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Sims Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1203 Springdale Rd

Austin TX, 78721, Travis County

Phone: 512-414-4488

Ranking:

(4,380 out of 6,018, bottom 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Austin 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:	23		24		24		24		26		30		33
Total Students:	252		293		305		275		314		401		410
Prekindergarten:	33	13.1%	45	15.4%	62	20.3%	38	13.8%	43	13.7%	46	11.5%	57	13.9%
Kindergarten:	37	14.7%	57	19.5%	35	11.5%	45	16.4%	38	12.1%	70	17.5%	52	12.7%
Grade 1:	49	19.4%	45	15.4%	45	14.8%	35	12.7%	57	18.2%	53	13.2%	58	14.1%
Grade 2:	38	15.1%	42	14.3%	46	15.1%	45	16.4%	37	11.8%	63	15.7%	71	17.3%
Grade 3:	37	14.7%	43	14.7%	36	11.8%	31	11.3%	41	13.1%	62	15.5%	63	15.4%
Grade 4:	30	11.9%	36	12.3%	33	10.8%	39	14.2%	47	15.0%	63	15.7%	45	11.0%
Grade 5:	28	11.1%	25	8.5%	40	13.1%	42	15.3%	51	16.2%	44	11.0%	64	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	126	50.0%	150	51.2%	155	50.8%	134	48.7%	152	48.4%	188	46.9%	206	50.2%
Female:	126	50.0%	143	48.8%	150	49.2%	141	51.3%	154	49.0%	205	51.1%	200	48.8%
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%	2	0.7%	4	1.3%	1	0.4%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	143	56.7%	163	55.6%	183	60.0%	168	61.1%	176	56.1%	213	53.1%	217	52.9%
Black:	102	40.5%	122	41.6%	114	37.4%	106	38.5%	136	43.3%	187	46.6%	191	46.6%
White:	3	1.2%	3	1.0%	3	1.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%
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:	4	1.6%	3	1.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	229	90.9%	259	88.4%	276	90.5%	256	93.1%	293	93.3%	362	90.3%	361	88.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	4.4%	17	5.8%	14	4.6%	9	3.3%	13	4.1%	27	6.7%	33	8.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.11		12.13		12.80		11.39		12.26		13.40		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	76%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	82%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	83%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	76%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45%	75%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	81%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	79%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	74%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	76%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	77%	77%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40%	70%	75%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	54%	56%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	62%	65%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	77%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	89%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	62%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28%	60%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	67%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,008.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,410.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,606.0

* Sims Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.