Danforth Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Wimberley ISD: N/A

Total students

625

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Wimberley ISD: 13.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Wimberley ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

Danforth Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Wimberley, TX, in the Wimberley ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 625 students. 33.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.2% 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 $59,438, which is $3,036 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.wimberleyisd.net

Address

200 Texan Blvd
Wimberley, TX 78676

Office phone number

(512) 847-2181

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Danforth 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

625

African American

6 (1%)

Wimberley ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.6%)

Wimberley ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Wimberley ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

166 (26.6%)

Wimberley ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Wimberley ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

429 (68.6%)

Wimberley ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

16 (2.6%)

Wimberley ISD: 3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

26.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

68.6%

Two or more races

2.6%

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

33.6 %

Wimberley ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

34.4 %

Wimberley ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.2 %

Wimberley ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

33.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

34.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.2%

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

8.2 %

Wimberley ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.3 %

Wimberley ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

15 %

Wimberley ISD: 14%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

8.2%

Gifted and talented

8.3%

Special education

15.0%

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

Wimberley ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Wimberley ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Wimberley ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Wimberley 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

8.3 %

Wimberley ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Wimberley ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Wimberley ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Wimberley ISD: 10%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

10.3 %

Wimberley ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wimberley ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

7.4 %

Wimberley ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

5.9 %

Wimberley ISD: 16.9%

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

43.1

African American

0 (0%)

Wimberley ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wimberley ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Wimberley ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (9.3%)

Wimberley ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wimberley ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

39.1 (90.7%)

Wimberley ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wimberley 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

0.9 (2%)

Wimberley ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

35.4 (82.2%)

Wimberley ISD: 77%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6.8 (15.8%)

Wimberley ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wimberley 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

14.5

Wimberley ISD: 14.8

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

13 years

Wimberley ISD: 13.5 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

$59,438

Wimberley ISD: $60,444

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$29,220

Wimberley ISD: $55,329

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,714

Wimberley ISD: $53,186

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,308

Wimberley ISD: $56,801

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,791

Wimberley ISD: $62,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,251

Wimberley ISD: $67,008

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$73,777

Wimberley ISD: $72,967

Statewide: $74,014

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