Tornillo Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Tornillo ISD
- Tornillo, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Tornillo ISD: B
Total students
199
Avg. teacher experience
9.2 years
Tornillo ISD: 10.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Tornillo ISD: 88.1%
Statewide: 90%
Tornillo Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Tornillo, TX, in the Tornillo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 199 students. 86.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.2% 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 $57,134, which is $1,753 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
420 Oil Mill RdTornillo, TX 79853-0170
Office phone number
Principals
- Myrna Lopez-patti
- LopezMy@tisd.us
- (915) 765-3450
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Tornillo Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
199
African American
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
199 (100%)
Tornillo ISD: 99.7%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
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
86.9 %
Tornillo ISD: 82.5%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
95.5 %
Tornillo ISD: 94.1%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
60.3 %
Tornillo ISD: 60.7%
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
38.2 %
Tornillo ISD: 44.1%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
9 %
Tornillo ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
8.5 %
Tornillo ISD: 8.3%
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)
B
Tornillo ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Tornillo ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Tornillo ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Tornillo 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
25.8 %
Tornillo ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 15%
African American
N/A
Tornillo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Tornillo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Tornillo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
25.9 %
Tornillo ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Tornillo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
Masked
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
Tornillo ISD: N/A
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
14.5
African American
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
13.1 (90.8%)
Tornillo ISD: 92.5%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1.3 (9.2%)
Tornillo ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Tornillo 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%)
Tornillo ISD: 9%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
13.7 (95.1%)
Tornillo ISD: 65.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
0.7 (4.9%)
Tornillo ISD: 24%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Tornillo ISD: 1.5%
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
Tornillo 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
9.2 years
Tornillo ISD: 10.5 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
$57,134
Tornillo ISD: $57,988
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
N/A
Tornillo ISD: $53,834
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$54,383
Tornillo ISD: $53,366
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$58,692
Tornillo ISD: $56,922
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$59,607
Tornillo ISD: $61,140
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
N/A
Tornillo ISD: $63,684
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Tornillo ISD: $70,190
Statewide: $71,111