Shepherd Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Shepherd ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

475

Avg. teacher experience

6.1 years

Shepherd ISD: 9.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Shepherd ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 90%

Shepherd Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Shepherd, TX, in the Shepherd ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 475 students. 77.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.9% 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 $55,224, which is $3,663 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.shepherdisd.net

Address

1401 S Byrd Ave
Shepherd, TX 77371-0429

Office phone number

(936) 628-3377

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Shepherd Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

475

African American

21 (4.4%)

Shepherd ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

193 (40.6%)

Shepherd ISD: 40.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

231 (48.6%)

Shepherd ISD: 50.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

28 (5.9%)

Shepherd ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

40.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

48.6%

Two or more races

5.9%

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

77.7 %

Shepherd ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80.2 %

Shepherd ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 20%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.9%

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

21.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.1 %

Shepherd ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.5 %

Shepherd ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

21.9%

Gifted and talented

9.1%

Special education

13.5%

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

Shepherd ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Shepherd ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Shepherd ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Shepherd 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

20.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

10 %

Shepherd ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.3 %

Shepherd ISD: 17%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

28.3 %

Shepherd ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

21.4 %

Shepherd ISD: 25.7%

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

29.3

African American

5.4 (18.5%)

Shepherd ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4.8 (16.4%)

Shepherd ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.1 (65.1%)

Shepherd ISD: 75.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

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%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

25.7 (87.6%)

Shepherd ISD: 74.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.1 (10.7%)

Shepherd ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.5 (1.7%)

Shepherd ISD: 1.3%

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

16.2

Shepherd ISD: 16.2

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

6.1 years

Shepherd 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

$55,224

Shepherd ISD: $56,377

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,525

Shepherd ISD: $51,056

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,807

Shepherd ISD: $54,143

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,963

Shepherd ISD: $56,299

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,907

Shepherd ISD: $59,314

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,697

Shepherd ISD: $65,738

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Shepherd ISD: $66,287

Statewide: $71,111

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