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D U Buckner Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1001 North Fir St

Pharr TX, 78577, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2690

Ranking:

(3,762 out of 6,018, bottom 37%)*

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:	25		25		27		27		28		27		28
Total Students:	384		399		423		401		403		416		437
Prekindergarten:	51	13.3%	56	14.0%	60	14.2%	59	14.7%	55	13.6%	44	10.6%	65	14.9%
Kindergarten:	61	15.9%	63	15.8%	61	14.4%	60	15.0%	55	13.6%	74	17.8%	64	14.6%
Grade 1:	59	15.4%	61	15.3%	65	15.4%	47	11.7%	71	17.6%	63	15.1%	62	14.2%
Grade 2:	62	16.1%	52	13.0%	51	12.1%	66	16.5%	56	13.9%	60	14.4%	62	14.2%
Grade 3:	46	12.0%	47	11.8%	66	15.6%	53	13.2%	56	13.9%	60	14.4%	64	14.6%
Grade 4:	45	11.7%	65	16.3%	60	14.2%	63	15.7%	55	13.6%	63	15.1%	58	13.3%
Grade 5:	60	15.6%	55	13.8%	60	14.2%	53	13.2%	55	13.6%	52	12.5%	62	14.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	213	55.5%	204	51.1%	218	51.5%	207	51.6%	203	50.4%	213	51.2%	230	52.6%
Female:	171	44.5%	195	48.9%	205	48.5%	194	48.4%	192	47.6%	195	46.9%	203	46.5%
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%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	382	99.5%	392	98.2%	420	99.3%	400	99.8%	398	98.8%	410	98.6%	432	98.9%
Black:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%
White:	2	0.5%	4	1.0%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	370	96.4%	385	96.5%	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:	15.29		16.02		15.67		14.85		14.39		15.20		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	78%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	68%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	76%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	68%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	77%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	60%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	31%	48%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	52%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	62%	57%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61%	62%	59%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	63%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	61%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	70%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	57.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,684.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,722.0

* D U Buckner 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.