Palo Alto Elementary Primary School
1725 Palo Alto Rd
San Antonio TX, 78211, Bexar County
Phone: 210-977-7125
Ranking:
(5,718 out of 6,018, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South San Antonio 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: | 36 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 567 | 640 | 690 | 726 | 701 | 690 | 660 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 10.6% | 65 | 10.2% | 69 | 10.0% | 82 | 11.3% | 75 | 10.7% | 81 | 11.7% | 85 | 12.9% |
Kindergarten: | 82 | 14.5% | 75 | 11.7% | 96 | 13.9% | 105 | 14.5% | 104 | 14.8% | 114 | 16.5% | 88 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 68 | 12.0% | 113 | 17.7% | 119 | 17.2% | 118 | 16.3% | 121 | 17.3% | 99 | 14.3% | 109 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 14.6% | 102 | 15.9% | 106 | 15.4% | 114 | 15.7% | 85 | 12.1% | 107 | 15.5% | 95 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 15.2% | 98 | 15.3% | 111 | 16.1% | 94 | 12.9% | 107 | 15.3% | 101 | 14.6% | 95 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 15.5% | 107 | 16.7% | 92 | 13.3% | 99 | 13.6% | 104 | 14.8% | 99 | 14.3% | 98 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 100 | 17.6% | 80 | 12.5% | 97 | 14.1% | 114 | 15.7% | 105 | 15.0% | 89 | 12.9% | 90 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 301 | 53.1% | 337 | 52.7% | 365 | 52.9% | 380 | 52.3% | 338 | 48.2% | 336 | 48.7% | 349 | 52.9% |
Female: | 266 | 46.9% | 303 | 47.3% | 325 | 47.1% | 346 | 47.7% | 355 | 50.6% | 346 | 50.1% | 307 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 553 | 97.5% | 629 | 98.3% | 680 | 98.6% | 716 | 98.6% | 680 | 97.0% | 673 | 97.5% | 647 | 98.0% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 548 | 96.6% | 619 | 96.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
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: | 15.69 | 17.15 | 17.50 | 17.22 | 18.32 | 17.50 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 60% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 52% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,119.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,353.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,579.0 |
* Palo Alto Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.