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Cantu Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

920 West Main Ave

Mission TX, 78573, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-323-7400

Ranking:

(3,648 out of 6,018, bottom 39%)*

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:	31		32		33		32		32		32		42
Total Students:	494		529		531		539		536		510		660
Prekindergarten:	52	10.5%	60	11.3%	70	13.2%	51	9.5%	50	9.3%	69	13.5%	55	8.3%
Kindergarten:	65	13.2%	87	16.4%	77	14.5%	79	14.7%	98	18.3%	76	14.9%	81	12.3%
Grade 1:	90	18.2%	72	13.6%	76	14.3%	95	17.6%	88	16.4%	75	14.7%	111	16.8%
Grade 2:	66	13.4%	81	15.3%	90	16.9%	87	16.1%	73	13.6%	85	16.7%	90	13.6%
Grade 3:	60	12.1%	87	16.4%	82	15.4%	67	12.4%	89	16.6%	74	14.5%	80	12.1%
Grade 4:	83	16.8%	83	15.7%	62	11.7%	87	16.1%	68	12.7%	67	13.1%	77	11.7%
Grade 5:	78	15.8%	59	11.2%	74	13.9%	73	13.5%	70	13.1%	64	12.5%	81	12.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	265	53.6%	283	53.5%	273	51.4%	293	54.4%	287	53.5%	261	51.2%	353	53.5%
Female:	229	46.4%	246	46.5%	258	48.6%	246	45.6%	241	45.0%	241	47.3%	303	45.9%
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:	491	99.4%	527	99.6%	529	99.6%	537	99.6%	535	99.8%	505	99.0%	656	99.4%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%
White:	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	4	0.6%
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:	465	94.1%	504	95.3%	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:	16.01		16.78		16.07		17.05		16.69		16.10		15.80

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	60%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	69%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	77%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	61%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	69%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	66%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	62%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	62%	66%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	70%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	69%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	43%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	31%	36%	68%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	33%	40%	57%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	33%	44%	59%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	61%	49%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	76%	69%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	46%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	93%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	69%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46%	65%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	84%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	97.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,876.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,878.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,976.0

* Cantu 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.