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Garza Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6300 North 29th St

Mcallen TX, 78504, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-971-4554

Ranking:

(1,883 out of 6,018, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: McAllen 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:	38		37		35		38		42		52		65
Total Students:	700		689		677		711		713		787		1,089
Prekindergarten:	49	7.0%	44	6.4%	42	6.2%	50	7.0%	48	6.7%	55	7.0%	82	7.5%
Kindergarten:	82	11.7%	94	13.6%	97	14.3%	86	12.1%	100	14.0%	103	13.1%	149	13.7%
Grade 1:	100	14.3%	112	16.3%	84	12.4%	113	15.9%	119	16.7%	131	16.6%	178	16.3%
Grade 2:	124	17.7%	87	12.6%	102	15.1%	117	16.5%	113	15.8%	118	15.0%	150	13.8%
Grade 3:	95	13.6%	109	15.8%	125	18.5%	121	17.0%	113	15.8%	120	15.2%	162	14.9%
Grade 4:	105	15.0%	130	18.9%	116	17.1%	114	16.0%	113	15.8%	109	13.9%	196	18.0%
Grade 5:	145	20.7%	113	16.4%	111	16.4%	110	15.5%	107	15.0%	151	19.2%	172	15.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	365	52.1%	360	52.2%	372	54.9%	364	51.2%	363	50.9%	405	51.5%	557	51.1%
Female:	335	47.9%	329	47.8%	305	45.1%	347	48.8%	342	48.0%	374	47.5%	528	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%
Asian:	7	1.0%	6	0.9%	10	1.5%	11	1.5%	10	1.4%	15	1.9%	22	2.0%
Hispanic:	627	89.6%	604	87.7%	594	87.7%	636	89.5%	615	86.3%	685	87.0%	967	88.8%
Black:	9	1.3%	6	0.9%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	7	1.0%	7	0.9%	6	0.6%
White:	52	7.4%	67	9.7%	67	9.9%	57	8.0%	81	11.4%	80	10.2%	93	8.5%
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:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	413	59.0%	283	41.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	179	16.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	0.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.35		18.82		19.12		18.70		16.89		15.10		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	65%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	73%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	77%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	82%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	66%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	73%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	81%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	80%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	75%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	75%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	86%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	88%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	89%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	64%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	63%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	15.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,435.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,631.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,740.0

* Garza 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.