Tom And Nita Nichols Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Joshua ISD
- Burleson, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Joshua ISD: N/A
Total students
604
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Joshua ISD: 11.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Joshua ISD: 99%
Statewide: 90.3%
Tom And Nita Nichols Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Burleson, TX, in the Joshua ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 604 students. 39.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.3% 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 $67,210, which is $4,736 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2845 Fm 731Burleson, TX 76028
Office phone number
Principal
- Tammy Watts
- wattst@joshuaisd.org
- (817) 202-2500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Tom And Nita Nichols Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
604
African American
8 (1.3%)
Joshua ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.5%)
Joshua ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.5%)
Joshua ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
163 (27%)
Joshua ISD: 35.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
Joshua ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
406 (67.2%)
Joshua ISD: 58.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
19 (3.1%)
Joshua ISD: 2.4%
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
39.4 %
Joshua ISD: 45.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
42.9 %
Joshua ISD: 49.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
11.3 %
Joshua ISD: 14.5%
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
11.3 %
Joshua ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.5 %
Joshua ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
12.6 %
Joshua ISD: 14.3%
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
Joshua ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Joshua ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Joshua ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Joshua 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
9.6 %
Joshua ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
28.6 %
Joshua ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
0 %
Joshua ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Joshua ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
9.1 %
Joshua ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Joshua ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
9.2 %
Joshua ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
19 %
Joshua ISD: 21.4%
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
43.2
African American
1 (2.3%)
Joshua ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Joshua ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1.7 (3.9%)
Joshua ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
5 (11.6%)
Joshua ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Joshua ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
35.5 (82.2%)
Joshua ISD: 83%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Joshua ISD: 2.8%
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%)
Joshua ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
34.5 (79.9%)
Joshua ISD: 79.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8.7 (20.1%)
Joshua ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Joshua ISD: 0.5%
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
Joshua ISD: 14.3
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
11.1 years
Joshua ISD: 11.9 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
$67,210
Joshua ISD: $65,766
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$69,984
Joshua ISD: $66,306
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$64,311
Joshua ISD: $61,627
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,478
Joshua ISD: $63,342
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,202
Joshua ISD: $66,875
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,495
Joshua ISD: $69,797
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Joshua ISD: $79,434
Statewide: $74,014