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Palacios Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

200 Shark Dr

Palacios TX, 77465, Matagorda County

Phone: 361-972-2417

Ranking:

(2,484 out of 6,018, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Palacios 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:	20		18		16		17		18		17		18
Total Students:	230		229		225		213		217		239		246
Grade 7:	116	50.4%	114	49.8%	115	51.1%	110	51.6%	103	47.5%	115	48.1%	125	50.8%
Grade 8:	114	49.6%	115	50.2%	110	48.9%	103	48.4%	114	52.5%	124	51.9%	121	49.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	119	51.7%	110	48.0%	109	48.4%	111	52.1%	110	50.7%	122	51.0%	124	50.4%
Female:	111	48.3%	119	52.0%	116	51.6%	102	47.9%	99	45.6%	109	45.6%	118	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	2	0.8%	1	0.4%
Asian:	21	9.1%	21	9.2%	22	9.8%	23	10.8%	24	11.1%	28	11.7%	32	13.0%
Hispanic:	147	63.9%	155	67.7%	148	65.8%	138	64.8%	139	64.1%	134	56.1%	141	57.3%
Black:	4	1.7%	4	1.7%	6	2.7%	8	3.8%	9	4.1%	13	5.4%	10	4.1%
White:	54	23.5%	44	19.2%	46	20.4%	41	19.2%	44	20.3%	62	25.9%	62	25.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	1.3%	4	1.7%	3	1.3%	3	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	129	56.1%	132	57.6%	117	52.0%	122	57.3%	122	56.2%	120	50.2%	135	54.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	23	10.0%	20	8.7%	19	8.4%	12	5.6%	23	10.6%	24	10.0%	24	9.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.77		12.83		13.64		12.64		12.30		13.80		13.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	88%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	82%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77%	76%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	78.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,063.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,039.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,524.0

* Palacios Junior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.