Kilgore Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Kilgore ISD
- Kilgore, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Kilgore ISD: N/A
Total students
861
Avg. teacher experience
10.6 years
Kilgore ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Kilgore ISD: 92.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Kilgore Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Kilgore, TX, in the Kilgore ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 861 students. 65% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.3% 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 $54,553, which is $7,921 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Cindy Lindley
- INFO@KISD.ORG
- (903) 988-3902
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Kilgore Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
861
African American
107 (12.4%)
Kilgore ISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Kilgore ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.2%)
Kilgore ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
331 (38.4%)
Kilgore ISD: 38.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Kilgore ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
370 (43%)
Kilgore ISD: 42.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
49 (5.7%)
Kilgore ISD: 6.4%
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
65 %
Kilgore ISD: 58.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
72.5 %
Kilgore ISD: 72.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
23.5 %
Kilgore ISD: 22.2%
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
23.3 %
Kilgore ISD: 24.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.2 %
Kilgore ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.6 %
Kilgore ISD: 9.8%
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
Kilgore ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Kilgore ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Kilgore ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Kilgore 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
14.9 %
Kilgore ISD: 15.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.4 %
Kilgore ISD: 19.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Kilgore ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Kilgore ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11 %
Kilgore ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Kilgore ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
16.4 %
Kilgore ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
15.1 %
Kilgore ISD: 20.8%
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
57.8
African American
10.6 (18.3%)
Kilgore ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Kilgore ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Kilgore ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0.7 (1.2%)
Kilgore ISD: 11.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Kilgore ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
45.6 (78.9%)
Kilgore ISD: 76.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.7%)
Kilgore ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.5 (0.8%)
Kilgore ISD: 2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
45.9 (79.5%)
Kilgore ISD: 80.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
11.4 (19.8%)
Kilgore ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Kilgore ISD: 0.2%
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
14.9
Kilgore ISD: 13.7
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
10.6 years
Kilgore ISD: 11.8 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
$54,553
Kilgore ISD: $55,596
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$45,093
Kilgore ISD: $47,359
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$49,647
Kilgore ISD: $49,468
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$52,553
Kilgore ISD: $51,565
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,235
Kilgore ISD: $59,529
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,810
Kilgore ISD: $65,796
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$69,352
Kilgore ISD: $68,141
Statewide: $74,014