Sulphur Springs Middle School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Total students

969

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Sulphur Springs Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Sulphur Springs, TX, in the Sulphur Springs ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 969 students. 47.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.3% 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 $52,766, which is $9,708 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

835 Wildcat Way
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

Office phone number

(903) 885-7741

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sulphur Springs Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

969

African American

88 (9.1%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.4%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (0.8%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

291 (30%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

533 (55%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 51.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

42 (4.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

9.1%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

30.0%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

55.0%

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

47.1 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

61.3 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 63%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

18.6 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

47.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.6%

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

18.3 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

5.8 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.1 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

18.3%

Gifted and talented

5.8%

Special education

16.1%

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

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs 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

15 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

17.7 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Sulphur Springs ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

12.3 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sulphur Springs ISD: 20%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.4 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

23.2 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19%

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

79.7

African American

9 (11.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (1.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7 (8.8%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

61.7 (77.4%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.3%)

Sulphur Springs 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%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

64.5 (80.9%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15.2 (19.1%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.6%

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

12.2

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12.6

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

11.2 years

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12 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

$52,766

Sulphur Springs ISD: $54,216

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$50,450

Sulphur Springs ISD: $52,649

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,850

Sulphur Springs ISD: $49,415

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$50,418

Sulphur Springs ISD: $51,045

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$54,341

Sulphur Springs ISD: $55,984

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$60,314

Sulphur Springs ISD: $62,165

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$64,050

Sulphur Springs ISD: $64,011

Statewide: $74,014

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