Piner Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Sherman ISD
- Sherman, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Sherman ISD: C
Total students
798
Avg. teacher experience
10.6 years
Sherman ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Sherman ISD: 94.1%
Statewide: 90%
Piner Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Sherman, TX, in the Sherman ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 798 students. 64.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,150, which is $2,737 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.
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Principals
- Jeff Chancellor
- aporter@shermanisd.net
- (903) 891-6470
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Piner Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
798
African American
84 (10.5%)
Sherman ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Sherman ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
43 (5.4%)
Sherman ISD: 3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
323 (40.5%)
Sherman ISD: 44.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Sherman ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
281 (35.2%)
Sherman ISD: 33.2%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
64 (8%)
Sherman ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
64.9 %
Sherman ISD: 67.7%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
67.7 %
Sherman ISD: 74.4%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
23.6 %
Sherman ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
23.6 %
Sherman ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
12.7 %
Sherman ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
13.8 %
Sherman ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
C
Sherman ISD: C
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Sherman ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
C
Sherman ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Sherman 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
19 %
Sherman ISD: 20%
Statewide: 15%
African American
23.6 %
Sherman ISD: 25.6%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
26.7 %
Sherman ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
16.2 %
Sherman ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
17.4 %
Sherman ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Sherman ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
17.5 %
Sherman ISD: 19.5%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
27.5 %
Sherman ISD: 23.6%
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
56.5
African American
3 (5.3%)
Sherman ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
7 (12.4%)
Sherman ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
45.5 (80.5%)
Sherman ISD: 78.7%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.8%)
Sherman ISD: 3.8%
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%)
Sherman ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
42.7 (75.6%)
Sherman ISD: 69.9%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
13.7 (24.2%)
Sherman ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0.1 (0.2%)
Sherman ISD: 0.5%
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
14.1
Sherman ISD: 13.4
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
10.6 years
Sherman ISD: 11.3 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
$56,150
Sherman ISD: $56,957
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$52,977
Sherman ISD: $52,070
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$54,845
Sherman ISD: $53,700
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$54,098
Sherman ISD: $55,196
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$59,013
Sherman ISD: $59,020
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$63,431
Sherman ISD: $63,091
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$47,897
Sherman ISD: $63,377
Statewide: $71,111