Falfurrias Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Brooks County ISD
  • Falfurrias, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Total students

295

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Brooks County ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Brooks County ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Falfurrias Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Falfurrias, TX, in the Brooks County ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 295 students. 71.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% 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 $56,830, which is $5,644 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

fjhs.bcisdistrict.net

Address

602 S Center St
Falfurrias, TX 78355-0589

Office phone number

(361) 325-8000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Falfurrias Junior High 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

295

African American

3 (1%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Brooks County ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

282 (95.6%)

Brooks County ISD: 97%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (3.1%)

Brooks County ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

95.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.1%

Two or more races

0%

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

71.2 %

Brooks County ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88.1 %

Brooks County ISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

71.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

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

1.7 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2.7 %

Brooks County ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

15.9 %

Brooks County ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

2.7%

Special education

15.9%

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

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Brooks County 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

34.1 %

Brooks County ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Brooks County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

33.7 %

Brooks County ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

42.9 %

Brooks County ISD: 37%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Brooks County ISD: N/A

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

22.9

African American

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

20.9 (91.3%)

Brooks County ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2 (8.7%)

Brooks County ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Brooks County 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%)

Brooks County ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.7 (90.1%)

Brooks County ISD: 72.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.3 (9.9%)

Brooks County ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Brooks County ISD: 1.3%

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

12.9

Brooks County ISD: 15.6

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

11.9 years

Brooks County ISD: 12.4 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

$56,830

Brooks County ISD: $56,771

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$40,536

Brooks County ISD: $43,288

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,933

Brooks County ISD: $52,244

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,605

Brooks County ISD: $58,015

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,210

Brooks County ISD: $61,079

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,491

Brooks County ISD: $66,689

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Brooks County ISD: $62,114

Statewide: $74,014

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