S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary Primary School
510 Softwood Dr
Duncanville TX, 75137, Dallas County
Phone: 972-708-2500
Ranking:
(2,853 out of 6,018, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Duncanville 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: | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 509 | 537 | 542 | 550 | 584 | 573 | 482 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 17.1% | 90 | 16.8% | 91 | 16.8% | 86 | 15.6% | 108 | 18.5% | 84 | 14.7% | 67 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 104 | 20.4% | 109 | 20.3% | 113 | 20.8% | 113 | 20.5% | 106 | 18.2% | 112 | 19.5% | 129 | 26.8% |
Grade 2: | 109 | 21.4% | 117 | 21.8% | 108 | 19.9% | 108 | 19.6% | 122 | 20.9% | 114 | 19.9% | 88 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 97 | 19.1% | 110 | 20.5% | 108 | 19.9% | 124 | 22.5% | 121 | 20.7% | 135 | 23.6% | 110 | 22.8% |
Grade 4: | 112 | 22.0% | 111 | 20.7% | 122 | 22.5% | 119 | 21.6% | 127 | 21.7% | 128 | 22.3% | 88 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 51.3% | 262 | 48.8% | 286 | 52.8% | 286 | 52.0% | 296 | 50.7% | 289 | 50.4% | 253 | 52.5% |
Female: | 248 | 48.7% | 275 | 51.2% | 256 | 47.2% | 264 | 48.0% | 280 | 47.9% | 276 | 48.2% | 225 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 210 | 41.3% | 238 | 44.3% | 228 | 42.1% | 225 | 40.9% | 226 | 38.7% | 210 | 36.6% | 144 | 29.9% |
Black: | 251 | 49.3% | 250 | 46.6% | 268 | 49.4% | 285 | 51.8% | 297 | 50.9% | 296 | 51.7% | 269 | 55.8% |
White: | 29 | 5.7% | 32 | 6.0% | 34 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.5% | 49 | 8.4% | 60 | 10.5% | 61 | 12.7% |
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: | 9 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 333 | 65.4% | 340 | 63.3% | 307 | 56.6% | 304 | 55.3% | 290 | 49.7% | 260 | 45.4% | 177 | 36.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.8% | 55 | 10.2% | 71 | 13.1% | 68 | 12.4% | 76 | 13.0% | 86 | 15.0% | 78 | 16.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 18.91 | 18.08 | 17.17 | 17.21 | 17.90 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 51% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 71% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 14% | 59% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 14% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,197.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,056.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,536.0 |
* S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.