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La Vega Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3100 Wheeler St

Waco TX, 76705, Mclennan County

Phone: 254-799-1721

Ranking:

(176 out of 6,018, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3

School District: La Vega 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:	44		45		46		46		45		40		46
Total Students:	682		709		707		688		694		688		686
Grade 1:	241	35.3%	232	32.7%	239	33.8%	249	36.2%	235	33.9%	231	33.6%	239	34.8%
Grade 2:	226	33.1%	236	33.3%	261	36.9%	225	32.7%	231	33.3%	256	37.2%	229	33.4%
Grade 3:	215	31.5%	241	34.0%	207	29.3%	214	31.1%	228	32.9%	201	29.2%	218	31.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	352	51.6%	361	50.9%	360	50.9%	356	51.7%	336	48.4%	359	52.2%	371	54.1%
Female:	330	48.4%	348	49.1%	347	49.1%	332	48.3%	350	50.4%	321	46.7%	311	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	4	0.6%
Asian:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%
Hispanic:	399	58.5%	401	56.6%	377	53.3%	350	50.9%	335	48.3%	307	44.6%	294	42.9%
Black:	131	19.2%	131	18.5%	136	19.2%	140	20.3%	174	25.1%	197	28.6%	192	28.0%
White:	133	19.5%	163	23.0%	175	24.8%	178	25.9%	182	26.2%	181	26.3%	193	28.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	2.5%	12	1.7%	18	2.5%	19	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	579	84.9%	608	85.8%	598	84.6%	536	77.9%	558	80.4%	534	77.6%	510	74.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	47	6.9%	57	8.0%	55	7.8%	37	5.4%	71	10.2%	75	10.9%	88	12.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.35		15.59		15.40		14.96		15.42		17.40		15.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	79%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	7.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	58.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	41.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,949.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,867.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,300.0

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