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T A Sims Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3500 Crenshaw Ave

Fort Worth TX, 76105, Tarrant County

Phone: 817-814-0800

Ranking:

(5,855 out of 6,018, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Fort Worth 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:	38		41		40		38		40		41		42
Total Students:	736		706		773		698		704		723		792
Prekindergarten:	65	8.8%	72	10.2%	70	9.1%	45	6.4%	48	6.8%	43	5.9%	45	5.7%
Kindergarten:	107	14.5%	101	14.3%	116	15.0%	109	15.6%	93	13.2%	93	12.9%	106	13.4%
Grade 1:	121	16.4%	118	16.7%	124	16.0%	97	13.9%	114	16.2%	119	16.5%	143	18.1%
Grade 2:	124	16.8%	112	15.9%	108	14.0%	113	16.2%	111	15.8%	136	18.8%	123	15.5%
Grade 3:	118	16.0%	102	14.4%	114	14.7%	111	15.9%	136	19.3%	103	14.2%	130	16.4%
Grade 4:	105	14.3%	93	13.2%	113	14.6%	125	17.9%	93	13.2%	110	15.2%	114	14.4%
Grade 5:	96	13.0%	108	15.3%	128	16.6%	98	14.0%	109	15.5%	119	16.5%	131	16.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	391	53.1%	361	51.1%	399	51.6%	345	49.4%	358	50.9%	369	51.0%	397	50.1%
Female:	345	46.9%	345	48.9%	374	48.4%	353	50.6%	338	48.0%	346	47.9%	391	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	4	0.5%
Hispanic:	615	83.6%	596	84.4%	641	82.9%	583	83.5%	599	85.1%	624	86.3%	666	84.1%
Black:	93	12.6%	82	11.6%	91	11.8%	71	10.2%	84	11.9%	83	11.5%	107	13.5%
White:	19	2.6%	20	2.8%	32	4.1%	32	4.6%	18	2.6%	13	1.8%	13	1.6%
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:	7	1.0%	5	0.7%	5	0.6%	6	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	638	86.7%	634	89.8%	694	89.8%	608	87.1%	621	88.2%	604	83.5%	635	80.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	2.4%	12	1.7%	8	1.0%	26	3.7%	26	3.7%	43	5.9%	57	7.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.37		17.22		19.46		18.36		17.60		17.60		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	55%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	58%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	64%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	66%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	59%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	20%	63%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	61%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	23%	59%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	38%	59%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	72%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	66%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56%	68%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	67%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	63%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39%	63%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	62%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	66%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	68%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	59%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67%	69%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57%	63%	59%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58%	77%	70%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	53%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	72%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	75%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	83%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	80%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	76%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	74%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	72%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	71%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	73%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	74%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	84%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	85%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72%	87%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76%	85%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	81%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	81%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	64%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	54%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	66%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	68%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	78%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	80%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	81%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	90.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	9.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	53.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	46.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,805.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,533.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,568.0

* T A Sims 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.