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John G Tower Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5200 Hooper Dr

Wichita Falls TX, 76306, Wichita County

Phone: 940-855-3221

Ranking:

(1,770 out of 6,018, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Burkburnett 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:	37		37		40		46		44		47		45
Total Students:	622		622		598		624		729		720		792
Prekindergarten:	132	21.2%	128	20.6%	136	22.7%	168	26.9%	176	24.1%	183	25.4%	185	23.4%
Kindergarten:	89	14.3%	99	15.9%	86	14.4%	81	13.0%	117	16.0%	97	13.5%	111	14.0%
Grade 1:	104	16.7%	92	14.8%	78	13.0%	88	14.1%	106	14.5%	89	12.4%	112	14.1%
Grade 2:	81	13.0%	82	13.2%	84	14.0%	81	13.0%	83	11.4%	102	14.2%	92	11.6%
Grade 3:	74	11.9%	86	13.8%	84	14.0%	79	12.7%	92	12.6%	85	11.8%	104	13.1%
Grade 4:	71	11.4%	67	10.8%	67	11.2%	73	11.7%	71	9.7%	88	12.2%	88	11.1%
Grade 5:	71	11.4%	68	10.9%	63	10.5%	54	8.7%	84	11.5%	76	10.6%	100	12.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	315	50.6%	299	48.1%	300	50.2%	316	50.6%	365	50.1%	346	48.1%	373	47.1%
Female:	307	49.4%	323	51.9%	298	49.8%	308	49.4%	356	48.8%	366	50.8%	415	52.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	3	0.5%	5	0.8%	3	0.5%	7	1.0%	6	0.8%	5	0.6%
Asian:	18	2.9%	12	1.9%	9	1.5%	11	1.8%	33	4.5%	28	3.9%	29	3.7%
Hispanic:	122	19.6%	116	18.6%	110	18.4%	93	14.9%	114	15.6%	92	12.8%	107	13.5%
Black:	78	12.5%	96	15.4%	90	15.1%	92	14.7%	134	18.4%	124	17.2%	132	16.7%
White:	355	57.1%	341	54.8%	337	56.4%	379	60.7%	441	60.5%	470	65.3%	519	65.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	9	1.4%	8	1.3%	6	1.0%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	6.4%	46	7.4%	41	6.9%	44	7.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	147	23.6%	127	20.4%	156	26.1%	159	25.5%	146	20.0%	111	15.4%	157	19.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	135	21.7%	158	25.4%	133	22.2%	139	22.3%	201	27.6%	177	24.6%	229	28.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.87		16.72		14.90		13.66		16.47		15.40		17.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	66%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	69%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	60%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	76%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	74%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	75%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	82%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	75%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	97%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	86%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	79%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,671.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,395.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,640.0

* John G Tower 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.