Dumas Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Dumas ISD
- Dumas, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Dumas ISD: N/A
Total students
618
Avg. teacher experience
9.6 years
Dumas ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Dumas ISD: 99.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Dumas Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Dumas, TX, in the Dumas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 618 students. 60.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43.7% 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 $52,233, which is $10,241 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Kurt Baxter
- kurt.baxter@dumasisd.org
- (806) 935-4155
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Dumas 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
618
African American
15 (2.4%)
Dumas ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (0.8%)
Dumas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
30 (4.9%)
Dumas ISD: 4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
479 (77.5%)
Dumas ISD: 78.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dumas ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
84 (13.6%)
Dumas ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
5 (0.8%)
Dumas ISD: 0.8%
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
60.4 %
Dumas ISD: 64.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
70.6 %
Dumas ISD: 72.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
43.7 %
Dumas ISD: 42.9%
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
43.7 %
Dumas ISD: 43.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.7 %
Dumas ISD: 5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.5 %
Dumas ISD: 12%
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
Dumas ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Dumas ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Dumas ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Dumas 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
16.2 %
Dumas ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.7 %
Dumas ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Dumas ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
25 %
Dumas ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
15.9 %
Dumas ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Dumas ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
14.4 %
Dumas ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Dumas ISD: 7.7%
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
44.7
African American
0 (0%)
Dumas ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Dumas ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.2%)
Dumas ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12.2 (27.3%)
Dumas ISD: 27.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dumas ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
31.5 (70.5%)
Dumas ISD: 69%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Dumas ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
6 (13.4%)
Dumas ISD: 9.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
28.6 (64.1%)
Dumas ISD: 72.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
10 (22.5%)
Dumas ISD: 18%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Dumas 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
13.8
Dumas ISD: 13.9
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
9.6 years
Dumas ISD: 11.3 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
$52,233
Dumas ISD: $53,868
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$35,075
Dumas ISD: $37,868
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$49,799
Dumas ISD: $48,658
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$53,576
Dumas ISD: $52,978
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,991
Dumas ISD: $59,827
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,564
Dumas ISD: $64,691
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$68,678
Dumas ISD: $70,439
Statewide: $74,014