Jefferson Middle Middle School
2200 Jefferson Dr
Port Arthur TX, 77642, Jefferson County
Phone: 409-984-4860
Ranking:
(5,826 out of 6,018, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Port Arthur Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 51 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,055 | 1,047 | 1,025 | 767 | 772 | 783 | 774 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 336 | 31.8% | 358 | 34.2% | 340 | 33.2% | 234 | 30.5% | 257 | 33.3% | 267 | 34.1% | 254 | 32.8% |
Grade 7: | 377 | 35.7% | 337 | 32.2% | 341 | 33.3% | 261 | 34.0% | 262 | 33.9% | 261 | 33.3% | 257 | 33.2% |
Grade 8: | 342 | 32.4% | 352 | 33.6% | 344 | 33.6% | 272 | 35.5% | 253 | 32.8% | 255 | 32.6% | 263 | 34.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 538 | 51.0% | 512 | 48.9% | 504 | 49.2% | 408 | 53.2% | 401 | 51.9% | 413 | 52.7% | 399 | 51.6% |
Female: | 517 | 49.0% | 535 | 51.1% | 521 | 50.8% | 359 | 46.8% | 363 | 47.0% | 362 | 46.2% | 371 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 57 | 5.4% | 79 | 7.5% | 80 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.4% | 53 | 6.9% | 56 | 7.2% | 57 | 7.4% |
Hispanic: | 566 | 53.6% | 534 | 51.0% | 523 | 51.0% | 408 | 53.2% | 414 | 53.6% | 411 | 52.5% | 392 | 50.6% |
Black: | 399 | 37.8% | 400 | 38.2% | 383 | 37.4% | 266 | 34.7% | 277 | 35.9% | 289 | 36.9% | 310 | 40.1% |
White: | 24 | 2.3% | 23 | 2.2% | 24 | 2.3% | 24 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.6% | 27 | 3.4% | 15 | 1.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 880 | 83.4% | 793 | 75.7% | 853 | 83.2% | 648 | 84.5% | 609 | 78.9% | 605 | 77.3% | 629 | 81.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.0% | 45 | 4.3% | 49 | 4.8% | 26 | 3.4% | 43 | 5.6% | 56 | 7.2% | 46 | 5.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.74 | 19.31 | 17.67 | 13.61 | 14.59 | 16.70 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 39% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 67% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 67% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 47% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 49% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 49% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 45% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 79.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,456.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,857.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,655.0 |
* Jefferson Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.