Jefferson Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Port Arthur ISD
- Port Arthur, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
Port Arthur ISD: Not rated (Harvey provision)
Total students
925
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Port Arthur ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 89.7%
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 2017-2018 school year, it had 925 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 71% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $50,586, which is $2,748 less than the state average.
Contact information
Website
www.paisd.org/schools/edison/home.htm
Address
2200 Jefferson DrPort Arthur, TX 77642
Office phone number
Principal
- Randy Lupton
- randy.lupton@paisd.org
- (409) 984-4860
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Jefferson Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
925
African American
340 (36.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 41.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
35 (3.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
51 (5.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
471 (50.9%)
Port Arthur ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
24 (2.6%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
4 (0.4%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.5%
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
71 %
Port Arthur ISD: 74%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
83.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
25.1 %
Port Arthur ISD: 27.8%
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
17.9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
29.9 %
Port Arthur ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
5.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
6.6 %
Port Arthur ISD: 7.5%
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
Port Arthur ISD: Not rated (Harvey provision)
Student achievement
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: F
School progress
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: D
Closing the gaps
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: D
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
52.5
African American
30.5 (58.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 43.5%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (5.7%)
Port Arthur ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
2 (3.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
16 (30.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
1 (1.9%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.1%
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%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
35.8 (68.2%)
Port Arthur ISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
16.7 (31.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
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
17.6
Port Arthur ISD: 14.8
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
11.1 years
Port Arthur ISD: 9.8 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
$50,586
Port Arthur ISD: $50,422
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$47,520
Port Arthur ISD: $47,531
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$48,183
Port Arthur ISD: $48,499
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$48,297
Port Arthur ISD: $48,994
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$50,276
Port Arthur ISD: $50,495
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$58,624
Port Arthur ISD: $58,128
Statewide: $61,428