Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Dallas ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Total students
680
Avg. teacher experience
6.3 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 680 students. 94.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 82.9% 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 $66,460, which is $3,986 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.3 years of experience.
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Principal
- Theresa Fernandez Sigurdson
- tsigurdson@dallasisd.org
- (972) 925-1300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High 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
680
African American
27 (4%)
Dallas ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
8 (1.2%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (0.6%)
Dallas ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
628 (92.4%)
Dallas ISD: 71%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
12 (1.8%)
Dallas ISD: 6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.1%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
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
94.7 %
Dallas ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
99.7 %
Dallas ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
88.1 %
Dallas ISD: 50.5%
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
82.9 %
Dallas ISD: 48.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
12.9 %
Dallas ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
12.9 %
Dallas ISD: 11.9%
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
Dallas ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas 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
30.8 %
Dallas ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
58.5 %
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
25 %
Dallas ISD: 19%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
20 %
Dallas ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
29 %
Dallas ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dallas ISD: 23.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
54.5 %
Dallas ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Dallas ISD: 26.5%
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
54
African American
18 (33.3%)
Dallas ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (7.4%)
Dallas ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
10 (18.5%)
Dallas ISD: 35%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
21 (38.9%)
Dallas ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.9%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (1.9%)
Dallas ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
46 (85.2%)
Dallas ISD: 70.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (13%)
Dallas ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
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
12.6
Dallas ISD: 13.6
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
6.3 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 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
$66,460
Dallas ISD: $68,699
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,000
Dallas ISD: $60,399
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,408
Dallas ISD: $64,247
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$69,602
Dallas ISD: $70,325
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$71,874
Dallas ISD: $73,136
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$75,513
Dallas ISD: $74,317
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Dallas ISD: $74,907
Statewide: $74,014