Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Silsbee ISD: C

Total students

634

Avg. teacher experience

13.8 years

Silsbee ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Silsbee ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Silsbee, TX, in the Silsbee ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 634 students. 59.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,793, which is $7,094 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

silsbeeisd.org

Address

1140 Hwy 327 E
Silsbee, TX 77656-3826

Office phone number

(409) 980-7800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Edwards-Johnson Memorial 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

634

African American

110 (17.4%)

Silsbee ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Silsbee ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Silsbee ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

51 (8%)

Silsbee ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Silsbee ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

438 (69.1%)

Silsbee ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

34 (5.4%)

Silsbee ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

8.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

69.1%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

59.6 %

Silsbee ISD: 60.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62 %

Silsbee ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.4 %

Silsbee ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.4%

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

2.4 %

Silsbee ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.7 %

Silsbee ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.8 %

Silsbee ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.4%

Gifted and talented

4.7%

Special education

17.8%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Silsbee ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Silsbee ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Silsbee ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Silsbee 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

18.2 %

Silsbee ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.9 %

Silsbee ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Silsbee ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Silsbee ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28.6 %

Silsbee ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Silsbee ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17 %

Silsbee ISD: 18%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20.6 %

Silsbee ISD: 13.5%

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

African American

2.4 (5.2%)

Silsbee ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Silsbee ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Silsbee ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (4.3%)

Silsbee ISD: 3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Silsbee ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.6 (90.4%)

Silsbee ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Silsbee 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

1.2 (2.6%)

Silsbee ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37.4 (81.3%)

Silsbee ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.4 (16.1%)

Silsbee ISD: 15%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Silsbee 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

13.8

Silsbee 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

13.8 years

Silsbee ISD: 12.4 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

$51,793

Silsbee ISD: $51,293

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$37,932

Silsbee ISD: $36,881

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,263

Silsbee ISD: $44,015

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,592

Silsbee ISD: $46,067

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,885

Silsbee ISD: $54,884

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,072

Silsbee ISD: $63,111

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,241

Silsbee ISD: $64,446

Statewide: $71,111

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