Palito Blanco Elementary Primary School
2754 Fm 735 Alice TX, 78332, Jim Wells County Phone: 361-664-3201 Ranking:  (2,907 out of 6,018, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco 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: | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 165 | 168 | 158 | 172 | 177 | 178 | 188 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 13.3% | 27 | 16.1% | 25 | 15.8% | 34 | 19.8% | 32 | 18.1% | 31 | 17.4% | 22 | 11.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 17.6% | 32 | 19.0% | 35 | 22.2% | 35 | 20.3% | 33 | 18.6% | 28 | 15.7% | 38 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 23.0% | 34 | 20.2% | 35 | 22.2% | 30 | 17.4% | 29 | 16.4% | 36 | 20.2% | 43 | 22.9% |
| Grade 2: | 36 | 21.8% | 44 | 26.2% | 32 | 20.3% | 30 | 17.4% | 38 | 21.5% | 42 | 23.6% | 47 | 25.0% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 24.2% | 31 | 18.5% | 31 | 19.6% | 43 | 25.0% | 45 | 25.4% | 41 | 23.0% | 38 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 88 | 53.3% | 100 | 59.5% | 101 | 63.9% | 102 | 59.3% | 100 | 56.5% | 96 | 53.9% | 106 | 56.4% |
| Female: | 77 | 46.7% | 68 | 40.5% | 57 | 36.1% | 70 | 40.7% | 69 | 39.0% | 74 | 41.6% | 78 | 41.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 152 | 92.1% | 158 | 94.0% | 148 | 93.7% | 166 | 96.5% | 168 | 94.9% | 167 | 93.8% | 166 | 88.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 11 | 6.7% | 9 | 5.4% | 9 | 5.7% | 5 | 2.9% | 9 | 5.1% | 10 | 5.6% | 21 | 11.2% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 70.9% | 120 | 71.4% | 113 | 71.5% | 133 | 77.3% | 129 | 72.9% | 106 | 59.6% | 108 | 57.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 7.3% | 14 | 8.3% | 13 | 8.2% | 8 | 4.7% | 12 | 6.8% | 10 | 5.6% | 28 | 14.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 15.27 | 14.18 | 13.24 | 13.75 | 13.40 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,019.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,807.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,083.0 |
* Palito Blanco Elementary Primary 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.