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Ruben Hinojosa Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

500 South Rio Rico Rd

Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-512-2227

Ranking:

(5,320 out of 6,018, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5

School District: Mercedes 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:	38		38		38		42		42		39		39
Total Students:	590		549		594		620		648		615		584
Grade 1:	116	19.7%	115	20.9%	126	21.2%	130	21.0%	130	20.1%	156	25.4%	154	26.4%
Grade 2:	128	21.7%	113	20.6%	127	21.4%	117	18.9%	110	17.0%	138	22.4%	165	28.3%
Grade 3:	118	20.0%	123	22.4%	113	19.0%	108	17.4%	114	17.6%	182	29.6%	137	23.5%
Grade 4:	127	21.5%	98	17.9%	104	17.5%	111	17.9%	168	25.9%	139	22.6%	128	21.9%
Grade 5:	101	17.1%	100	18.2%	124	20.9%	154	24.8%	126	19.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	311	52.7%	288	52.5%	295	49.7%	318	51.3%	323	49.8%	309	50.2%	307	52.6%
Female:	279	47.3%	261	47.5%	299	50.3%	302	48.7%	317	48.9%	298	48.5%	273	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	578	98.0%	537	97.8%	582	98.0%	610	98.4%	638	98.5%	608	98.9%	580	99.3%
Black:	3	0.5%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%
White:	5	0.8%	6	1.1%	7	1.2%	8	1.3%	8	1.2%	5	0.8%	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:	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	557	94.4%	512	93.3%	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:	15.46		14.30		15.57		14.74		15.52		15.70		15.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	57%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	65%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	65%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	66%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	62%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38%	57%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	61%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46%	53%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	46%	55%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	74%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	70%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	59%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	60%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	67%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	53%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	47%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	37%	35%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43%	50%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	40%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50%	56%	59%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	64%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	59%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	69%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	66%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	73%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	94.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,784.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,080.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,992.0

* Ruben Hinojosa 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.