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Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

230 East Sgt L Trevino St

San Juan TX, 78589, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2800

Ranking:

(4,184 out of 6,018, bottom 30%)*

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:	34		34		36		36		35		34		37
Total Students:	526		587		615		563		600		608		597
Prekindergarten:	69	13.1%	86	14.7%	97	15.8%	84	14.9%	84	14.0%	99	16.3%	84	14.1%
Kindergarten:	72	13.7%	80	13.6%	86	14.0%	64	11.4%	86	14.3%	86	14.1%	80	13.4%
Grade 1:	78	14.8%	88	15.0%	75	12.2%	80	14.2%	93	15.5%	87	14.3%	74	12.4%
Grade 2:	76	14.4%	67	11.4%	86	14.0%	89	15.8%	85	14.2%	80	13.2%	73	12.2%
Grade 3:	67	12.7%	87	14.8%	97	15.8%	91	16.2%	84	14.0%	76	12.5%	82	13.7%
Grade 4:	79	15.0%	85	14.5%	96	15.6%	79	14.0%	83	13.8%	89	14.6%	99	16.6%
Grade 5:	85	16.2%	94	16.0%	78	12.7%	76	13.5%	85	14.2%	91	15.0%	105	17.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	289	54.9%	325	55.4%	340	55.3%	312	55.4%	321	53.5%	317	52.1%	317	53.1%
Female:	237	45.1%	262	44.6%	275	44.7%	251	44.6%	271	45.2%	283	46.5%	276	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	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:	524	99.6%	583	99.3%	612	99.5%	556	98.8%	598	99.7%	607	99.8%	596	99.8%
Black:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	6	1.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
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:	484	92.0%	550	93.7%	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:	15.47		17.26		17.08		15.64		16.91		17.70		16.20

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	57%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	78%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	63%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	76%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	77%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	74%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	60%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	64%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	35%	53%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	21%	48%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46%	52%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76%	57%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55%	62%	59%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	38%	49%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40%	63%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	99%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	70%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	80%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,491.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,150.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,495.0

* Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.