Commerce Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Total students

329

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Commerce ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Commerce ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

Commerce Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Commerce, TX, in the Commerce ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 329 students. 66.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.9% 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 $58,473, which is $4,001 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

cms.commercerisd.org

Address

606 Culver St
Commerce, TX 75428

Office phone number

(903) 886-3795

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Commerce Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

329

African American

93 (28.3%)

Commerce ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (1.8%)

Commerce ISD: 1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

89 (27.1%)

Commerce ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Commerce ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

110 (33.4%)

Commerce ISD: 39.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

30 (9.1%)

Commerce ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

28.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.8%

Hispanic

27.1%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

33.4%

Two or more races

9.1%

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

66.6 %

Commerce ISD: 55%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

77.5 %

Commerce ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.2 %

Commerce ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

66.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

77.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.2%

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

14.9 %

Commerce ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

10.9 %

Commerce ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

23.7 %

Commerce ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

14.9%

Gifted and talented

10.9%

Special education

23.7%

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

Commerce ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Commerce ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Commerce 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

28.9 %

Commerce ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

31.8 %

Commerce ISD: 35.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

14.3 %

Commerce ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.3 %

Commerce ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Commerce ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

32.6 %

Commerce ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

50 %

Commerce ISD: 39.4%

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

30

African American

1 (3.2%)

Commerce ISD: 9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.9 (6.4%)

Commerce ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Commerce ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

25.3 (84.3%)

Commerce ISD: 82%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1.8 (6%)

Commerce ISD: 2.2%

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%)

Commerce ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

26.1 (87.2%)

Commerce ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3.9 (12.8%)

Commerce ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Commerce 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

Commerce ISD: 12.2

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

10.4 years

Commerce ISD: 12.3 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

$58,473

Commerce ISD: $60,031

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$52,461

Commerce ISD: $51,760

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,038

Commerce ISD: $51,598

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,051

Commerce ISD: $58,054

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,252

Commerce ISD: $64,664

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,725

Commerce ISD: $67,898

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,530

Commerce ISD: $67,527

Statewide: $74,014

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