Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

San Antonio ISD: B

Total students

735

Avg. teacher experience

5.8 years

San Antonio ISD: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

San Antonio ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 90%

Whittier Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in San Antonio, TX, in the San Antonio ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 735 students. 77.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.1% 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 $56,137, which is $2,750 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2101 Edison Dr
San Antonio, TX 78201-3499

Office phone number

(210) 738-9755

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Whittier Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

735

African American

5 (0.7%)

San Antonio ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

717 (97.6%)

San Antonio ISD: 89.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (1.2%)

San Antonio ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.1%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

97.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

Two or more races

0.1%

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

77.6 %

San Antonio ISD: 69.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.4 %

San Antonio ISD: 88%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

36.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.5%

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

35.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

35.1%

Gifted and talented

10.1%

Special education

16.1%

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

San Antonio ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

San Antonio ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

San Antonio ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

San Antonio ISD: C

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

31.8 %

San Antonio ISD: 32%

Statewide: 15%

African American

36.4 %

San Antonio ISD: 40.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

31.7 %

San Antonio ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

37.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 26%

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

45.6

African American

4 (8.8%)

San Antonio ISD: 8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

30.7 (67.3%)

San Antonio ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

9.9 (21.7%)

San Antonio ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.2%)

San Antonio ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2.9 (6.3%)

San Antonio ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

29.2 (64.1%)

San Antonio ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.5 (27.4%)

San Antonio ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.2%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.7%

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

16.1

San Antonio ISD: 14.5

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

5.8 years

San Antonio ISD: 8.8 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

$56,137

San Antonio ISD: $56,808

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,714

San Antonio ISD: $54,665

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,313

San Antonio ISD: $54,953

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,873

San Antonio ISD: $56,709

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,822

San Antonio ISD: $58,527

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$58,662

San Antonio ISD: $60,691

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

San Antonio ISD: $65,451

Statewide: $71,111

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