Jo Nelson Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Total students

223

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Santa Rosa ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: 97.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Jo Nelson Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Santa Rosa, TX, in the Santa Rosa ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 223 students. 60.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.9% 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 $58,108, which is $4,366 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.santarosaisd.org

Address

102 S Main
Santa Rosa, TX 78593

Office phone number

(956) 636-9850

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Jo Nelson Middle School 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

223

African American

1 (0.4%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

222 (99.6%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

Two or more races

0%

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

60.1 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 59%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88.8 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

26.9 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

60.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.9%

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

26.9 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

21.1 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

26.9%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

21.1%

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

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Rosa 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

31.4 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Santa Rosa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

30.8 %

Santa Rosa ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Santa Rosa ISD: 50%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Santa Rosa ISD: N/A

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

21.7

African American

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

19.8 (91.2%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.9 (8.8%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa 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 (0%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

16.8 (77.7%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 81.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.8 (22.3%)

Santa Rosa ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Santa Rosa 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

10.3

Santa Rosa ISD: 10.4

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

12.2 years

Santa Rosa ISD: 10.6 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

$58,108

Santa Rosa ISD: $55,075

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$51,151

Santa Rosa ISD: $48,499

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,561

Santa Rosa ISD: $48,649

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,058

Santa Rosa ISD: $56,418

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,915

Santa Rosa ISD: $59,696

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,772

Santa Rosa ISD: $65,923

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$64,180

Santa Rosa ISD: $63,705

Statewide: $74,014

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