Travis Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Calhoun County ISD
  • Port Lavaca, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Total students

693

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Calhoun County ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Travis Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Port Lavaca, TX, in the Calhoun County ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 693 students. 53.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.8% 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 $58,152, which is $4,322 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

705 N Nueces St
Port Lavaca, TX 77979-2827

Office phone number

(361) 552-3784

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Travis Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

693

African American

12 (1.7%)

Calhoun County ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

33 (4.8%)

Calhoun County ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

470 (67.8%)

Calhoun County ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

169 (24.4%)

Calhoun County ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (1.2%)

Calhoun County ISD: 1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.7%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

4.8%

Hispanic

67.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

24.4%

Two or more races

1.2%

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

53.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

62.5 %

Calhoun County ISD: 66.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

13.7 %

Calhoun County ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

53.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.7%

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

12.8 %

Calhoun County ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Calhoun County ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.4 %

Calhoun County ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

12.8%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

12.4%

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

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Calhoun 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

22 %

Calhoun County ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

25 %

Calhoun County ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Calhoun County ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

23.5 %

Calhoun County ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Calhoun County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

20.8 %

Calhoun County ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Calhoun County ISD: 18.2%

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

47.2

African American

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

11.3 (23.9%)

Calhoun County ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Calhoun County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35 (74.1%)

Calhoun County ISD: 74.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.1%)

Calhoun County 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%)

Calhoun County ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

35.3 (74.8%)

Calhoun County ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

11.9 (25.2%)

Calhoun County ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Calhoun County 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

14.7

Calhoun County ISD: 13.4

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

Calhoun County ISD: 15.4 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

$58,152

Calhoun County ISD: $58,478

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$49,603

Calhoun County ISD: $46,611

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$47,369

Calhoun County ISD: $48,455

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,569

Calhoun County ISD: $53,819

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,845

Calhoun County ISD: $59,325

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,051

Calhoun County ISD: $66,101

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,668

Calhoun County ISD: $70,603

Statewide: $74,014

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