Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Spearman ISD: A

Total students

158

Avg. teacher experience

13.2 years

Spearman ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spearman ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Spearman Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Spearman, TX, in the Spearman ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 158 students. 46.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 24.1% 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 $52,435, which is $6,452 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.spearmanisd.net

Address

313 W 5th Ave
Spearman, TX 79081-4008

Office phone number

(806) 659-2563

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Spearman Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

158

African American

1 (0.6%)

Spearman ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

104 (65.8%)

Spearman ISD: 66%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

53 (33.5%)

Spearman ISD: 33.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

65.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

33.5%

Two or more races

0%

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

46.8 %

Spearman ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.3 %

Spearman ISD: 60%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

24.1 %

Spearman ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

46.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

24.1%

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

24.1 %

Spearman ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.1 %

Spearman ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Spearman ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

24.1%

Gifted and talented

5.1%

Special education

10.1%

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

Spearman ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Spearman ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Spearman ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Spearman 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

6.3 %

Spearman ISD: 6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Spearman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Spearman ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Spearman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

9.1 %

Spearman ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spearman ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.6 %

Spearman ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Spearman ISD: 0%

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

18.1

African American

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (5.4%)

Spearman ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.1 (94.6%)

Spearman ISD: 82.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Spearman 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%)

Spearman ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

14.5 (80.1%)

Spearman ISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.6 (19.9%)

Spearman ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Spearman ISD: 1.2%

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

8.7

Spearman ISD: 9.7

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

13.2 years

Spearman ISD: 12.3 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

$52,435

Spearman ISD: $51,369

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,441

Spearman ISD: $44,379

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,721

Spearman ISD: $42,550

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,277

Spearman ISD: $48,850

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,639

Spearman ISD: $54,836

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,977

Spearman ISD: $61,412

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$50,912

Spearman ISD: $58,701

Statewide: $71,111

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