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Alfred Sorensen Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

701 East Sam Houston

San Juan TX, 78589, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2910

Ranking:

(2,385 out of 6,018, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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:	42		40		30		29		30		30		25
Total Students:	741		732		499		513		488		452		443
Prekindergarten:	131	17.7%	106	14.5%	70	14.0%	75	14.6%	84	17.2%	66	14.6%	67	15.1%
Kindergarten:	97	13.1%	113	15.4%	77	15.4%	81	15.8%	63	12.9%	75	16.6%	64	14.4%
Grade 1:	109	14.7%	113	15.4%	76	15.2%	64	12.5%	67	13.7%	66	14.6%	68	15.3%
Grade 2:	99	13.4%	100	13.7%	60	12.0%	86	16.8%	65	13.3%	73	16.2%	63	14.2%
Grade 3:	100	13.5%	92	12.6%	86	17.2%	61	11.9%	69	14.1%	60	13.3%	68	15.3%
Grade 4:	89	12.0%	120	16.4%	56	11.2%	77	15.0%	66	13.5%	70	15.5%	44	9.9%
Grade 5:	116	15.7%	88	12.0%	74	14.8%	69	13.5%	74	15.2%	42	9.3%	69	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	388	52.4%	382	52.2%	261	52.3%	279	54.4%	258	52.9%	226	50.0%	222	50.1%
Female:	353	47.6%	350	47.8%	238	47.7%	234	45.6%	222	45.5%	218	48.2%	217	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%
Hispanic:	721	97.3%	721	98.5%	491	98.4%	507	98.8%	478	98.0%	447	98.9%	436	98.4%
Black:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
White:	15	2.0%	6	0.8%	5	1.0%	2	0.4%	7	1.4%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	565	76.2%	564	77.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.60		18.29		16.64		17.69		16.35		15.20		17.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	78%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	63%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73%	76%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	77%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	35%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	37%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	60%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	27%	27%	51%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	52%	57%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	62%	59%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	38%	49%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	63%	69%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	54%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	70%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	82%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	95.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,309.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,566.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,476.0

* Alfred Sorensen Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.