Alvarado Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Alvarado ISD: N/A

Total students

841

Avg. teacher experience

9.6 years

Alvarado ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Alvarado ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Alvarado Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Alvarado, TX, in the Alvarado ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 841 students. 52.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.5% 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 $62,214, which is $260 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

alvaradoisd.net

Address

1000 N Cummings
Alvarado, TX 76009-4206

Office phone number

(817) 783-6840

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alvarado Junior High 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

841

African American

25 (3%)

Alvarado ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Alvarado ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.2%)

Alvarado ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

419 (49.8%)

Alvarado ISD: 49.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alvarado ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

370 (44%)

Alvarado ISD: 42.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

23 (2.7%)

Alvarado ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

49.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

44.0%

Two or more races

2.7%

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

52.8 %

Alvarado ISD: 48.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

68.8 %

Alvarado ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

29.3 %

Alvarado ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

52.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

29.3%

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

28.5 %

Alvarado ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9.4 %

Alvarado ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.5 %

Alvarado ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

28.5%

Gifted and talented

9.4%

Special education

11.5%

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

Alvarado ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Alvarado ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Alvarado ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Alvarado 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

19.9 %

Alvarado ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.7 %

Alvarado ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Alvarado ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Alvarado ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

16 %

Alvarado ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alvarado ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

22.7 %

Alvarado ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

36.4 %

Alvarado ISD: 21.4%

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

57.1

African American

2 (3.5%)

Alvarado ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alvarado ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Alvarado ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (7%)

Alvarado ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alvarado ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

51.1 (89.5%)

Alvarado ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Alvarado ISD: 0.4%

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%)

Alvarado ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

43.7 (76.5%)

Alvarado ISD: 73%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

12.4 (21.7%)

Alvarado ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.8%)

Alvarado ISD: 0.4%

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

14.7

Alvarado ISD: 14.5

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

9.6 years

Alvarado ISD: 10.2 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

$62,214

Alvarado ISD: $63,517

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,984

Alvarado ISD: $57,693

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,389

Alvarado ISD: $60,387

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$59,532

Alvarado ISD: $60,899

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$66,407

Alvarado ISD: $64,559

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,011

Alvarado ISD: $72,998

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$79,858

Alvarado ISD: $80,830

Statewide: $74,014

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