Childress Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Childress ISD
- Childress, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Childress ISD: N/A
Total students
226
Avg. teacher experience
13.9 years
Childress ISD: 12.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Childress ISD: 97%
Statewide: 90.3%
Childress Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Childress, TX, in the Childress ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 226 students. 43.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4% 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 $51,640, which is $10,834 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.9 years of experience.
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Principal
- Janet Pierce
- mmeacham@childressisd.net
- (940) 937-3641
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Childress 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
226
African American
5 (2.2%)
Childress ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
5 (2.2%)
Childress ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
97 (42.9%)
Childress ISD: 38.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
113 (50%)
Childress ISD: 51.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
6 (2.7%)
Childress ISD: 4%
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
43.4 %
Childress ISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
56.6 %
Childress ISD: 59.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4 %
Childress ISD: 3.1%
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
4 %
Childress ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.6 %
Childress ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19 %
Childress ISD: 17%
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
Childress ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Childress ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Childress ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Childress 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
10.3 %
Childress ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
7.1 %
Childress ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Childress ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Childress ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13 %
Childress ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Childress ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.4 %
Childress ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.2 %
Childress ISD: 27.3%
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
19.8
African American
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0.5 (2.4%)
Childress ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
2 (10.1%)
Childress ISD: 6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
17.3 (87.5%)
Childress ISD: 90.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Childress ISD: 1.2%
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%)
Childress ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
18.8 (94.9%)
Childress ISD: 91.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (5.1%)
Childress ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Childress 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
11.4
Childress ISD: 11.8
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
13.9 years
Childress ISD: 12.8 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
$51,640
Childress ISD: $50,503
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$41,034
Childress ISD: $39,108
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$39,627
Childress ISD: $40,356
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$50,580
Childress ISD: $51,073
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$52,710
Childress ISD: $53,858
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$60,875
Childress ISD: $61,522
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$66,679
Childress ISD: $64,147
Statewide: $74,014