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Sam Fordyce Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

801 Fm 886

Sullivan City TX, 78595, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-580-8894

Ranking:

(3,612 out of 6,018, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: La Joya 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:	33		34		36		36		35		31		36
Total Students:	487		503		529		540		517		553		505
Prekindergarten:	54	11.1%	60	11.9%	65	12.3%	75	13.9%	82	15.9%	86	15.6%	43	8.5%
Kindergarten:	76	15.6%	74	14.7%	79	14.9%	76	14.1%	69	13.3%	79	14.3%	86	17.0%
Grade 1:	74	15.2%	72	14.3%	88	16.6%	78	14.4%	78	15.1%	83	15.0%	82	16.2%
Grade 2:	76	15.6%	82	16.3%	78	14.7%	78	14.4%	76	14.7%	77	13.9%	83	16.4%
Grade 3:	74	15.2%	70	13.9%	71	13.4%	72	13.3%	78	15.1%	77	13.9%	73	14.5%
Grade 4:	64	13.1%	71	14.1%	75	14.2%	77	14.3%	74	14.3%	73	13.2%	72	14.3%
Grade 5:	69	14.2%	74	14.7%	73	13.8%	84	15.6%	60	11.6%	78	14.1%	66	13.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	242	49.7%	251	49.9%	281	53.1%	292	54.1%	275	53.2%	283	51.2%	260	51.5%
Female:	245	50.3%	252	50.1%	248	46.9%	248	45.9%	234	45.3%	262	47.4%	241	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	486	99.8%	503	100.0%	529	100.0%	540	100.0%	517	100.0%	553	100.0%	505	100.0%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	458	94.0%	476	94.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	1.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.6%	4	0.7%	3	0.6%	3	0.5%	6	1.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.89		14.79		14.83		15.00		14.73		17.60		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	58%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	59%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	69%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	71%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	59%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55%	65%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53%	65%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	67%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	65%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	63%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	61%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	14%	49%	53%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	21%	52%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43%	61%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	68%	59%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	79%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	78%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	89%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	90%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	55%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	53%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	63%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	68%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	83%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	94.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,174.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,631.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,382.0

* Sam Fordyce Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.