Raul Perales Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in United ISD
- Laredo, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
United ISD: A
Total students
538
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
United ISD: 14.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
United ISD: 97.2%
Statewide: 90%
Raul Perales Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Laredo, TX, in the United ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 538 students. 70.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43.7% 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 $56,740, which is $2,147 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Principals
- Pam Arredondo
- parred73@uisd.net
- (956) 473-6800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Raul Perales Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
538
African American
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
537 (99.8%)
United ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
United 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
70.8 %
United ISD: 64.5%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
87.5 %
United ISD: 75.5%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
44.2 %
United ISD: 37.7%
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
43.7 %
United ISD: 39.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
19.7 %
United ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
12.1 %
United ISD: 11.8%
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
United ISD: A
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
United ISD: A
School progress (2021-2022)
A
United ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
B
United 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
9.9 %
United ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 15%
African American
Masked
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
United ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
9.9 %
United ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
United ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.9%
White
N/A
United ISD: 4%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
United ISD: 7.7%
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
36.5
African American
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
34.5 (94.5%)
United ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
2 (5.5%)
United ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.2%
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%)
United ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
24.9 (68.3%)
United ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
11.6 (31.7%)
United ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.2%
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
14.7
United ISD: 15.5
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 years
United ISD: 14.4 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
$56,740
United ISD: $58,924
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$50,196
United ISD: $50,340
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$51,752
United ISD: $52,421
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$55,150
United ISD: $55,679
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$60,056
United ISD: $59,926
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$64,093
United ISD: $63,593
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$68,013
United ISD: $72,314
Statewide: $71,111