Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Tahoka ISD: A

Total students

128

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Tahoka ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Tahoka ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

Tahoka Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Tahoka, TX, in the Tahoka ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 128 students. 19.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,293, which is $10,594 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tahokaisd.org

Address

2028 Ave P
Tahoka, TX 79373-1500

Office phone number

(806) 561-4538

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tahoka Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

128

African American

2 (1.6%)

Tahoka ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

80 (62.5%)

Tahoka ISD: 59.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

45 (35.2%)

Tahoka ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.8%)

Tahoka ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

62.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

35.2%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

19.5 %

Tahoka ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

68 %

Tahoka ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.9 %

Tahoka ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

19.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.9%

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

3.9 %

Tahoka ISD: 2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14.8 %

Tahoka ISD: 8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.4 %

Tahoka ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.9%

Gifted and talented

14.8%

Special education

16.4%

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)

B

Tahoka ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Tahoka ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Tahoka ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Tahoka 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

8.6 %

Tahoka ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Tahoka ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Tahoka ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Tahoka ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.5 %

Tahoka ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tahoka ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Tahoka ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Tahoka 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

11.7

African American

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.6 (4.9%)

Tahoka ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

11.1 (95.1%)

Tahoka ISD: 89.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Tahoka 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%)

Tahoka ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

11.4 (97.4%)

Tahoka ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0.3 (2.6%)

Tahoka ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Tahoka ISD: 1.6%

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

10.9

Tahoka ISD: 9.5

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

11.2 years

Tahoka 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

$48,293

Tahoka ISD: $51,600

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,111

Tahoka ISD: $39,862

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,864

Tahoka ISD: $42,800

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,434

Tahoka ISD: $50,288

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,393

Tahoka ISD: $57,598

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,208

Tahoka ISD: $57,849

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$59,540

Tahoka ISD: $60,029

Statewide: $71,111

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