Tison Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Weatherford ISD: B

Total students

912

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Weatherford ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Weatherford ISD: 97.1%

Statewide: 90%

Tison Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Weatherford, TX, in the Weatherford ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 912 students. 50.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,601, which is $714 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.weatherfordisd.com

Address

102 Meadow View Rd
Weatherford, TX 76087-7982

Office phone number

(817) 598-2960

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tison Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

912

African American

12 (1.3%)

Weatherford ISD: 2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (1.1%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (0.9%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

280 (30.7%)

Weatherford ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Weatherford ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

563 (61.7%)

Weatherford ISD: 63.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

39 (4.3%)

Weatherford ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.3%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

30.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

61.7%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

50.9 %

Weatherford ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

46.4 %

Weatherford ISD: 47.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.9 %

Weatherford ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

46.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.9%

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

9.3 %

Weatherford ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9 %

Weatherford ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.7 %

Weatherford ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.3%

Gifted and talented

9.0%

Special education

15.7%

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)

C

Weatherford ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Weatherford ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Weatherford ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Weatherford ISD: B

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

13.4 %

Weatherford ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.3 %

Weatherford ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

28.6 %

Weatherford ISD: 22%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Weatherford ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17 %

Weatherford ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Weatherford ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.8 %

Weatherford ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

29.4 %

Weatherford ISD: 24.4%

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

62.3

African American

0.4 (0.7%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.6%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Weatherford ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (8%)

Weatherford ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Weatherford ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

55.9 (89.7%)

Weatherford ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.5%

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%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

42.1 (67.5%)

Weatherford ISD: 73.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.2 (30.9%)

Weatherford ISD: 25%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.6%)

Weatherford ISD: 0.3%

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

14.6

Weatherford ISD: 14

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

11.7 years

Weatherford ISD: 12 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

$59,601

Weatherford ISD: $59,754

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,379

Weatherford ISD: $53,543

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,419

Weatherford ISD: $55,072

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,668

Weatherford ISD: $57,828

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,319

Weatherford ISD: $61,224

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,137

Weatherford ISD: $66,213

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Weatherford ISD: $71,422

Statewide: $71,111

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