Abernathy Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Total students

170

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Abernathy ISD: 15.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Abernathy ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Abernathy Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Abernathy, TX, in the Abernathy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 170 students. 28.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,297, which is $12,177 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.abernathyisd.com

Address

505 7th St
Abernathy, TX 79311-3318

Office phone number

(806) 298-4921

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Abernathy 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

170

African American

5 (2.9%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

90 (52.9%)

Abernathy ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

74 (43.5%)

Abernathy ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (0.6%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

52.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

43.5%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

28.2 %

Abernathy ISD: 34.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

47.1 %

Abernathy ISD: 50.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.2 %

Abernathy ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

28.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

47.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.2 %

Abernathy ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

21.8 %

Abernathy ISD: 16%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.6 %

Abernathy ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.2%

Gifted and talented

21.8%

Special education

10.6%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.9 %

Abernathy ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

33.3 %

Abernathy ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Abernathy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

20.4 %

Abernathy ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abernathy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

14.3 %

Abernathy ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Abernathy ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

15.5

African American

0.5 (3.2%)

Abernathy ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0.1 (0.7%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.7 (17.6%)

Abernathy ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

11.2 (72.2%)

Abernathy ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (6.3%)

Abernathy ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

14.9 (96.1%)

Abernathy ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

0.6 (3.9%)

Abernathy ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Abernathy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

11

Abernathy ISD: 11

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

14.7 years

Abernathy ISD: 15.2 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

$50,297

Abernathy ISD: $51,978

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Abernathy ISD: $36,755

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$38,564

Abernathy ISD: $39,168

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$46,351

Abernathy ISD: $46,935

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$53,316

Abernathy ISD: $52,375

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$59,099

Abernathy ISD: $59,672

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$32,609

Abernathy ISD: $63,663

Statewide: $74,014

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