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Blossom Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

310 High St

Blossom TX, 75416, Lamar County

Phone: 903-982-5230

Ranking:

(1,369 out of 6,018, top 23%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Prairiland 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:	24		23		23		23		22		21		20
Total Students:	368		358		374		354		342		338		305
Prekindergarten:	40	10.9%	38	10.6%	60	16.0%	43	12.1%	37	10.8%	42	12.4%	33	10.8%
Kindergarten:	57	15.5%	58	16.2%	56	15.0%	55	15.5%	60	17.5%	52	15.4%	40	13.1%
Grade 1:	64	17.4%	54	15.1%	55	14.7%	56	15.8%	54	15.8%	45	13.3%	45	14.8%
Grade 2:	50	13.6%	61	17.0%	50	13.4%	49	13.8%	41	12.0%	47	13.9%	56	18.4%
Grade 3:	61	16.6%	45	12.6%	47	12.6%	42	11.9%	51	14.9%	61	18.0%	45	14.8%
Grade 4:	44	12.0%	46	12.8%	50	13.4%	56	15.8%	54	15.8%	47	13.9%	44	14.4%
Grade 5:	52	14.1%	56	15.6%	56	15.0%	53	15.0%	45	13.2%	44	13.0%	42	13.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	174	47.3%	173	48.3%	179	47.9%	174	49.2%	163	47.7%	166	49.1%	150	49.2%
Female:	194	52.7%	185	51.7%	195	52.1%	180	50.8%	171	50.0%	164	48.5%	151	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.8%	4	1.2%	3	0.9%	6	2.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	3	0.9%	2	0.7%
Hispanic:	25	6.8%	28	7.8%	30	8.0%	28	7.9%	26	7.6%	29	8.6%	27	8.9%
Black:	5	1.4%	2	0.6%	3	0.8%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.7%
White:	318	86.4%	310	86.6%	323	86.4%	309	87.3%	309	90.4%	301	89.1%	268	87.9%
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:	20	5.4%	17	4.7%	18	4.8%	14	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	152	41.3%	151	42.2%	180	48.1%	163	46.0%	162	47.4%	149	44.1%	140	45.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	17.7%	65	18.2%	54	14.4%	41	11.6%	49	14.3%	51	15.1%	49	16.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.33		15.57		16.26		15.32		15.49		16.10		15.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	70%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	81%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	84%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	99%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	99%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	99%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	98%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,789.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,975.0

* Blossom Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.