Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uvalde CISD: B

Total students

661

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Uvalde CISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uvalde CISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

Morales Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Uvalde, TX, in the Uvalde CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 661 students. 80.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,615, which is $5,272 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

mjh.uvaldecisd.net

Address

615 Studer St
Uvalde, TX 78801-4039

Office phone number

(830) 591-2980

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Morales Junior High 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

661

African American

3 (0.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

607 (91.8%)

Uvalde CISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

47 (7.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.2%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

91.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.1%

Two or more races

0.2%

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

80.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

80.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.4%

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

11 %

Uvalde CISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.8 %

Uvalde CISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.0%

Gifted and talented

8.8%

Special education

9.8%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uvalde CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uvalde CISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uvalde CISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Uvalde CISD: 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

34.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 10%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

35.7 %

Uvalde CISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uvalde CISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.4 %

Uvalde CISD: 29%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Uvalde CISD: 16.7%

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

46.1

African American

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

32.1 (69.7%)

Uvalde CISD: 66%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

14 (30.3%)

Uvalde CISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.6 (3.4%)

Uvalde CISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39.2 (85.1%)

Uvalde CISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.3 (11.5%)

Uvalde CISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Uvalde CISD: 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

14.3

Uvalde CISD: 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

11 years

Uvalde CISD: 11.1 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

$53,615

Uvalde CISD: $53,427

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,604

Uvalde CISD: $46,057

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,857

Uvalde CISD: $47,965

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,398

Uvalde CISD: $50,568

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,850

Uvalde CISD: $56,486

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,043

Uvalde CISD: $62,849

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Uvalde CISD: $66,704

Statewide: $71,111

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