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Palm Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7601 Dixie Dr

Austin TX, 78744, Travis County

Phone: 512-414-2545

Ranking:

(5,231 out of 6,018, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Austin 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:	39		40		36		43		45		45		44
Total Students:	531		571		555		607		661		666		641
Prekindergarten:	61	11.5%	76	13.3%	55	9.9%	85	14.0%	91	13.8%	67	10.1%	81	12.6%
Kindergarten:	73	13.7%	74	13.0%	86	15.5%	96	15.8%	85	12.9%	100	15.0%	89	13.9%
Grade 1:	77	14.5%	92	16.1%	83	15.0%	85	14.0%	102	15.4%	88	13.2%	98	15.3%
Grade 2:	78	14.7%	84	14.7%	77	13.9%	95	15.7%	85	12.9%	101	15.2%	100	15.6%
Grade 3:	86	16.2%	80	14.0%	97	17.5%	75	12.4%	99	15.0%	105	15.8%	101	15.8%
Grade 4:	74	13.9%	92	16.1%	74	13.3%	91	15.0%	92	13.9%	115	17.3%	89	13.9%
Grade 5:	82	15.4%	73	12.8%	83	15.0%	80	13.2%	107	16.2%	90	13.5%	83	12.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	279	52.5%	298	52.2%	279	50.3%	313	51.6%	330	49.9%	333	50.0%	318	49.6%
Female:	252	47.5%	273	47.8%	276	49.7%	294	48.4%	323	48.9%	325	48.8%	319	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.8%	5	0.9%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	5	0.8%
Hispanic:	469	88.3%	499	87.4%	492	88.6%	521	85.8%	559	84.6%	545	81.8%	524	81.7%
Black:	38	7.2%	43	7.5%	38	6.8%	46	7.6%	68	10.3%	86	12.9%	85	13.3%
White:	17	3.2%	20	3.5%	13	2.3%	24	4.0%	31	4.7%	31	4.7%	27	4.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.4%	4	0.7%	8	1.4%	12	2.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	405	76.3%	423	74.1%	429	77.3%	443	73.0%	490	74.1%	473	71.0%	422	65.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	57	10.7%	75	13.1%	57	10.3%	65	10.7%	90	13.6%	87	13.1%	118	18.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.75		14.30		15.25		14.10		14.78		14.80		14.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	76%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	82%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	83%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	76%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	77%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67%	74%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	75%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61%	79%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	74%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	76%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	20%	62%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	0%	65%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43%	49%	60%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45%	52%	64%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	89%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	62%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	60%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	67%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	74%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	81%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	85%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	19.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,559.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,482.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,020.0

* Palm 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.