Sweetwater Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

478

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Sweetwater Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Sweetwater, TX, in the Sweetwater ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 478 students. 65.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.3% 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 $53,155, which is $5,732 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sweetwaterisd.net

Address

305 Lamar
Sweetwater, TX 79556-5208

Office phone number

(325) 236-6303

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sweetwater Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

478

African American

23 (4.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

255 (53.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

186 (38.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

10 (2.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

53.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

38.9%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

65.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

66.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.3%

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

3.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

20.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.3%

Gifted and talented

7.3%

Special education

20.5%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sweetwater ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sweetwater ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sweetwater 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 %

Sweetwater ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.6 %

Sweetwater ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13 %

Sweetwater ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

45.5 %

Sweetwater ISD: 28.3%

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

31.9

African American

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (15.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.9 (84.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 80.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sweetwater 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%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26 (81.4%)

Sweetwater ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.9 (18.6%)

Sweetwater ISD: 14%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

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

15

Sweetwater ISD: 13.2

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

8.6 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 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

$53,155

Sweetwater ISD: $53,993

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,361

Sweetwater ISD: $43,843

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,386

Sweetwater ISD: $50,160

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,003

Sweetwater ISD: $50,049

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,240

Sweetwater ISD: $57,104

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,076

Sweetwater ISD: $63,001

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: $63,916

Statewide: $71,111

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