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Joe M Pirtle Elementary Primary School
714 South Pea Rdg
Temple TX, 76502, Bell County
Phone: 254-215-3400
Ranking:
(1,820 out of 6,018, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Belton 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: | 41 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 701 | 776 | 798 | 762 | 690 | 661 | 662 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 15.1% | 134 | 17.3% | 138 | 17.3% | 134 | 17.6% | 109 | 15.8% | 90 | 13.6% | 88 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 134 | 19.1% | 136 | 17.5% | 131 | 16.4% | 124 | 16.3% | 119 | 17.2% | 109 | 16.5% | 120 | 18.1% |
Grade 2: | 120 | 17.1% | 134 | 17.3% | 132 | 16.5% | 124 | 16.3% | 116 | 16.8% | 120 | 18.2% | 111 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 112 | 16.0% | 131 | 16.9% | 132 | 16.5% | 124 | 16.3% | 121 | 17.5% | 109 | 16.5% | 103 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 16.4% | 120 | 15.5% | 131 | 16.4% | 131 | 17.2% | 126 | 18.3% | 112 | 16.9% | 117 | 17.7% |
Grade 5: | 114 | 16.3% | 121 | 15.6% | 134 | 16.8% | 125 | 16.4% | 99 | 14.3% | 121 | 18.3% | 123 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 356 | 50.8% | 392 | 50.5% | 402 | 50.4% | 379 | 49.7% | 344 | 49.9% | 333 | 50.4% | 338 | 51.1% |
Female: | 345 | 49.2% | 384 | 49.5% | 396 | 49.6% | 383 | 50.3% | 338 | 49.0% | 320 | 48.4% | 320 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 17 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.0% | 23 | 3.0% | 31 | 4.5% | 31 | 4.7% | 17 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 165 | 23.5% | 202 | 26.0% | 181 | 22.7% | 165 | 21.7% | 130 | 18.8% | 128 | 19.4% | 176 | 26.6% |
Black: | 75 | 10.7% | 64 | 8.2% | 73 | 9.1% | 66 | 8.7% | 77 | 11.2% | 83 | 12.6% | 68 | 10.3% |
White: | 414 | 59.1% | 455 | 58.6% | 480 | 60.2% | 472 | 61.9% | 446 | 64.6% | 413 | 62.5% | 395 | 59.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.0% | 22 | 2.8% | 27 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 25.4% | 215 | 27.7% | 186 | 23.3% | 183 | 24.0% | 145 | 21.0% | 124 | 18.8% | 130 | 19.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 7.6% | 68 | 8.8% | 85 | 10.7% | 73 | 9.6% | 64 | 9.3% | 76 | 11.5% | 68 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.12 | 17.33 | 17.55 | 17.14 | 16.05 | 16.00 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 6.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,021.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,643.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,531.0 |
* Joe M Pirtle 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.