Sam Houston Elementary Primary School
500 North Beddoes
La Feria TX, 78559, Cameron County
Phone: 956-797-8490
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Kindergarten
School District: La Feria 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: | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 568 | 579 | 570 | 507 | 457 | 478 | 461 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 321 | 56.5% | 345 | 59.6% | 315 | 55.3% | 263 | 51.9% | 207 | 45.3% | 206 | 43.1% | 192 | 41.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 247 | 43.5% | 234 | 40.4% | 255 | 44.7% | 244 | 48.1% | 250 | 54.7% | 272 | 56.9% | 267 | 57.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 48.4% | 286 | 49.4% | 288 | 50.5% | 270 | 53.3% | 225 | 49.2% | 238 | 49.8% | 240 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 293 | 51.6% | 293 | 50.6% | 282 | 49.5% | 237 | 46.7% | 224 | 49.0% | 232 | 48.5% | 217 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 553 | 97.4% | 558 | 96.4% | 551 | 96.7% | 494 | 97.4% | 430 | 94.1% | 453 | 94.8% | 439 | 95.2% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 11 | 1.9% | 19 | 3.3% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 27 | 5.9% | 24 | 5.0% | 21 | 4.6% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 500 | 88.0% | 511 | 88.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.93 | 18.68 | 18.43 | 17.42 | 16.86 | 17.60 | 19.00 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 95.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,544.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,189.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,396.0 |