Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Midlothian ISD
  • Midlothian, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Midlothian ISD: N/A

Total students

988

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Midlothian ISD: 12.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Midlothian ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Midlothian, TX, in the Midlothian ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 988 students. 41% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.9% 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 $61,781, which is $693 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

WWW.MIDLOTHIANISD.ORG

Address

2881 Ledgestone Ln
Midlothian, TX 76065

Office phone number

(469) 856-5800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School 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

988

African American

143 (14.5%)

Midlothian ISD: 14%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

12 (1.2%)

Midlothian ISD: 1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

200 (20.2%)

Midlothian ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

585 (59.2%)

Midlothian ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

46 (4.7%)

Midlothian ISD: 5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

14.5%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.2%

Hispanic

20.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

59.2%

Two or more races

4.7%

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 %

Midlothian ISD: 41.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

26.1 %

Midlothian ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.3 %

Midlothian ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

41.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

26.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.3%

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

4.9 %

Midlothian ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7 %

Midlothian ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.7 %

Midlothian ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

4.9%

Gifted and talented

7.0%

Special education

14.7%

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

Midlothian ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Midlothian ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Midlothian ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Midlothian 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

7.8 %

Midlothian ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

4.5 %

Midlothian ISD: 9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Midlothian ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

12.5 %

Midlothian ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

8.8 %

Midlothian ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Midlothian ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

7.7 %

Midlothian ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

11.8 %

Midlothian ISD: 13.3%

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

53.4

African American

1.6 (2.9%)

Midlothian ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.1 (9.6%)

Midlothian ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

46.7 (87.5%)

Midlothian ISD: 83.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

38.1 (71.3%)

Midlothian ISD: 71.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15.3 (28.7%)

Midlothian ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Midlothian ISD: 0.4%

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

18.5

Midlothian ISD: 15.8

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

12.3 years

Midlothian ISD: 12.2 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

$61,781

Midlothian ISD: $62,409

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$56,621

Midlothian ISD: $60,718

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,291

Midlothian ISD: $59,137

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$60,739

Midlothian ISD: $60,027

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,305

Midlothian ISD: $63,143

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,349

Midlothian ISD: $67,536

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Midlothian ISD: $78,838

Statewide: $74,014

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