B L Gray Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Sharyland ISD
  • Mission, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Total students

726

Avg. teacher experience

10.5 years

Sharyland ISD: 14 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sharyland ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

B L Gray Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Mission, TX, in the Sharyland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 726 students. 63.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,848, which is $3,039 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

blgjh.sharylandisd.org/

Address

4400 S Glasscock Rd
Mission, TX 78572-4652

Office phone number

(956) 580-5333

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in B L Gray 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

726

African American

4 (0.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

20 (2.8%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

686 (94.5%)

Sharyland ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

15 (2.1%)

Sharyland ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.1%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

94.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.1%

Two or more races

0.1%

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

63.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 65.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

59.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

31.1 %

Sharyland ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

63.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

59.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.1%

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

30.4 %

Sharyland ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16.3 %

Sharyland ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.8 %

Sharyland ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.4%

Gifted and talented

16.3%

Special education

5.8%

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)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: 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 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

2.3 %

Sharyland ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Sharyland ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.4 %

Sharyland ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sharyland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Sharyland ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 3.2%

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

46.8

African American

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

36.5 (78%)

Sharyland ISD: 83.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.3 (22%)

Sharyland ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

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%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37.8 (80.7%)

Sharyland ISD: 77.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9 (19.3%)

Sharyland ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

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

15.5

Sharyland ISD: 15.1

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

10.5 years

Sharyland ISD: 14 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

$55,848

Sharyland ISD: $57,750

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,963

Sharyland ISD: $52,239

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,063

Sharyland ISD: $52,760

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,021

Sharyland ISD: $54,624

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,334

Sharyland ISD: $56,987

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,450

Sharyland ISD: $64,876

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Sharyland ISD: $72,968

Statewide: $71,111

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