Tyrrell Elementary Primary School
4401 Ferndale Dr
Port Arthur TX, 77642, Jefferson County
Phone: 409-984-4660
Ranking:
(4,889 out of 6,018, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Port Arthur 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: | 36 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 721 | 692 | 669 | 824 | 822 | 758 | 761 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 7.5% | 53 | 7.7% | 56 | 8.4% | 55 | 6.7% | 55 | 6.7% | 57 | 7.5% | 65 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten: | 119 | 16.5% | 128 | 18.5% | 111 | 16.6% | 162 | 19.7% | 125 | 15.2% | 121 | 16.0% | 121 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 130 | 18.0% | 116 | 16.8% | 121 | 18.1% | 132 | 16.0% | 111 | 13.5% | 122 | 16.1% | 120 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 120 | 16.6% | 115 | 16.6% | 100 | 14.9% | 107 | 13.0% | 130 | 15.8% | 127 | 16.8% | 107 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 119 | 16.5% | 101 | 14.6% | 79 | 11.8% | 142 | 17.2% | 161 | 19.6% | 111 | 14.6% | 119 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 13.5% | 84 | 12.1% | 105 | 15.7% | 109 | 13.2% | 113 | 13.7% | 113 | 14.9% | 105 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 11.4% | 95 | 13.7% | 97 | 14.5% | 117 | 14.2% | 127 | 15.5% | 107 | 14.1% | 124 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 363 | 50.3% | 350 | 50.6% | 339 | 50.7% | 421 | 51.1% | 429 | 52.2% | 403 | 53.2% | 411 | 54.0% |
Female: | 358 | 49.7% | 342 | 49.4% | 330 | 49.3% | 403 | 48.9% | 385 | 46.8% | 347 | 45.8% | 346 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 21 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.9% | 39 | 4.7% | 29 | 3.5% | 39 | 5.1% | 48 | 6.3% |
Hispanic: | 458 | 63.5% | 427 | 61.7% | 396 | 59.2% | 444 | 53.9% | 419 | 51.0% | 383 | 50.5% | 366 | 48.1% |
Black: | 200 | 27.7% | 195 | 28.2% | 208 | 31.1% | 289 | 35.1% | 329 | 40.0% | 293 | 38.7% | 294 | 38.6% |
White: | 21 | 2.9% | 33 | 4.8% | 29 | 4.3% | 39 | 4.7% | 43 | 5.2% | 41 | 5.4% | 52 | 6.8% |
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: | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 585 | 81.1% | 461 | 66.6% | 548 | 81.9% | 673 | 81.7% | 586 | 71.3% | 520 | 68.6% | 573 | 75.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 8.9% | 43 | 6.2% | 44 | 6.6% | 37 | 4.5% | 47 | 5.7% | 71 | 9.4% | 71 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.23 | 20.02 | 18.29 | 18.63 | 18.42 | 18.80 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 61% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 63% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,348.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,350.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,929.0 |
* Tyrrell Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.