Theron Jones Early Literacy Center

  • Elementary school in Texarkana ISD
  • Texarkana, TX
  • Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Total students

339

Avg. teacher experience

7.8 years

Texarkana ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 85%

Statewide: 90.3%

Theron Jones Early Literacy Center is an elementary school in Texarkana, TX, in the Texarkana ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 339 students. 79.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.8% 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 $50,385, which is $12,089 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.txkisd.net

Address

2600 W 15th St
Texarkana, TX 75501-4266

Office phone number

(903) 793-4871

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Theron Jones Early Literacy Center 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

339

African American

265 (78.2%)

Texarkana ISD: 43.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.6%)

Texarkana ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

41 (12.1%)

Texarkana ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (3.8%)

Texarkana ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

17 (5%)

Texarkana ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

78.2%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

12.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.8%

Two or more races

5.0%

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

79.4 %

Texarkana ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

98.5 %

Texarkana ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.8 %

Texarkana ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

79.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.8%

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

6.8 %

Texarkana ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0.3 %

Texarkana ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

7.7 %

Texarkana ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

6.8%

Gifted and talented

0.3%

Special education

7.7%

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

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Texarkana ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Texarkana 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

36.6 %

Texarkana ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

35.4 %

Texarkana ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Texarkana ISD: 35%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Texarkana ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

41.7 %

Texarkana ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texarkana ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

50 %

Texarkana ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

40 %

Texarkana ISD: 24.5%

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

33.7

African American

12.4 (37%)

Texarkana ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4.3 (12.7%)

Texarkana ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.9 (50.3%)

Texarkana ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 1.3%

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%)

Texarkana ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

25.6 (76.2%)

Texarkana ISD: 63.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

8 (23.8%)

Texarkana ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Texarkana ISD: 0.4%

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

10.1

Texarkana ISD: 13.1

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

7.8 years

Texarkana ISD: 10.7 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

$50,385

Texarkana ISD: $53,091

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$45,500

Texarkana ISD: $45,094

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$47,130

Texarkana ISD: $46,892

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$48,799

Texarkana ISD: $50,274

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,731

Texarkana ISD: $58,213

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,786

Texarkana ISD: $64,596

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Texarkana ISD: $67,071

Statewide: $74,014

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