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Jefferson Elementary Primary School
608 North Lee St
Sherman TX, 75090, Grayson County
Phone: 903-891-6610
Ranking:
(2,801 out of 6,018, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Sherman 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: | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 269 | 252 | 182 | 186 | 214 | 205 | 395 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 36 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten: | 56 | 20.8% | 55 | 21.8% | 31 | 17.0% | 35 | 18.8% | 41 | 19.2% | 40 | 19.5% | 78 | 19.7% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 20.4% | 56 | 22.2% | 34 | 18.7% | 35 | 18.8% | 40 | 18.7% | 46 | 22.4% | 58 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 20.4% | 48 | 19.0% | 35 | 19.2% | 40 | 21.5% | 47 | 22.0% | 29 | 14.1% | 75 | 19.0% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 19.0% | 55 | 21.8% | 39 | 21.4% | 48 | 25.8% | 35 | 16.4% | 46 | 22.4% | 74 | 18.7% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 19.0% | 38 | 15.1% | 43 | 23.6% | 28 | 15.1% | 51 | 23.8% | 44 | 21.5% | 74 | 18.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 121 | 45.0% | 116 | 46.0% | 95 | 52.2% | 101 | 54.3% | 109 | 50.9% | 106 | 51.7% | 221 | 55.9% |
Female: | 148 | 55.0% | 136 | 54.0% | 87 | 47.8% | 85 | 45.7% | 97 | 45.3% | 91 | 44.4% | 170 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 192 | 71.4% | 156 | 61.9% | 95 | 52.2% | 92 | 49.5% | 112 | 52.3% | 105 | 51.2% | 189 | 47.8% |
Black: | 16 | 5.9% | 34 | 13.5% | 29 | 15.9% | 31 | 16.7% | 25 | 11.7% | 27 | 13.2% | 69 | 17.5% |
White: | 55 | 20.4% | 56 | 22.2% | 51 | 28.0% | 53 | 28.5% | 69 | 32.2% | 68 | 33.2% | 129 | 32.7% |
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: | 5 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 3.8% | 10 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 220 | 81.8% | 206 | 81.7% | 145 | 79.7% | 142 | 76.3% | 161 | 75.2% | 141 | 68.8% | 279 | 70.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 7.4% | 18 | 7.1% | 8 | 4.4% | 10 | 5.4% | 14 | 6.5% | 19 | 9.3% | 33 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 13.88 | 12.46 | 11.45 | 12.32 | 9.80 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 62% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% | 71% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,426.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,660.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,309.0 |
* Jefferson 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.