Kemp Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Kemp ISD
- Kemp, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Kemp ISD: N/A
Total students
415
Avg. teacher experience
10.2 years
Kemp ISD: 9.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Kemp ISD: 91.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Kemp Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Kemp, TX, in the Kemp ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 415 students. 67% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.4% 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 $65,216, which is $2,742 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.
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Principal
- Heather Boatright
- heather.boatright@kempisd.org
- (903) 498-1402
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Kemp Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
415
African American
10 (2.4%)
Kemp ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.5%)
Kemp ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Kemp ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
180 (43.4%)
Kemp ISD: 41.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Kemp ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
203 (48.9%)
Kemp ISD: 51.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
19 (4.6%)
Kemp ISD: 3.9%
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
67 %
Kemp ISD: 63.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
74.7 %
Kemp ISD: 73.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
22.2 %
Kemp ISD: 20.3%
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
21.4 %
Kemp ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.2 %
Kemp ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.3 %
Kemp ISD: 17.8%
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
Kemp ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Kemp ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Kemp ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Kemp 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
24.1 %
Kemp ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
11.1 %
Kemp ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Kemp ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Kemp ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
22.7 %
Kemp ISD: 22.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Kemp ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
27.4 %
Kemp ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Kemp ISD: 26.2%
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
27.5
African American
1.9 (6.8%)
Kemp ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Kemp ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Kemp ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (3.6%)
Kemp ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Kemp ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
24.6 (89.6%)
Kemp ISD: 89.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Kemp ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.2 (4.2%)
Kemp ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
16.5 (59.9%)
Kemp ISD: 68.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
9.9 (35.9%)
Kemp ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Kemp 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
15.1
Kemp ISD: 13.8
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
10.2 years
Kemp ISD: 9.6 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
$65,216
Kemp ISD: $59,421
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$64,314
Kemp ISD: $51,691
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,154
Kemp ISD: $54,286
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,796
Kemp ISD: $60,567
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,295
Kemp ISD: $64,419
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,100
Kemp ISD: $72,636
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$70,767
Kemp ISD: $71,298
Statewide: $74,014