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John H Shary Elementary Primary School
2300 North Glasscock Rd
Mission TX, 78574, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-580-5282
Ranking:
(1,574 out of 6,018, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Sharyland 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 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 783 | 781 | 779 | 678 | 716 | 709 | 744 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 30 | 3.8% | 41 | 5.2% | 40 | 5.1% | 27 | 4.0% | 35 | 4.9% | 17 | 2.4% | 45 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten: | 109 | 13.9% | 82 | 10.5% | 73 | 9.4% | 74 | 10.9% | 59 | 8.2% | 88 | 12.4% | 82 | 11.0% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 11.5% | 78 | 10.0% | 103 | 13.2% | 72 | 10.6% | 109 | 15.2% | 96 | 13.5% | 101 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 10.7% | 117 | 15.0% | 93 | 11.9% | 111 | 16.4% | 104 | 14.5% | 108 | 15.2% | 93 | 12.5% |
Grade 3: | 117 | 14.9% | 95 | 12.2% | 129 | 16.6% | 97 | 14.3% | 98 | 13.7% | 90 | 12.7% | 102 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 96 | 12.3% | 122 | 15.6% | 116 | 14.9% | 100 | 14.7% | 94 | 13.1% | 100 | 14.1% | 102 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 16.9% | 119 | 15.2% | 115 | 14.8% | 90 | 13.3% | 100 | 14.0% | 110 | 15.5% | 101 | 13.6% |
Grade 6: | 125 | 16.0% | 127 | 16.3% | 110 | 14.1% | 107 | 15.8% | 117 | 16.3% | 100 | 14.1% | 118 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 399 | 51.0% | 410 | 52.5% | 406 | 52.1% | 365 | 53.8% | 385 | 53.8% | 375 | 52.9% | 382 | 51.3% |
Female: | 384 | 49.0% | 371 | 47.5% | 373 | 47.9% | 313 | 46.2% | 323 | 45.1% | 326 | 46.0% | 358 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.4% | 15 | 2.2% | 13 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 699 | 89.3% | 698 | 89.4% | 697 | 89.5% | 596 | 87.9% | 634 | 88.5% | 625 | 88.2% | 647 | 87.0% |
Black: | 12 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% |
White: | 60 | 7.7% | 64 | 8.2% | 61 | 7.8% | 58 | 8.6% | 65 | 9.1% | 59 | 8.3% | 69 | 9.3% |
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: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 294 | 37.5% | 307 | 39.3% | 301 | 38.6% | 249 | 36.7% | 276 | 38.5% | 242 | 34.1% | 233 | 31.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 9.8% | 79 | 10.1% | 55 | 7.1% | 51 | 7.5% | 52 | 7.3% | 77 | 10.9% | 71 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.13 | 19.11 | 18.57 | 16.75 | 16.83 | 16.50 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,326.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,595.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,210.0 |
* John H Shary 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.