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La Paloma Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

35076 Main St

San Benito TX, 78586, Cameron County

Phone: 956-361-6780

Ranking:

(5,389 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: San Benito Consolidated 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:	29		27		27		34		35		35		34
Total Students:	437		471		479		618		651		666		668
Prekindergarten:	64	14.6%	67	14.2%	66	13.8%	69	11.2%	83	12.7%	51	7.7%	64	9.6%
Kindergarten:	49	11.2%	49	10.4%	53	11.1%	92	14.9%	83	12.7%	88	13.2%	97	14.5%
Grade 1:	55	12.6%	72	15.3%	79	16.5%	90	14.6%	88	13.5%	106	15.9%	91	13.6%
Grade 2:	68	15.6%	82	17.4%	61	12.7%	89	14.4%	100	15.4%	100	15.0%	107	16.0%
Grade 3:	75	17.2%	57	12.1%	67	14.0%	90	14.6%	99	15.2%	113	17.0%	102	15.3%
Grade 4:	60	13.7%	69	14.6%	72	15.0%	92	14.9%	108	16.6%	107	16.1%	106	15.9%
Grade 5:	66	15.1%	75	15.9%	81	16.9%	96	15.5%	90	13.8%	101	15.2%	101	15.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	244	55.8%	252	53.5%	264	55.1%	322	52.1%	348	53.5%	356	53.5%	366	54.8%
Female:	193	44.2%	219	46.5%	215	44.9%	296	47.9%	295	45.3%	302	45.3%	298	44.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	433	99.1%	466	98.9%	470	98.1%	616	99.7%	648	99.5%	665	99.8%	667	99.9%
Black:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%
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	0.5%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	334	76.4%	384	81.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.04		17.56		17.53		18.24		18.82		18.90		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	56%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	61%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	71%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	72%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	59%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	60%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	63%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	60%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	63%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	62%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	N/A
STAAR Spanish
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	56%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	70%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	55%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	63%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	82%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	69.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	30.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,075.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,825.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,251.0

* La Paloma Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.