Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sinton ISD: A

Total students

445

Avg. teacher experience

11.5 years

Sinton ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sinton ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

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 2021-2022 school year, it had 445 students. 73.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,354, which is $2,533 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sintonisd.net

Address

1000 S San Patricio Ave
Sinton, TX 78387

Office phone number

(361) 364-6840

Principal

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

445

African American

7 (1.6%)

Sinton ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.7%)

Sinton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

364 (81.8%)

Sinton ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

68 (15.3%)

Sinton ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.7%)

Sinton ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

81.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

15.3%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

73.3 %

Sinton ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

73.5 %

Sinton ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.6 %

Sinton ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

73.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

73.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.6 %

Sinton ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.6 %

Sinton ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.6 %

Sinton ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.6%

Gifted and talented

5.6%

Special education

16.6%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Sinton ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Sinton ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Sinton ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Sinton ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.5 %

Sinton ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Sinton ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Sinton ISD: 50%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Sinton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10 %

Sinton ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sinton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.9 %

Sinton ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Sinton ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.4

African American

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.4%)

Sinton ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

19.9 (48%)

Sinton ISD: 43.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.5 (49.6%)

Sinton ISD: 53.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.5 (76.2%)

Sinton ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.8 (23.8%)

Sinton ISD: 24%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sinton ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.8

Sinton ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

11.5 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

$56,354

Sinton ISD: $56,943

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,871

Sinton ISD: $50,811

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,798

Sinton ISD: $53,715

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,594

Sinton ISD: $54,557

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,213

Sinton ISD: $58,476

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,945

Sinton ISD: $64,082

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$69,262

Sinton ISD: $67,991

Statewide: $71,111

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