Smithville Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Smithville ISD: N/A

Total students

397

Avg. teacher experience

14.9 years

Smithville ISD: 12.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Smithville ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Smithville Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Smithville, TX, in the Smithville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 397 students. 49.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.1% 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 $57,189, which is $5,285 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.smithvilleisd.org

Address

287 Hwy 95 S
Smithville, TX 78957-1110

Office phone number

(512) 237-2407

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smithville Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

397

African American

19 (4.8%)

Smithville ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Smithville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.3%)

Smithville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

173 (43.6%)

Smithville ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Smithville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

180 (45.3%)

Smithville ISD: 53.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

17 (4.3%)

Smithville ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.8%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

43.6%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

45.3%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

49.1 %

Smithville ISD: 52%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

53.4 %

Smithville ISD: 54%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

16.1 %

Smithville ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

49.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.1%

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

15.1 %

Smithville ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Smithville ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

17.6 %

Smithville ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

15.1%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

17.6%

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 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

Smithville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Smithville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Smithville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Smithville 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

21.5 %

Smithville ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

34.6 %

Smithville ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Smithville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Smithville ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

19.9 %

Smithville ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Smithville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

21.5 %

Smithville ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

25 %

Smithville ISD: 25.6%

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

28.4

African American

4 (14.1%)

Smithville ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.6 (5.8%)

Smithville ISD: 10%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.6 (79.7%)

Smithville ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.1 (0.4%)

Smithville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (3.5%)

Smithville ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.2 (71.3%)

Smithville ISD: 75%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.2 (25.2%)

Smithville ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Smithville 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

Smithville ISD: 14.7

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

14.9 years

Smithville ISD: 12.9 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

$57,189

Smithville ISD: $55,864

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$46,996

Smithville ISD: $47,014

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$49,287

Smithville ISD: $49,412

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,306

Smithville ISD: $52,920

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,534

Smithville ISD: $57,481

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,103

Smithville ISD: $66,227

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Smithville ISD: $68,769

Statewide: $74,014

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