Rhodes Elementary Primary School
250 Pecan St
Van TX, 75790, Van Zandt County
Phone: 903-963-8386
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 1
School District: Van 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: | 25 | 25 | 43 | 54 | 52 | 28 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 419 | 400 | 745 | 789 | 744 | 411 | 588 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 80 | 19.1% | 78 | 19.5% | 80 | 10.7% | 86 | 10.9% | 79 | 10.6% | 67 | 16.3% | 68 | 11.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 164 | 39.1% | 175 | 43.8% | 154 | 20.7% | 170 | 21.5% | 177 | 23.8% | 181 | 44.0% | 173 | 29.4% |
| Grade 1: | 175 | 41.8% | 147 | 36.8% | 160 | 21.5% | 171 | 21.7% | 176 | 23.7% | 163 | 39.7% | 165 | 28.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 50.6% | 194 | 48.5% | 372 | 49.9% | 421 | 53.4% | 388 | 52.2% | 212 | 51.6% | 282 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 207 | 49.4% | 206 | 51.5% | 373 | 50.1% | 368 | 46.6% | 348 | 46.8% | 191 | 46.5% | 302 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 94 | 22.4% | 92 | 23.0% | 134 | 18.0% | 153 | 19.4% | 135 | 18.1% | 81 | 19.7% | 114 | 19.4% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.5% | 19 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.5% | 26 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.1% |
| White: | 286 | 68.3% | 268 | 67.0% | 563 | 75.6% | 598 | 75.8% | 575 | 77.3% | 312 | 75.9% | 450 | 76.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.8% | 17 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 233 | 55.6% | 247 | 61.8% | 404 | 54.2% | 420 | 53.2% | 382 | 51.3% | 182 | 44.3% | 290 | 49.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.6% | 18 | 4.5% | 61 | 8.2% | 55 | 7.0% | 73 | 9.8% | 54 | 13.1% | 63 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.77 | 16.00 | 17.35 | 14.75 | 14.45 | 14.50 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 76% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 92.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 7.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,557.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,024.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,810.0 |