Jim Barnes Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Seguin ISD
- Seguin, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Seguin ISD: N/A
Total students
790
Avg. teacher experience
6.4 years
Seguin ISD: 9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Seguin ISD: 91.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
Jim Barnes Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Seguin, TX, in the Seguin ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 790 students. 62.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.6% 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 $61,521, which is $953 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1539 Joe Carrillo StSeguin, TX 78155
Office phone number
Principal
- Jay Law
- jlaw@seguin.k12.tx.us
- (830) 401-8756
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Jim Barnes Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
790
African American
31 (3.9%)
Seguin ISD: 4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.4%)
Seguin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (0.8%)
Seguin ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
551 (69.7%)
Seguin ISD: 71.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Seguin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
186 (23.5%)
Seguin ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
12 (1.5%)
Seguin ISD: 1.8%
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
62.7 %
Seguin ISD: 63.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
74.8 %
Seguin ISD: 75.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
12.9 %
Seguin ISD: 13.7%
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
11.6 %
Seguin ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11 %
Seguin ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.7 %
Seguin ISD: 18%
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
Seguin ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Seguin ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Seguin ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Seguin 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
32.9 %
Seguin ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
31 %
Seguin ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Seguin ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Seguin ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
34.2 %
Seguin ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Seguin ISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
29.6 %
Seguin ISD: 24%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
44.4 %
Seguin ISD: 26.7%
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
51
African American
1 (2%)
Seguin ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Seguin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (3.9%)
Seguin ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
19.5 (38.2%)
Seguin ISD: 36.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Seguin ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
27.5 (53.9%)
Seguin ISD: 58.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2%)
Seguin ISD: 0.4%
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%)
Seguin ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
36.5 (71.6%)
Seguin ISD: 74.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
14.5 (28.4%)
Seguin ISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Seguin 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
15.5
Seguin ISD: 16.5
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
6.4 years
Seguin ISD: 9 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
$61,521
Seguin ISD: $63,062
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$65,052
Seguin ISD: $64,081
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,114
Seguin ISD: $60,477
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$59,609
Seguin ISD: $60,590
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,882
Seguin ISD: $64,787
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,769
Seguin ISD: $68,618
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$79,111
Seguin ISD: $80,101
Statewide: $74,014