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Downs Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1302 North Dowling

San Benito TX, 78586, Cameron County

Phone: 956-361-6720

Ranking:

(1,963 out of 6,018, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: San Benito 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:	29		26		29		30		31		32		31
Total Students:	480		468		490		534		567		598		609
Prekindergarten:	64	13.3%	56	12.0%	62	12.7%	52	9.7%	47	8.3%	64	10.7%	60	9.9%
Kindergarten:	71	14.8%	51	10.9%	54	11.0%	58	10.9%	74	13.1%	86	14.4%	85	14.0%
Grade 1:	58	12.1%	66	14.1%	60	12.2%	74	13.9%	82	14.5%	84	14.0%	105	17.2%
Grade 2:	65	13.5%	63	13.5%	74	15.1%	81	15.2%	80	14.1%	102	17.1%	99	16.3%
Grade 3:	65	13.5%	79	16.9%	79	16.1%	73	13.7%	105	18.5%	95	15.9%	91	14.9%
Grade 4:	77	16.0%	79	16.9%	71	14.5%	105	19.7%	95	16.8%	88	14.7%	78	12.8%
Grade 5:	80	16.7%	74	15.8%	90	18.4%	91	17.0%	84	14.8%	79	13.2%	91	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	259	54.0%	246	52.6%	261	53.3%	288	53.9%	294	51.9%	307	51.3%	313	51.4%
Female:	221	46.0%	222	47.4%	229	46.7%	246	46.1%	265	46.7%	283	47.3%	292	47.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	469	97.7%	458	97.9%	476	97.1%	516	96.6%	543	95.8%	569	95.2%	582	95.6%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	11	2.3%	9	1.9%	13	2.7%	17	3.2%	23	4.1%	27	4.5%	26	4.3%
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:	307	64.0%	305	65.2%	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:	16.42		17.83		17.18		17.57		18.11		18.60		19.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	56%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	61%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	72%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	60%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	63%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	60%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	63%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	67%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	69%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	62%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	71%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	70%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	77%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	99%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	67%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	55%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	63%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	99%	82%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	22.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	93.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,947.0
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:	$49,859.0

* Downs 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.