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Dessau Elementary Primary School
1501 Dessau Ridge Ln
Austin TX, 78754, Travis County
Phone: 512-594-4600
Ranking:
(3,721 out of 6,018, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Pflugerville 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 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 418 | 402 | 596 | 602 | 588 | 525 | 441 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 151 | 36.1% | 134 | 33.3% | 184 | 30.9% | 156 | 25.9% | 208 | 35.4% | 189 | 36.0% | 144 | 32.7% |
Grade 4: | 137 | 32.8% | 135 | 33.6% | 179 | 30.0% | 212 | 35.2% | 217 | 36.9% | 168 | 32.0% | 148 | 33.6% |
Grade 5: | 130 | 31.1% | 132 | 32.8% | 230 | 38.6% | 231 | 38.4% | 161 | 27.4% | 166 | 31.6% | 149 | 33.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 207 | 49.5% | 230 | 57.2% | 318 | 53.4% | 316 | 52.5% | 302 | 51.4% | 265 | 50.5% | 232 | 52.6% |
Female: | 211 | 50.5% | 172 | 42.8% | 278 | 46.6% | 286 | 47.5% | 278 | 47.3% | 252 | 48.0% | 205 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 34 | 8.1% | 34 | 8.5% | 44 | 7.4% | 55 | 9.1% | 56 | 9.5% | 51 | 9.7% | 49 | 11.1% |
Hispanic: | 270 | 64.6% | 247 | 61.4% | 416 | 69.8% | 397 | 65.9% | 351 | 59.7% | 299 | 57.0% | 225 | 51.0% |
Black: | 63 | 15.1% | 72 | 17.9% | 80 | 13.4% | 88 | 14.6% | 105 | 17.9% | 93 | 17.7% | 85 | 19.3% |
White: | 43 | 10.3% | 38 | 9.5% | 42 | 7.0% | 43 | 7.1% | 75 | 12.8% | 81 | 15.4% | 81 | 18.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 71.8% | 268 | 66.7% | 447 | 75.0% | 442 | 73.4% | 410 | 69.7% | 302 | 57.5% | 257 | 58.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 12.2% | 51 | 12.7% | 63 | 10.6% | 59 | 9.8% | 68 | 11.6% | 83 | 15.8% | 70 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 12.33 | 14.56 | 14.49 | 14.76 | 14.40 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 84% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 57% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 64% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45% | 49% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 70% | 69% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,791.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,283.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,954.0 |
* Dessau 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.