Bushland Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Bushland ISD: N/A

Total students

366

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Bushland ISD: 12.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Bushland ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Bushland Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Bushland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 366 students. 30.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.5% 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 $54,704, which is $7,770 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

bushlandisd.net

Address

1201 S Fm 2381
Amarillo, TX 79124

Office phone number

(806) 359-5418

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bushland Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

366

African American

6 (1.6%)

Bushland ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Bushland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Bushland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

70 (19.1%)

Bushland ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

277 (75.7%)

Bushland ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

11 (3%)

Bushland ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

19.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

75.7%

Two or more races

3.0%

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

30.1 %

Bushland ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

17.5 %

Bushland ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

0.5 %

Bushland ISD: 1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

30.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

17.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.5%

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

0.5 %

Bushland ISD: 1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

12.3 %

Bushland ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

19.9 %

Bushland ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

0.5%

Gifted and talented

12.3%

Special education

19.9%

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

Bushland ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Bushland ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Bushland ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Bushland 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

7.9 %

Bushland ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

22.2 %

Bushland ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Bushland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Bushland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

10.4 %

Bushland ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bushland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

6.7 %

Bushland ISD: 7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Bushland ISD: 11.1%

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

31

African American

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.7 (99.1%)

Bushland ISD: 96.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.3 (0.9%)

Bushland ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Bushland ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

26 (83.9%)

Bushland ISD: 77.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5 (16.1%)

Bushland ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Bushland ISD: 0.7%

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

11.8

Bushland ISD: 11.5

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

13.1 years

Bushland ISD: 12.9 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

$54,704

Bushland ISD: $54,681

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$44,338

Bushland ISD: $44,856

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$45,952

Bushland ISD: $46,119

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$49,261

Bushland ISD: $50,708

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,751

Bushland ISD: $57,272

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,940

Bushland ISD: $64,187

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$74,763

Bushland ISD: $69,790

Statewide: $74,014

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