Karnes City Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Karnes City ISD
- Karnes City, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Karnes City ISD: N/A
Total students
230
Avg. teacher experience
9.1 years
Karnes City ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Karnes City ISD: 60.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Karnes City Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Karnes City, TX, in the Karnes City ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 230 students. 60.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10% 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 $59,687, which is $2,787 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.1 years of experience.
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Website
www.kcisd.net/index.php?pageID=122003_2
Address
410 E Hwy 123Karnes City, TX 78118-3016
Office phone number
Principal
- Kelly Ruiz
- kruiz@kcisd.net
- (830) 780-6400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Karnes City Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
230
African American
8 (3.5%)
Karnes City ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
174 (75.7%)
Karnes City ISD: 77.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
45 (19.6%)
Karnes City ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (1.3%)
Karnes City ISD: 1.1%
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 %
Karnes City ISD: 47.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
59.6 %
Karnes City ISD: 61.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
11.3 %
Karnes City ISD: 7.4%
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
10 %
Karnes City ISD: 7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.9 %
Karnes City ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
17.8 %
Karnes City ISD: 15.7%
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
Karnes City ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Karnes City ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Karnes City ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Karnes City 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
25.4 %
Karnes City ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
0 %
Karnes City ISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Karnes City ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Karnes City ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
26.9 %
Karnes City ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Karnes City ISD: 55.6%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
23.8 %
Karnes City ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Karnes City ISD: 21.9%
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
21.5
African American
2 (9.3%)
Karnes City ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
6.2 (28.7%)
Karnes City ISD: 36.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Karnes City ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
13.1 (61.1%)
Karnes City ISD: 58.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.2 (0.9%)
Karnes City ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.3 (1.5%)
Karnes City ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
18.9 (88%)
Karnes City ISD: 83.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
2.3 (10.5%)
Karnes City ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Karnes City 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
10.7
Karnes City ISD: 11.3
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
9.1 years
Karnes City ISD: 11.1 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
$59,687
Karnes City ISD: $61,901
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$48,225
Karnes City ISD: $58,830
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,313
Karnes City ISD: $55,864
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,423
Karnes City ISD: $58,516
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,528
Karnes City ISD: $63,985
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,545
Karnes City ISD: $72,438
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Karnes City ISD: $73,990
Statewide: $74,014