Dr R E Margo Elementary Primary School
1701 South Bridge Ave
Weslaco TX, 78596, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-969-6800
Ranking:
(2,306 out of 6,018, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Weslaco 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: | 66 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,117 | 1,108 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 1,195 | 1,121 | 1,112 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 82 | 7.3% | 90 | 8.1% | 135 | 11.3% | 107 | 8.9% | 127 | 10.6% | 136 | 12.1% | 88 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten: | 160 | 14.3% | 174 | 15.7% | 171 | 14.3% | 184 | 15.3% | 172 | 14.4% | 157 | 14.0% | 166 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 199 | 17.8% | 178 | 16.1% | 200 | 16.7% | 202 | 16.8% | 182 | 15.2% | 166 | 14.8% | 200 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 176 | 15.8% | 190 | 17.1% | 178 | 14.8% | 169 | 14.1% | 186 | 15.6% | 179 | 16.0% | 157 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 183 | 16.4% | 159 | 14.4% | 160 | 13.3% | 182 | 15.2% | 188 | 15.7% | 159 | 14.2% | 169 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 161 | 14.4% | 157 | 14.2% | 176 | 14.7% | 186 | 15.5% | 170 | 14.2% | 162 | 14.5% | 173 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 156 | 14.0% | 160 | 14.4% | 179 | 14.9% | 169 | 14.1% | 170 | 14.2% | 162 | 14.5% | 159 | 14.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 580 | 51.9% | 587 | 53.0% | 628 | 52.4% | 645 | 53.8% | 633 | 53.0% | 579 | 51.7% | 571 | 51.3% |
Female: | 537 | 48.1% | 521 | 47.0% | 571 | 47.6% | 554 | 46.2% | 554 | 46.4% | 534 | 47.6% | 537 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,091 | 97.7% | 1,089 | 98.3% | 1,176 | 98.1% | 1,171 | 97.7% | 1,168 | 97.7% | 1,097 | 97.9% | 1,092 | 98.2% |
Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 24 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.3% |
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% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 967 | 86.6% | 983 | 88.7% | 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: | 17.01 | 16.86 | 18.78 | 17.45 | 16.65 | 15.20 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 47% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 40% | 53% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 57% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 38% | 64% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 59% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 10.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,271.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,655.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,729.0 |
* Dr R E Margo Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.