E Merle Smith Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Sinton ISD
- Sinton, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Sinton ISD: N/A
Total students
384
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Sinton ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Sinton ISD: 96.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
E Merle Smith Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Sinton, TX, in the Sinton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 384 students. 53.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.3% 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 $59,967, which is $2,507 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1000 S San Patricio AveSinton, TX 78387
Office phone number
Principal
- Jennifer Landry
- jlandry@sintonisd.net
- (361) 364-6840
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in E Merle Smith Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
384
African American
4 (1%)
Sinton ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.3%)
Sinton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
315 (82%)
Sinton ISD: 82.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
61 (15.9%)
Sinton ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (0.8%)
Sinton ISD: 0.4%
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
53.1 %
Sinton ISD: 44.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
68.8 %
Sinton ISD: 68.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.3 %
Sinton ISD: 2.4%
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
2.3 %
Sinton ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.7 %
Sinton ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.3 %
Sinton ISD: 19%
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
Sinton ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Sinton ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Sinton ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Sinton 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
23.5 %
Sinton ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
10 %
Sinton ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Sinton ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
23.8 %
Sinton ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sinton ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
23.2 %
Sinton ISD: 18%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Sinton ISD: 30.8%
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
40.4
African American
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
19.2 (47.6%)
Sinton ISD: 46%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
21.1 (52.4%)
Sinton ISD: 53.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 0.6%
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%)
Sinton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
33.4 (82.8%)
Sinton ISD: 72.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (17.2%)
Sinton ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Sinton ISD: 1.9%
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
9.5
Sinton ISD: 12.9
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
9.8 years
Sinton ISD: 11.3 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
$59,967
Sinton ISD: $60,725
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$59,751
Sinton ISD: $61,840
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$57,494
Sinton ISD: $56,733
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,263
Sinton ISD: $58,866
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$60,453
Sinton ISD: $61,751
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,021
Sinton ISD: $66,077
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,522
Sinton ISD: $70,975
Statewide: $74,014