Carson Elementary Primary School
2100 Business 81 287 South
Decatur TX, 76234, Wise County
Phone: 940-393-7500
Ranking:
(4,017 out of 6,018, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Decatur 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 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 469 | 467 | 483 | 431 | 612 | 573 | 551 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 22 | 4.7% | 33 | 7.1% | 27 | 5.6% | 21 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.4% | 28 | 4.9% | 29 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten: | 82 | 17.5% | 66 | 14.1% | 93 | 19.3% | 65 | 15.1% | 110 | 18.0% | 118 | 20.6% | 108 | 19.6% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 14.9% | 82 | 17.6% | 66 | 13.7% | 51 | 11.8% | 116 | 19.0% | 111 | 19.4% | 117 | 21.2% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 16.2% | 53 | 11.3% | 66 | 13.7% | 71 | 16.5% | 123 | 20.1% | 115 | 20.1% | 103 | 18.7% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 13.2% | 77 | 16.5% | 78 | 16.1% | 76 | 17.6% | 121 | 19.8% | 111 | 19.4% | 94 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 16.8% | 75 | 16.1% | 79 | 16.4% | 72 | 16.7% | 109 | 17.8% | 90 | 15.7% | 100 | 18.1% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 16.6% | 81 | 17.3% | 74 | 15.3% | 75 | 17.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 55.7% | 252 | 54.0% | 265 | 54.9% | 222 | 51.5% | 288 | 47.1% | 273 | 47.6% | 269 | 48.8% |
Female: | 208 | 44.3% | 215 | 46.0% | 218 | 45.1% | 209 | 48.5% | 316 | 51.6% | 292 | 51.0% | 278 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 118 | 25.2% | 150 | 32.1% | 165 | 34.2% | 128 | 29.7% | 190 | 31.0% | 195 | 34.0% | 187 | 33.9% |
Black: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.8% |
White: | 328 | 69.9% | 293 | 62.7% | 294 | 60.9% | 284 | 65.9% | 394 | 64.4% | 363 | 63.4% | 347 | 63.0% |
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: | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 35.4% | 182 | 39.0% | 199 | 41.2% | 150 | 34.8% | 269 | 44.0% | 183 | 31.9% | 172 | 31.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 8.7% | 49 | 10.5% | 43 | 8.9% | 46 | 10.7% | 55 | 9.0% | 78 | 13.6% | 63 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.90 | 14.59 | 15.31 | 13.52 | 14.73 | 14.10 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 14.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,878.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,675.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,013.0 |
* Carson 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.