Watson Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Muleshoe ISD
- Muleshoe, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: N/A
Total students
286
Avg. teacher experience
10.9 years
Muleshoe ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Watson Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Muleshoe, TX, in the Muleshoe ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 286 students. 77.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 36.7% 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 $47,120, which is $15,354 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.
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Principal
- Balee Black
- misd@muleshoeisd.net
- (806) 272-7349
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Watson Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
286
African American
2 (0.7%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
255 (89.2%)
Muleshoe ISD: 86.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
29 (10.1%)
Muleshoe ISD: 12%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0.3%
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
77.3 %
Muleshoe ISD: 59.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
89.2 %
Muleshoe ISD: 88.7%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
36.7 %
Muleshoe ISD: 35.7%
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
36.7 %
Muleshoe ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
2.8 %
Muleshoe ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.4 %
Muleshoe ISD: 16.1%
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
Muleshoe ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Muleshoe 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
15.1 %
Muleshoe ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Muleshoe ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
14.7 %
Muleshoe ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
16.7 %
Muleshoe ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Muleshoe ISD: Masked
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
27.2
African American
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
11 (40.5%)
Muleshoe ISD: 37.9%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
15.2 (55.8%)
Muleshoe ISD: 61.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3.7%)
Muleshoe ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
3 (11%)
Muleshoe ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
16.7 (61.3%)
Muleshoe ISD: 77.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.5 (27.6%)
Muleshoe ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Muleshoe 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
10.5
Muleshoe ISD: 11.5
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
10.9 years
Muleshoe ISD: 11.3 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
$47,120
Muleshoe ISD: $49,023
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$33,660
Muleshoe ISD: $42,306
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$41,514
Muleshoe ISD: $41,800
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$45,643
Muleshoe ISD: $46,084
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$55,789
Muleshoe ISD: $54,081
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$62,435
Muleshoe ISD: $60,627
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$57,347
Muleshoe ISD: $62,652
Statewide: $74,014