South Ward Elementary Primary School
1011 South Mobberly Ave
Longview TX, 75602, Gregg County
Phone: 903-803-5200
Ranking: 
(4,539 out of 6,018, bottom 25%)*
(4,539 out of 6,018, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Longview 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 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 43 | 41 | 42 | ||||
| Total Students: | 716 | 756 | 788 | 793 | ||||
| Prekindergarten: | 105 | 14.7% | 117 | 15.5% | 114 | 14.5% | 83 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 116 | 16.2% | 118 | 15.6% | 138 | 17.5% | 113 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 113 | 15.8% | 123 | 16.3% | 107 | 13.6% | 116 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 14.7% | 93 | 12.3% | 91 | 11.5% | 133 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 12.3% | 87 | 11.5% | 126 | 16.0% | 121 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 11.0% | 115 | 15.2% | 115 | 14.6% | 107 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 15.4% | 103 | 13.6% | 97 | 12.3% | 120 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 373 | 52.1% | 409 | 54.1% | 425 | 53.9% | 417 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 343 | 47.9% | 347 | 45.9% | 363 | 46.1% | 376 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 436 | 60.9% | 468 | 61.9% | 468 | 59.4% | 458 | 57.8% |
| Black: | 241 | 33.7% | 244 | 32.3% | 264 | 33.5% | 296 | 37.3% |
| White: | 27 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.7% | 34 | 4.3% | 26 | 3.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 642 | 89.7% | 660 | 87.3% | 687 | 87.2% | 695 | 87.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.3% | 46 | 6.1% | 44 | 5.6% | 53 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.73 | 17.58 | 19.05 | 19.10 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 75% | 79% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | 72% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 75% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70% | 77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 66% | 73% |
| STAAR Spanish | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 56% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 65% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51% | 51% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31% | 60% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 46% | 57% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32% | 64% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 15% | 49% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 69% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 70% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 41% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Ward 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.