Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Temple ISD: C

Total students

392

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Temple ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90%

Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy is an elementary school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 392 students. 78.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,267, which is $3,620 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tisd.org

Address

1717 E Ave J
Temple, TX 76504-5892

Office phone number

(254) 215-6700

Principals

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

392

African American

112 (28.6%)

Temple ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Temple ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (1%)

Temple ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

172 (43.9%)

Temple ISD: 46.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Temple ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

67 (17.1%)

Temple ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

35 (8.9%)

Temple ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

28.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

43.9%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

17.1%

Two or more races

8.9%

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

78.3 %

Temple ISD: 64.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.6 %

Temple ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

14 %

Temple ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

78.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.0%

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

14 %

Temple ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Temple ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.3 %

Temple ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

14.3%

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)

B

Temple ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Temple ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Temple ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Temple 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

N/A

Temple ISD: 24%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Temple ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Temple ISD: 28%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Temple ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Temple ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Temple ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Temple ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Temple ISD: 26.9%

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

22.4

African American

2 (8.9%)

Temple ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (4.5%)

Temple ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (17.8%)

Temple ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.4 (68.8%)

Temple ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 0.7%

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%)

Temple ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21 (93.6%)

Temple ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1.4 (6.4%)

Temple ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Temple ISD: 1%

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

17.5

Temple ISD: 14

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

9.9 years

Temple ISD: 9.9 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

$55,267

Temple ISD: $55,849

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,300

Temple ISD: $49,408

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,300

Temple ISD: $52,737

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,367

Temple ISD: $54,968

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,813

Temple ISD: $58,062

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,500

Temple ISD: $64,258

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Temple ISD: $67,102

Statewide: $71,111

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