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Herman Furlough Junior Middle School

Public | 7-8 | 610 students

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Posted December 21, 2009

Best school ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my teachers are ms.Wood ws. Wong mrs.Candler mr.Goodson mr.Daniel ms.Miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3 luv yall lots it k.B.
—Submitted by a student


Posted November 30, 2007

This is my last year here at HFMS and I can honestly say I am going to miss this school alot.Even though some of the rules we have to follow are unacceptable and dumb I still love it here. The teachers are great and they have great dicipline skills.
—Submitted by a student


Posted June 26, 2007

My name is calvin kennedy there not too great but they are good and they dealt with my discipline problems and thats why i gave them above average my teachers was great especially my teacher mrs.Hutson she was my favorite teacher.
—Submitted by a student


Posted April 24, 2006

My daughter lasted 2 days in this abysmal school. Just a horrible atmosphere.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 27, 2005

This is one of the worst schools that my kid has ever been to. If you ask me I say that this school just is flat out horrible. After two weeks of my child being there I withdrew him. They have the worst teachers there,my child could not learn a thing from those teachers, and my son is a straight A student. I also was really upset that the teacher made some racist remarks about my child about being black. This school is horrible,flat out horrible.
—Submitted by a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

281 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
67%

2010

 
 
66%

2009

 
 
64%

2008

 
 
63%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

288 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
75%

2010

 
 
81%

2009

 
 
80%

2008

 
 
77%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

286 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
91%

2010

 
 
87%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
84%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

292 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
73%

2010

 
 
75%

2009

 
 
72%

2008

 
 
79%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

294 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
93%

2008

 
 
93%
Science

The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

284 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
67%

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
56%

2008

 
 
69%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

287 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
92%

2009

 
 
87%

2008

 
 
93%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students67%
Female63%
Male70%
Black or African American53%
Asian60%
Hispanic67%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White78%
Economically disadvantaged61%
Not economically disadvantaged84%
Special education40%
Not special education68%
Limited English proficient (LEP)48%
Proficient in English69%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant67%
Gifted/talented100%

Reading

All Students75%
Female77%
Male74%
Black or African American63%
Asian80%
Hispanic75%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White87%
Economically disadvantaged70%
Not economically disadvantaged91%
Special education50%
Not special education77%
Limited English proficient (LEP)47%
Proficient in English79%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant75%
Gifted/talented100%

Writing

All Students91%
Female97%
Male86%
Black or African American89%
Asian100%
Hispanic91%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White92%
Economically disadvantaged89%
Not economically disadvantaged99%
Special education57%
Not special education94%
Limited English proficient (LEP)72%
Proficient in English93%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant91%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students73%
Female72%
Male75%
Black or African American64%
Asiann/a
Hispanic72%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White81%
Economically disadvantaged70%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Special education42%
Not special education76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)11%
Proficient in English76%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant73%
Gifted/talented100%

Reading

All Students93%
Female92%
Male93%
Black or African American91%
Asiann/a
Hispanic89%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White97%
Economically disadvantaged91%
Not economically disadvantaged97%
Special education72%
Not special education95%
Limited English proficient (LEP)44%
Proficient in English95%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant93%
Gifted/talented100%

Science

All Students67%
Female62%
Male71%
Black or African American51%
Asiann/a
Hispanic58%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White84%
Economically disadvantaged62%
Not economically disadvantaged79%
Special education33%
Not special education70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)11%
Proficient in English71%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant67%
Gifted/talented100%

Social Studies

All Students93%
Female92%
Male94%
Black or African American89%
Asiann/a
Hispanic92%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White96%
Economically disadvantaged92%
Not economically disadvantaged96%
Special education73%
Not special education95%
Limited English proficient (LEP)56%
Proficient in English94%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant93%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

  • In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Academically Unacceptable".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Academically Unacceptable".

About the tests


Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 39% 34%
Black 31% 14%
Hispanic 30% 48%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Special education 16%N/A10%
Gifted/talented students 11%N/A8%
Limited English proficient (LEP) 6%N/A17%
Economically disadvantaged 62%N/A55%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Beginning teachers 18%N/A8%
1 to 5 years 29%N/A30%
6 to 10 years 16%N/A20%
11 to 20 years 21%N/A23%
21 or more years 16%N/A19%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
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1351 Colquitt Rd
Terrell, TX 75160
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Phone: (972) 563-7501

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