Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Texas City ISD: B

Total students

891

Avg. teacher experience

15.1 years

Texas City ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Texas City ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 90%

Blocker Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Texas City, TX, in the Texas City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 891 students. 56.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.1% 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 $60,312, which is $1,425 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tcisd.org/index.aspx?nid=149

Address

1800 9th Ave N
Texas City, TX 77591-6200

Office phone number

(409) 916-0700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Blocker Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

891

African American

197 (22.1%)

Texas City ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.3%)

Texas City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

443 (49.7%)

Texas City ISD: 45.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

213 (23.9%)

Texas City ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

35 (3.9%)

Texas City ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

22.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

49.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

23.9%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

56.8 %

Texas City ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.7 %

Texas City ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.5 %

Texas City ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.5%

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

8.1 %

Texas City ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Texas City ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.4 %

Texas City ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.1%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

18.4%

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

Texas City ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Texas City ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Texas City ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Texas City 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

18.9 %

Texas City ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23.8 %

Texas City ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Texas City ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Texas City ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.6 %

Texas City ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.6 %

Texas City ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

22.2 %

Texas City ISD: 25.8%

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

49.6

African American

9.7 (19.5%)

Texas City ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (14.1%)

Texas City ISD: 14%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32 (64.4%)

Texas City ISD: 56.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2%)

Texas City ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Texas City ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40.3 (81.2%)

Texas City ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.3 (18.8%)

Texas City ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Texas City 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

18

Texas City ISD: 14.9

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

15.1 years

Texas City ISD: 10.7 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

$60,312

Texas City ISD: $60,095

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,648

Texas City ISD: $55,716

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,450

Texas City ISD: $57,670

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,340

Texas City ISD: $59,418

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,047

Texas City ISD: $61,487

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,480

Texas City ISD: $65,689

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$69,862

Texas City ISD: $64,186

Statewide: $71,111

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