South Waco Elementary Primary School
2104 Gurley Ln
Waco TX, 76706, Mclennan County
Phone: 254-753-6802
Ranking: 
(5,916 out of 6,018, bottom 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 34 | | 33 | | 32 | | 34 | | 35 | | 38 | | 37 | |
Total Students: | 552 | | 569 | | 673 | | 617 | | 594 | | 649 | | 612 | |
Prekindergarten: | 81 | 14.7% | 93 | 16.3% | 137 | 20.4% | 135 | 21.9% | 123 | 20.7% | 207 | 31.9% | 204 | 33.3% |
Kindergarten: | 91 | 16.5% | 85 | 14.9% | 111 | 16.5% | 89 | 14.4% | 91 | 15.3% | 85 | 13.1% | 64 | 10.5% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 12.7% | 89 | 15.6% | 94 | 14.0% | 91 | 14.7% | 101 | 17.0% | 66 | 10.2% | 66 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 15.8% | 83 | 14.6% | 100 | 14.9% | 100 | 16.2% | 65 | 10.9% | 66 | 10.2% | 80 | 13.1% |
Grade 3: | 67 | 12.1% | 81 | 14.2% | 94 | 14.0% | 66 | 10.7% | 64 | 10.8% | 87 | 13.4% | 66 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 13.2% | 84 | 14.8% | 71 | 10.5% | 66 | 10.7% | 83 | 14.0% | 66 | 10.2% | 62 | 10.1% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 15.0% | 54 | 9.5% | 66 | 9.8% | 70 | 11.3% | 67 | 11.3% | 72 | 11.1% | 70 | 11.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 300 | 54.3% | 308 | 54.1% | 345 | 51.3% | 315 | 51.1% | 300 | 50.5% | 345 | 53.2% | 319 | 52.1% |
Female: | 252 | 45.7% | 261 | 45.9% | 328 | 48.7% | 302 | 48.9% | 286 | 48.1% | 296 | 45.6% | 289 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 26 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 245 | 44.4% | 282 | 49.6% | 326 | 48.4% | 312 | 50.6% | 289 | 48.7% | 347 | 53.5% | 312 | 51.0% |
Black: | 250 | 45.3% | 239 | 42.0% | 261 | 38.8% | 238 | 38.6% | 249 | 41.9% | 244 | 37.6% | 262 | 42.8% |
White: | 43 | 7.8% | 32 | 5.6% | 53 | 7.9% | 49 | 7.9% | 53 | 8.9% | 53 | 8.2% | 33 | 5.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 519 | 94.0% | 520 | 91.4% | 628 | 93.3% | 571 | 92.5% | 546 | 91.9% | 552 | 85.1% | 553 | 90.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.2% | 20 | 3.2% | 27 | 4.5% | 36 | 5.5% | 35 | 5.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.28 | | 17.12 | | 21.03 | | 18.25 | | 17.07 | | 16.90 | | 16.40 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 50% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 63% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | N/A |
TAKS |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 58% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 91.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 8.1% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.2% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $40,035.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,122.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,634.0 |
* South Waco Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.