James A Arthur Early Childhood Center

  • Elementary school in Kennedale ISD
  • Kennedale, TX
  • Early education - Kindergarten

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Kennedale ISD: N/A

Total students

261

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Kennedale ISD: 12.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

James A Arthur Early Childhood Center is an elementary school in Kennedale, TX, in the Kennedale ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 261 students. 41% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.8% 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 $64,466, which is $1,992 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

jaa.kennedaleisd.net/

Address

100 W Mistletoe Dr
Kennedale, TX 76060

Office phone number

(817) 563-8300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in James A Arthur Early Childhood Center 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

261

African American

67 (25.7%)

Kennedale ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (3.1%)

Kennedale ISD: 3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

106 (40.6%)

Kennedale ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

71 (27.2%)

Kennedale ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

9 (3.4%)

Kennedale ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

25.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

3.1%

Hispanic

40.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

27.2%

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

41 %

Kennedale ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

76.6 %

Kennedale ISD: 58.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

22.2 %

Kennedale ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

41.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.2%

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

21.8 %

Kennedale ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Kennedale ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13.4 %

Kennedale ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

21.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

13.4%

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

Kennedale ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Kennedale ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Kennedale ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Kennedale 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

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 18%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Kennedale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Kennedale ISD: 26.7%

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

20

African American

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (5%)

Kennedale ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

3 (15%)

Kennedale ISD: 10%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16 (80%)

Kennedale ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Kennedale ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

16 (80%)

Kennedale ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4 (20%)

Kennedale ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Kennedale 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

13

Kennedale ISD: 13.6

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

11.3 years

Kennedale ISD: 12.6 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

$64,466

Kennedale ISD: $65,415

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Kennedale ISD: $59,165

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,117

Kennedale ISD: $60,160

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$62,564

Kennedale ISD: $62,853

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$66,515

Kennedale ISD: $66,896

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,450

Kennedale ISD: $71,157

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Kennedale ISD: $76,406

Statewide: $74,014

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