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Palm Grove Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7942 Southmost Rd

Brownsville TX, 78521, Cameron County

Phone: 956-982-3850

Ranking:

(3,884 out of 6,018, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Brownsville 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:	37		39		38		42		43		42		42
Total Students:	590		585		636		628		630		612		633
Prekindergarten:	71	12.0%	72	12.3%	68	10.7%	72	11.5%	69	11.0%	48	7.8%	51	8.1%
Kindergarten:	93	15.8%	87	14.9%	98	15.4%	89	14.2%	84	13.3%	80	13.1%	85	13.4%
Grade 1:	92	15.6%	94	16.1%	106	16.7%	104	16.6%	82	13.0%	97	15.8%	107	16.9%
Grade 2:	88	14.9%	97	16.6%	105	16.5%	77	12.3%	98	15.6%	106	17.3%	105	16.6%
Grade 3:	89	15.1%	89	15.2%	76	11.9%	88	14.0%	97	15.4%	101	16.5%	84	13.3%
Grade 4:	91	15.4%	68	11.6%	87	13.7%	96	15.3%	103	16.3%	91	14.9%	97	15.3%
Grade 5:	66	11.2%	78	13.3%	96	15.1%	102	16.2%	97	15.4%	89	14.5%	104	16.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	297	50.3%	281	48.0%	326	51.3%	331	52.7%	316	50.2%	322	52.6%	336	53.1%
Female:	293	49.7%	304	52.0%	310	48.7%	297	47.3%	306	48.6%	282	46.1%	293	46.3%
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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	585	99.2%	584	99.8%	636	100.0%	628	100.0%	630	100.0%	611	99.8%	631	99.7%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
White:	5	0.8%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
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:	572	96.9%	577	98.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
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:	15.95		15.10		16.86		14.95		14.65		14.40		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	74%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	73%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	67%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	69%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49%	72%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65%	76%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	72%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20%	46%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	92%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	79%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	99%	94%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	94%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	60%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	62%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	79%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	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:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,901.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,931.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,791.0

* Palm Grove Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.