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Gus Birdwell Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

511 South Townsend St

Spearman TX, 79081, Hansford County

Phone: 806-659-2565

Ranking:

(4,578 out of 6,018, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Spearman 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:	36		36		32		35		34		33		31
Total Students:	449		455		425		461		445		436		409
Prekindergarten:	49	10.9%	51	11.2%	35	8.2%	54	11.7%	56	12.6%	67	15.4%	42	10.3%
Kindergarten:	64	14.3%	66	14.5%	62	14.6%	75	16.3%	80	18.0%	62	14.2%	67	16.4%
Grade 1:	66	14.7%	62	13.6%	65	15.3%	79	17.1%	61	13.7%	67	15.4%	74	18.1%
Grade 2:	59	13.1%	73	16.0%	75	17.6%	53	11.5%	64	14.4%	78	17.9%	63	15.4%
Grade 3:	72	16.0%	77	16.9%	53	12.5%	68	14.8%	74	16.6%	62	14.2%	59	14.4%
Grade 4:	79	17.6%	58	12.7%	64	15.1%	70	15.2%	55	12.4%	56	12.8%	48	11.7%
Grade 5:	60	13.4%	68	14.9%	71	16.7%	62	13.4%	55	12.4%	44	10.1%	56	13.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	244	54.3%	243	53.4%	222	52.2%	236	51.2%	222	49.9%	213	48.9%	213	52.1%
Female:	205	45.7%	212	46.6%	203	47.8%	225	48.8%	215	48.3%	215	49.3%	192	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	3	0.7%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	312	69.5%	304	66.8%	293	68.9%	311	67.5%	313	70.3%	299	68.6%	270	66.0%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	134	29.8%	148	32.5%	128	30.1%	144	31.2%	129	29.0%	136	31.2%	138	33.7%
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:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	220	49.0%	220	48.4%	229	53.9%	260	56.4%	267	60.0%	199	45.6%	192	46.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	10.9%	53	11.6%	62	14.6%	45	9.8%	44	9.9%	62	14.2%	55	13.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.59		12.76		13.12		13.26		12.91		13.00		13.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	37%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	48%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	59%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	63%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	27%	27%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	11.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	88.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,744.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,070.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,745.0

* Gus Birdwell Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.