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Pershing Park Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1500 West Central Tx Expwy

Killeen TX, 76549, Bell County

Phone: 254-336-1790

Ranking:

(4,510 out of 6,018, bottom 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Killeen 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:	49		46		51		52		51		56		54
Total Students:	772		750		718		743		751		717		770
Prekindergarten:	102	13.2%	100	13.3%	86	12.0%	97	13.1%	87	11.6%	84	11.7%	101	13.1%
Kindergarten:	106	13.7%	109	14.5%	102	14.2%	89	12.0%	86	11.5%	105	14.6%	111	14.4%
Grade 1:	124	16.1%	105	14.0%	112	15.6%	115	15.5%	130	17.3%	118	16.5%	86	11.2%
Grade 2:	116	15.0%	116	15.5%	93	13.0%	119	16.0%	115	15.3%	100	13.9%	120	15.6%
Grade 3:	93	12.0%	96	12.8%	106	14.8%	108	14.5%	113	15.0%	113	15.8%	122	15.8%
Grade 4:	112	14.5%	126	16.8%	107	14.9%	107	14.4%	111	14.8%	104	14.5%	107	13.9%
Grade 5:	119	15.4%	98	13.1%	112	15.6%	108	14.5%	109	14.5%	93	13.0%	123	16.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	395	51.2%	408	54.4%	386	53.8%	407	54.8%	392	52.2%	374	52.2%	404	52.5%
Female:	377	48.8%	342	45.6%	332	46.2%	336	45.2%	351	46.7%	335	46.7%	362	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	5	0.7%	5	0.7%	8	1.1%	7	0.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%
Asian:	15	1.9%	20	2.7%	22	3.1%	24	3.2%	26	3.5%	20	2.8%	27	3.5%
Hispanic:	293	38.0%	288	38.4%	300	41.8%	283	38.1%	281	37.4%	223	31.1%	262	34.0%
Black:	259	33.5%	201	26.8%	185	25.8%	219	29.5%	267	35.6%	300	41.8%	292	37.9%
White:	136	17.6%	168	22.4%	139	19.4%	152	20.5%	170	22.6%	173	24.1%	189	24.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.9%	8	1.1%	12	1.7%	10	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	58	7.5%	60	8.0%	55	7.7%	47	6.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	434	56.2%	377	50.3%	370	51.5%	344	46.3%	305	40.6%	292	40.7%	272	35.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	120	15.5%	139	18.5%	105	14.6%	115	15.5%	144	19.2%	144	20.1%	137	17.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.77		16.44		14.06		14.32		14.62		12.70		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	61%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	65%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	81%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	67%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	69%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	44%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	38%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	58%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	54%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	0%	28%	53%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	20%	26%	51%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	0%	32%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	57%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	17%	38%	59%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43%	38%	49%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	33%	44%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	43%	40%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	76%	70%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	31%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	76%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	89%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	72%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	71%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	15.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,207.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,541.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,850.0

* Pershing Park Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.