone number

(409) 984-4860

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Jefferson Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

879

African American

300 (34.1%)

Port Arthur ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

16 (1.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

35 (4%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

512 (58.2%)

Port Arthur ISD: 50.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (1.5%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.3%)

Port Arthur ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

34.1%

American Indian

1.8%

Asian

4.0%

Hispanic

58.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.5%

Two or more races

0.3%

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

53.4 %

Port Arthur ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.7 %

Port Arthur ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.1 %

Port Arthur ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.1%

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

28.1 %

Port Arthur ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.5 %

Port Arthur ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.8 %

Port Arthur ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

28.1%

Gifted and talented

5.5%

Special education

10.8%

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

Port Arthur ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Port Arthur ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Port Arthur ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Port Arthur ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

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

46.9 %

Port Arthur ISD: 24.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

51.4 %

Port Arthur ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

60 %

Port Arthur ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

33.3 %

Port Arthur ISD: 9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

44.1 %

Port Arthur ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

58.6 %

Port Arthur ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

50 %

Port Arthur ISD: 29.1%

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

54.5

African American

34.6 (63.4%)

Port Arthur ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.7%)

Port Arthur ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (1.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 12%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15 (27.4%)

Port Arthur ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (1.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

35.4 (64.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 74.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

18.2 (33.3%)

Port Arthur ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.4%

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

16.1

Port Arthur ISD: 14.7

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

6.9 years

Port Arthur ISD: 9.3 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

$54,709

Port Arthur ISD: $54,868

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,469

Port Arthur ISD: $54,220

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,257

Port Arthur ISD: $53,580

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,531

Port Arthur ISD: $53,069

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,555

Port Arthur ISD: $56,016

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,739

Port Arthur ISD: $57,996

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: $63,722

Statewide: $71,111

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