Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Galveston ISD: B

Total students

574

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Galveston ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Galveston ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 90%

Austin Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Galveston, TX, in the Galveston ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 574 students. 37.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,417, which is $470 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gisd.org

Address

1514 N 1/2
Galveston, TX 77550-8198

Office phone number

(409) 761-3500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Austin Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

574

African American

63 (11%)

Galveston ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

21 (3.7%)

Galveston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

245 (42.7%)

Galveston ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

233 (40.6%)

Galveston ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

12 (2.1%)

Galveston ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

3.7%

Hispanic

42.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

40.6%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

37.8 %

Galveston ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

56.1 %

Galveston ISD: 79.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.1 %

Galveston ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

37.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

56.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19 %

Galveston ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.3 %

Galveston ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11 %

Galveston ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

19.0%

Gifted and talented

15.3%

Special education

11.0%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

A

Galveston ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Galveston ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Galveston ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Galveston ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.9 %

Galveston ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.2 %

Galveston ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Galveston ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.6 %

Galveston ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.1 %

Galveston ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Galveston ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.4 %

Galveston ISD: 19%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Galveston ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

45.2

African American

5.9 (13%)

Galveston ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.9 (15.4%)

Galveston ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

29.5 (65.3%)

Galveston ISD: 58.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.9 (6.4%)

Galveston ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28.9 (63.9%)

Galveston ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.3 (33.9%)

Galveston ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.2%)

Galveston ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.7

Galveston ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

Galveston ISD: 10.9 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

$58,417

Galveston ISD: $57,178

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,717

Galveston ISD: $47,594

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,112

Galveston ISD: $53,316

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,463

Galveston ISD: $57,603

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,635

Galveston ISD: $60,110

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,203

Galveston ISD: $63,308

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$79,553

Galveston ISD: $72,326

Statewide: $71,111

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