Tahoka Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Tahoka ISD
- Tahoka, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Tahoka ISD: N/A
Total students
134
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Tahoka ISD: 10.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Tahoka ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Tahoka Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Tahoka, TX, in the Tahoka ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 134 students. 24.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.2% 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 $54,041, which is $8,433 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2028 Ave PTahoka, TX 79373-1500
Office phone number
Principal
- Shannon Merritt
- smerritt@tahokaisd.org
- (806) 561-4538
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Tahoka Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
134
African American
2 (1.5%)
Tahoka ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
79 (59%)
Tahoka ISD: 59%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
51 (38.1%)
Tahoka ISD: 36.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
2 (1.5%)
Tahoka ISD: 2.2%
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
24.6 %
Tahoka ISD: 32%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
65.7 %
Tahoka ISD: 60%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
3 %
Tahoka ISD: 3.1%
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
2.2 %
Tahoka ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
17.2 %
Tahoka ISD: 9.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.7 %
Tahoka ISD: 17.5%
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
Tahoka ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Tahoka ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Tahoka ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Tahoka 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
9.4 %
Tahoka ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Tahoka ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Tahoka ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13 %
Tahoka ISD: 17.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Tahoka ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
4.3 %
Tahoka ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Tahoka ISD: 0%
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
12
African American
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
2.5 (20.6%)
Tahoka ISD: 15%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
9.5 (79.4%)
Tahoka ISD: 85%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Tahoka 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%)
Tahoka ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
11.1 (92.6%)
Tahoka ISD: 88.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
0.9 (7.4%)
Tahoka ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Tahoka 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
11.2
Tahoka ISD: 10.7
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
9.7 years
Tahoka ISD: 10.5 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
$54,041
Tahoka ISD: $54,718
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$42,279
Tahoka ISD: $42,279
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$44,954
Tahoka ISD: $43,551
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$50,737
Tahoka ISD: $52,908
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,971
Tahoka ISD: $61,441
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,386
Tahoka ISD: $66,092
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Tahoka ISD: $67,123
Statewide: $74,014