Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
- Elementary school in Temple ISD
- Temple, TX
- Early education - Pre-kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Total students
442
Avg. teacher experience
8.8 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Temple ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy is an elementary school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 442 students. 21% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.6% 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 $56,479, which is $5,995 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.8 years of experience.
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Principal
- Teresa Kurz, Teresa Kurz
- teresa.kurz@tisd.org
- (254) 215-6700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
442
African American
120 (27.1%)
Temple ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.5%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (1.4%)
Temple ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
222 (50.2%)
Temple ISD: 48%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
65 (14.7%)
Temple ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
26 (5.9%)
Temple ISD: 5.8%
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
21 %
Temple ISD: 52.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
90.3 %
Temple ISD: 75.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
18.8 %
Temple ISD: 15.4%
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
18.6 %
Temple ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Temple ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19 %
Temple ISD: 19.9%
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
Temple ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple 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
N/A
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Temple ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Temple ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Temple ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Temple ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Temple ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Temple ISD: 26.4%
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
23.8
African American
4 (16.8%)
Temple ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (4.2%)
Temple ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (12.6%)
Temple ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
14.8 (62.1%)
Temple ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (4.2%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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 (4.2%)
Temple ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
19 (80%)
Temple ISD: 71.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.8 (15.8%)
Temple ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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
18.6
Temple ISD: 14.1
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
8.8 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 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
$56,479
Temple ISD: $59,017
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$44,880
Temple ISD: $49,068
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$57,572
Temple ISD: $56,194
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$56,393
Temple ISD: $58,621
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,941
Temple ISD: $62,879
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,577
Temple ISD: $67,449
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Temple ISD: $71,473
Statewide: $74,014