Shepherd Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Shepherd ISD: N/A

Total students

425

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Shepherd ISD: 7.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Shepherd ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Shepherd Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Shepherd, TX, in the Shepherd ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 425 students. 73.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.1% 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 $60,813, which is $1,661 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.shepherdisd.net

Address

1401 S Byrd Ave
Shepherd, TX 77371-0429

Office phone number

(936) 628-3377

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Shepherd Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

425

African American

16 (3.8%)

Shepherd ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

197 (46.4%)

Shepherd ISD: 42.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

195 (45.9%)

Shepherd ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

16 (3.8%)

Shepherd ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

46.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

45.9%

Two or more races

3.8%

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

73.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 60.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

80.7 %

Shepherd ISD: 80.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

24 %

Shepherd ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

73.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

24.0%

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

22.1 %

Shepherd ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

11.5 %

Shepherd ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

22.1%

Gifted and talented

11.5%

Special education

13.9%

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

Shepherd ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Shepherd ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Shepherd ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Shepherd 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

16.9 %

Shepherd ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

17.4 %

Shepherd ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.4 %

Shepherd ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Shepherd ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

21.7 %

Shepherd ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

17.2 %

Shepherd ISD: 18%

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

28.8

African American

2.9 (9.9%)

Shepherd ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

3.9 (13.4%)

Shepherd ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Shepherd ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.1 (76.7%)

Shepherd ISD: 78%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Shepherd 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%)

Shepherd ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

25.9 (90%)

Shepherd ISD: 75.6%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.9 (10%)

Shepherd ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Shepherd 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

14.8

Shepherd ISD: 15.9

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

Shepherd ISD: 7.7 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

$60,813

Shepherd ISD: $62,367

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$55,821

Shepherd ISD: $54,044

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,767

Shepherd ISD: $61,644

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$75,617

Shepherd ISD: $67,437

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$69,208

Shepherd ISD: $68,071

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$79,052

Shepherd ISD: $74,662

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$80,302

Shepherd ISD: $77,478

Statewide: $74,014

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