Somerset Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Somerset ISD
- Somerset, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
A
Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Total students
577
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Somerset ISD: 10.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Somerset ISD: 88.3%
Statewide: 90%
Somerset Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Somerset, TX, in the Somerset ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 577 students. 69.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.7% 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 $58,839, which is $48 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
7791 6th StSomerset, TX 78069-0279
Office phone number
Principal
- Roni Gonzales
- elida.guerra@sisdk12.net
- (210) 750-8967
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Somerset Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
577
African American
5 (0.9%)
Somerset ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Somerset ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.3%)
Somerset ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
519 (89.9%)
Somerset ISD: 91.5%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Somerset ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
50 (8.7%)
Somerset ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
1 (0.2%)
Somerset ISD: 0.7%
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
69.5 %
Somerset ISD: 56.6%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
80.8 %
Somerset ISD: 84.7%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
24.8 %
Somerset ISD: 21.6%
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
22.7 %
Somerset ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
4.5 %
Somerset ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
11.6 %
Somerset ISD: 11%
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)
A
Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
Somerset ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Somerset ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
A
Somerset ISD: B
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
19.5 %
Somerset ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 15%
African American
20 %
Somerset ISD: 35.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Somerset ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Somerset ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
20.1 %
Somerset ISD: 19%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Somerset ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.9%
White
10.9 %
Somerset ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Somerset ISD: 10.7%
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
43.3
African American
3 (6.9%)
Somerset ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Somerset ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.3%)
Somerset ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
25.7 (59.4%)
Somerset ISD: 63.5%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Somerset ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
13.6 (31.4%)
Somerset ISD: 31.8%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Somerset ISD: 0.8%
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%)
Somerset ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
31.6 (73%)
Somerset ISD: 76.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
11.7 (27%)
Somerset ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Somerset 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
13.3
Somerset ISD: 15.3
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
11.1 years
Somerset ISD: 10.6 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
$58,839
Somerset ISD: $58,175
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$53,599
Somerset ISD: $48,216
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$57,529
Somerset ISD: $55,730
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$56,250
Somerset ISD: $57,239
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$59,314
Somerset ISD: $60,331
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$68,200
Somerset ISD: $68,259
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$53,803
Somerset ISD: $56,372
Statewide: $71,111