East Chambers Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in East Chambers ISD
  • Winnie, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

East Chambers ISD: N/A

Total students

356

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

East Chambers ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

East Chambers ISD: 97.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

East Chambers Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Winnie, TX, in the East Chambers ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 356 students. 61.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.7% 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 $60,657, which is $1,817 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1931 State Hwy 124
Winnie, TX 77665

Office phone number

(409) 296-4183

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in East Chambers Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

356

African American

23 (6.5%)

East Chambers ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

East Chambers ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

East Chambers ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

192 (53.9%)

East Chambers ISD: 46.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

East Chambers ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

128 (36%)

East Chambers ISD: 41.6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

12 (3.4%)

East Chambers ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

6.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

53.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

36.0%

Two or more races

3.4%

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

61.8 %

East Chambers ISD: 48%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

55.3 %

East Chambers ISD: 56.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

36 %

East Chambers ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

61.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.0%

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

35.7 %

East Chambers ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.6 %

East Chambers ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.5 %

East Chambers ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

35.7%

Gifted and talented

7.6%

Special education

11.5%

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

East Chambers ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

East Chambers ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

East Chambers ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

East Chambers 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

12 %

East Chambers ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

3.8 %

East Chambers ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

East Chambers ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

East Chambers ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

8.7 %

East Chambers ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

East Chambers ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.7 %

East Chambers ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

15.4 %

East Chambers ISD: 17.3%

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

24

African American

1 (4.2%)

East Chambers ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

East Chambers ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

East Chambers ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.3 (9.7%)

East Chambers ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

East Chambers ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.6 (82%)

East Chambers ISD: 85%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (4.2%)

East Chambers ISD: 0.9%

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 (4.2%)

East Chambers ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.3 (84.7%)

East Chambers ISD: 89.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.7 (11.1%)

East Chambers ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

East Chambers 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

14.9

East Chambers ISD: 13.5

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 years

East Chambers ISD: 10.6 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

$60,657

East Chambers ISD: $59,672

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$52,395

East Chambers ISD: $48,641

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,739

East Chambers ISD: $57,458

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,045

East Chambers ISD: $58,141

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$65,215

East Chambers ISD: $62,071

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,634

East Chambers ISD: $65,276

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$64,956

East Chambers ISD: $75,055

Statewide: $74,014

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