Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Queen City ISD: A

Total students

270

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Queen City ISD: 13.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Queen City ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Morris Upchurch Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Queen City, TX, in the Queen City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 270 students. 57.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,276, which is $9,611 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.qcisd.net

Address

500 5th St
Queen City, TX 75572-0128

Office phone number

(903) 796-6412

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Morris Upchurch 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

270

African American

41 (15.2%)

Queen City ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (1.9%)

Queen City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

15 (5.6%)

Queen City ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

200 (74.1%)

Queen City ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (3.3%)

Queen City ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.2%

American Indian

1.9%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

5.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

74.1%

Two or more races

3.3%

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

57.8 %

Queen City ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

59.6 %

Queen City ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.4 %

Queen City ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

59.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0.4 %

Queen City ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.9 %

Queen City ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.3 %

Queen City ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.4%

Gifted and talented

8.9%

Special education

16.3%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

C

Queen City ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Queen City ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Queen City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Queen City ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.6 %

Queen City ISD: 14%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.4 %

Queen City ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Queen City ISD: 10%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Queen City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

31.6 %

Queen City ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Queen City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.9 %

Queen City ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Queen City ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

26.6

African American

2.4 (8.9%)

Queen City ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.2 (87.4%)

Queen City ISD: 92%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.8%)

Queen City ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22 (82.9%)

Queen City ISD: 76.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.6 (17.1%)

Queen City ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Queen City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.2

Queen City ISD: 10.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

13.3 years

Queen City ISD: 13.6 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

$49,276

Queen City ISD: $50,513

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$35,160

Queen City ISD: $35,160

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$39,343

Queen City ISD: $39,620

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,292

Queen City ISD: $47,748

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,065

Queen City ISD: $55,533

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,711

Queen City ISD: $61,035

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Queen City ISD: $60,295

Statewide: $71,111

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