Academy Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Academy ISD
- Little River, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Academy ISD: N/A
Total students
401
Avg. teacher experience
8.3 years
Academy ISD: 8.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Academy ISD: 97.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Academy Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Little River, TX, in the Academy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 401 students. 34.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.2% 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 $57,980, which is $4,494 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
602 E Main StLittle River, TX 76554-2635
Office phone number
Principal
- Cole Ramsey
- cole.ramsey@academyisd.net
- (254) 982-4201
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Academy Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
401
African American
30 (7.5%)
Academy ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Academy ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.7%)
Academy ISD: 1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
111 (27.7%)
Academy ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (1%)
Academy ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
230 (57.4%)
Academy ISD: 57.5%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
22 (5.5%)
Academy ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
34.7 %
Academy ISD: 34.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
37.2 %
Academy ISD: 40.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
8 %
Academy ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
7.2 %
Academy ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11.7 %
Academy ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
15 %
Academy ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Academy ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Academy ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Academy ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Academy 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
17.1 %
Academy ISD: 15.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
29.4 %
Academy ISD: 24.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Academy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
20 %
Academy ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
15.5 %
Academy ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Academy ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
15.6 %
Academy ISD: 15%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
20 %
Academy ISD: 14.3%
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
24.7
African American
1.5 (5.9%)
Academy ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Academy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Academy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0.4 (1.7%)
Academy ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Academy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
22.9 (92.4%)
Academy ISD: 88.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Academy ISD: 0%
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%)
Academy ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
20.5 (82.7%)
Academy ISD: 75.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
4.3 (17.3%)
Academy ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Academy 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
16.2
Academy ISD: 15.1
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
8.3 years
Academy ISD: 8.6 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
$57,980
Academy ISD: $57,968
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,266
Academy ISD: $55,784
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$53,727
Academy ISD: $53,358
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$54,750
Academy ISD: $56,195
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$71,761
Academy ISD: $62,928
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,538
Academy ISD: $67,034
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Academy ISD: $70,905
Statewide: $74,014