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Velma Penny Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1000 Mount Sylvan St

Lindale TX, 75771, Smith County

Phone: 903-882-7513

Ranking:

(1,181 out of 6,018, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3

School District: Lindale 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:	27		25		27		35		35		34		34
Total Students:	422		396		418		538		554		545		538
Grade 1:	163	38.6%	117	29.5%	121	28.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 2:	118	28.0%	123	31.1%	144	34.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 3:	141	33.4%	156	39.4%	153	36.6%	268	49.8%	274	49.5%	274	50.3%	267	49.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	231	54.7%	187	47.2%	208	49.8%	269	50.0%	281	50.7%	277	50.8%	267	49.6%
Female:	191	45.3%	209	52.8%	210	50.2%	269	50.0%	265	47.8%	260	47.7%	267	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.7%	1	0.3%	3	0.7%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%
Asian:	6	1.4%	8	2.0%	4	1.0%	7	1.3%	9	1.6%	9	1.7%	4	0.7%
Hispanic:	57	13.5%	41	10.4%	44	10.5%	48	8.9%	63	11.4%	69	12.7%	65	12.1%
Black:	25	5.9%	22	5.6%	31	7.4%	25	4.6%	44	7.9%	50	9.2%	50	9.3%
White:	311	73.7%	306	77.3%	319	76.3%	441	82.0%	438	79.1%	417	76.5%	417	77.5%
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:	20	4.7%	18	4.5%	17	4.1%	15	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	182	43.1%	156	39.4%	142	34.0%	190	35.3%	197	35.6%	169	31.0%	173	32.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	9.7%	32	8.1%	46	11.0%	47	8.7%	43	7.8%	53	9.7%	53	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.91		15.62		15.63		15.43		15.80		16.10		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	79%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	89%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	91%	79%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	83.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,484.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,572.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,866.0

* Velma Penny Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.