Peaster Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Peaster ISD
- Weatherford, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Peaster ISD: N/A
Total students
241
Avg. teacher experience
12.1 years
Peaster ISD: 12.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Peaster ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Peaster Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Weatherford, TX, in the Peaster ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 241 students. 38.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5% 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 $56,225, which is $6,249 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
8512 Fm 920Weatherford, TX 76088
Office phone number
Principal
- Philip Black
- pblack@peaster.net
- (817) 341-5000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Peaster Junior High 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
241
African American
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.8%)
Peaster ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
47 (19.5%)
Peaster ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.4%)
Peaster ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
183 (75.9%)
Peaster ISD: 77.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (3.3%)
Peaster ISD: 3.6%
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
38.6 %
Peaster ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
34.4 %
Peaster ISD: 27.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
5.8 %
Peaster ISD: 4.1%
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
5 %
Peaster ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.3 %
Peaster ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.5 %
Peaster ISD: 9.9%
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
Peaster ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Peaster ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Peaster ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Peaster 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
12.3 %
Peaster ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Peaster ISD: 20%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Peaster ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.7 %
Peaster ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11 %
Peaster ISD: 10%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
16.7 %
Peaster ISD: 17.3%
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
16.8
African American
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0.9 (5.5%)
Peaster ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (6%)
Peaster ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
14.4 (85.7%)
Peaster ISD: 95.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.5 (2.8%)
Peaster 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
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
13.3 (79.4%)
Peaster ISD: 80.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.5 (20.6%)
Peaster ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Peaster ISD: 0.7%
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
14.4
Peaster 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
12.1 years
Peaster 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
$56,225
Peaster ISD: $57,311
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$45,190
Peaster ISD: $46,056
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$51,353
Peaster ISD: $48,191
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,456
Peaster ISD: $55,458
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,919
Peaster ISD: $61,549
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,074
Peaster ISD: $68,667
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$33,448
Peaster ISD: $60,150
Statewide: $74,014