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Alton Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

205 North Chicago

Mission TX, 78573, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-323-7600

Ranking:

(5,280 out of 6,018, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Mission Consolidated 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:	30		30		30		34		36		36		38
Total Students:	504		532		532		586		562		578		655
Prekindergarten:	55	10.9%	72	13.5%	62	11.7%	74	12.6%	52	9.3%	49	8.5%	63	9.6%
Kindergarten:	77	15.3%	69	13.0%	67	12.6%	76	13.0%	67	11.9%	87	15.1%	97	14.8%
Grade 1:	71	14.1%	79	14.8%	84	15.8%	80	13.7%	93	16.5%	103	17.8%	84	12.8%
Grade 2:	74	14.7%	76	14.3%	75	14.1%	87	14.8%	100	17.8%	89	15.4%	102	15.6%
Grade 3:	75	14.9%	69	13.0%	85	16.0%	95	16.2%	77	13.7%	91	15.7%	88	13.4%
Grade 4:	68	13.5%	84	15.8%	83	15.6%	78	13.3%	93	16.5%	93	16.1%	68	10.4%
Grade 5:	84	16.7%	83	15.6%	76	14.3%	96	16.4%	80	14.2%	66	11.4%	82	12.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	265	52.6%	281	52.8%	277	52.1%	306	52.2%	274	48.8%	296	51.2%	347	53.0%
Female:	239	47.4%	251	47.2%	255	47.9%	280	47.8%	280	49.8%	274	47.4%	304	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	503	99.8%	528	99.2%	528	99.2%	581	99.1%	553	98.4%	568	98.3%	644	98.3%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%
White:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	8	1.4%	8	1.4%	9	1.4%
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%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	463	91.9%	486	91.4%	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:	16.86		17.63		18.02		17.17		15.40		16.00		17.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	65%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	69%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	77%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	41%	61%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	69%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49%	66%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41%	62%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	74%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	73%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42%	69%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	36%	56%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	13%	43%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	36%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	20%	39%	51%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	18%	40%	57%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	9%	44%	59%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	79%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	95%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	93%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	69%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	65%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	91%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	86%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	91.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	8.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,413.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,693.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,213.0

* Alton Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.