Port Isabel Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Point Isabel ISD
- Port Isabel, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: N/A
Total students
413
Avg. teacher experience
13.7 years
Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Port Isabel Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Port Isabel, TX, in the Point Isabel ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 413 students. 72.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46.5% 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 $58,573, which is $3,901 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Debra Quist
- ngonzalez@pi-isd.net
- (956) 943-0060
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Port Isabel Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
413
African American
2 (0.5%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
379 (91.8%)
Point Isabel ISD: 91.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
31 (7.5%)
Point Isabel ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.2%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0.6%
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
72.6 %
Point Isabel ISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
84.3 %
Point Isabel ISD: 86.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
49.2 %
Point Isabel ISD: 40.1%
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
46.5 %
Point Isabel ISD: 41.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7 %
Point Isabel ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.6 %
Point Isabel ISD: 11.6%
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
Point Isabel ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Point Isabel 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 %
Point Isabel ISD: 19%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Point Isabel ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Point Isabel ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
14.4 %
Point Isabel ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Point Isabel ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.2 %
Point Isabel ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Point Isabel ISD: 10%
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
32.2
African American
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
27.2 (84.5%)
Point Isabel ISD: 83.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
5 (15.5%)
Point Isabel ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Point Isabel ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.2 (0.7%)
Point Isabel ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
22 (68.2%)
Point Isabel ISD: 73%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
10 (31%)
Point Isabel ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Point Isabel 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
12.8
Point Isabel ISD: 13.8
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
13.7 years
Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 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
$58,573
Point Isabel ISD: $59,146
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Point Isabel ISD: $53,200
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,033
Point Isabel ISD: $54,036
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,792
Point Isabel ISD: $55,807
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$59,212
Point Isabel ISD: $59,776
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,247
Point Isabel ISD: $66,993
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$69,537
Point Isabel ISD: $72,872
Statewide: $74,014