B L Gray Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Sharyland ISD
  • Mission, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Total students

743

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Sharyland ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sharyland ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

B L Gray Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Mission, TX, in the Sharyland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 743 students. 61.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42% 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 $58,002, which is $4,472 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

blgjh.sharylandisd.org/

Address

4400 S Glasscock Rd
Mission, TX 78572-4652

Office phone number

(956) 580-5333

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in B L Gray 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

743

African American

5 (0.7%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

21 (2.8%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

684 (92.1%)

Sharyland ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

30 (4%)

Sharyland ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

92.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.0%

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

61.5 %

Sharyland ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

64.1 %

Sharyland ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

45.8 %

Sharyland ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

61.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

45.8%

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

42 %

Sharyland ISD: 38%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

14.4 %

Sharyland ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

7.7 %

Sharyland ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

42.0%

Gifted and talented

14.4%

Special education

7.7%

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

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland 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

11.3 %

Sharyland ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

0 %

Sharyland ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Sharyland ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.5 %

Sharyland ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sharyland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.2 %

Sharyland ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Sharyland ISD: 13.8%

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

47.9

African American

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

39.5 (82.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.4 (17.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

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%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

32.5 (67.7%)

Sharyland ISD: 72%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15.5 (32.3%)

Sharyland ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sharyland 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

Sharyland ISD: 15.5

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

11.9 years

Sharyland ISD: 14.4 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

$58,002

Sharyland ISD: $59,162

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,724

Sharyland ISD: $54,217

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,504

Sharyland ISD: $54,244

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,391

Sharyland ISD: $55,953

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$59,012

Sharyland ISD: $58,863

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,723

Sharyland ISD: $64,943

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$72,212

Sharyland ISD: $74,735

Statewide: $74,014

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