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Geraldine Palmer Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

703 East Sam Houston

Pharr TX, 78577, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2860

Ranking:

(3,609 out of 6,018, bottom 40%)*

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:	31		33		35		35		38		35		36
Total Students:	497		553		610		637		611		623		575
Prekindergarten:	58	11.7%	75	13.6%	77	12.6%	82	12.9%	71	11.6%	98	15.7%	75	13.0%
Kindergarten:	69	13.9%	65	11.8%	76	12.5%	85	13.3%	88	14.4%	88	14.1%	76	13.2%
Grade 1:	65	13.1%	74	13.4%	90	14.8%	91	14.3%	88	14.4%	85	13.6%	82	14.3%
Grade 2:	71	14.3%	73	13.2%	81	13.3%	96	15.1%	87	14.2%	84	13.5%	93	16.2%
Grade 3:	67	13.5%	86	15.6%	96	15.7%	98	15.4%	89	14.6%	96	15.4%	95	16.5%
Grade 4:	84	16.9%	89	16.1%	96	15.7%	86	13.5%	98	16.0%	84	13.5%	81	14.1%
Grade 5:	83	16.7%	91	16.5%	94	15.4%	99	15.5%	90	14.7%	88	14.1%	73	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	259	52.1%	279	50.5%	310	50.8%	331	52.0%	308	50.4%	320	51.4%	271	47.1%
Female:	238	47.9%	274	49.5%	300	49.2%	306	48.0%	295	48.3%	295	47.4%	300	52.2%
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%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	489	98.4%	542	98.0%	596	97.7%	627	98.4%	601	98.4%	612	98.2%	567	98.6%
Black:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%
White:	6	1.2%	9	1.6%	9	1.5%	5	0.8%	7	1.1%	8	1.3%	6	1.0%
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:	405	81.5%	435	78.7%	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:	16.03		16.76		17.60		18.34		16.08		17.80		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	68%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	69%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	74%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	66%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	63%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	68%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	71%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	76%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	71%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	N/A
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	60%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	64%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	48%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	52%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	57%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	62%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	38%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	45%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	63%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	61%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	54%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	70%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	80%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	90.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,088.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,280.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,896.0

* Geraldine Palmer Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.