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Waelder School

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201 Us Hwy 90 West

Waelder TX, 78959, Gonzales County

Phone: 830-788-7151

Ranking:

High School:

(761 out of 1,337, bottom 43%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(5,742 out of 6,018, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12

School District: Waelder 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:	28		26		26		23		21		21		9
Total Students:	309		307		288		248		264		251		135
Prekindergarten:	27	8.7%	30	9.8%	31	10.8%	24	9.7%	37	14.0%	37	14.7%	33	24.4%
Kindergarten:	26	8.4%	25	8.1%	27	9.4%	25	10.1%	19	7.2%	18	7.2%	18	13.3%
Grade 1:	22	7.1%	24	7.8%	31	10.8%	19	7.7%	18	6.8%	20	8.0%	17	12.6%
Grade 2:	24	7.8%	30	9.8%	25	8.7%	18	7.3%	23	8.7%	17	6.8%	20	14.8%
Grade 3:	32	10.4%	25	8.1%	15	5.2%	19	7.7%	20	7.6%	22	8.8%	14	10.4%
Grade 4:	21	6.8%	18	5.9%	23	8.0%	20	8.1%	21	8.0%	12	4.8%	18	13.3%
Grade 5:	22	7.1%	24	7.8%	25	8.7%	17	6.9%	17	6.4%	20	8.0%	15	11.1%
Grade 6:	24	7.8%	26	8.5%	20	6.9%	18	7.3%	19	7.2%	18	7.2%	NA	NA
Grade 7:	22	7.1%	24	7.8%	17	5.9%	19	7.7%	19	7.2%	10	4.0%	NA	NA
Grade 8:	19	6.1%	17	5.5%	18	6.3%	19	7.7%	9	3.4%	18	7.2%	NA	NA
Grade 9:	17	5.5%	17	5.5%	20	6.9%	11	4.4%	20	7.6%	9	3.6%	NA	NA
Grade 10:	22	7.1%	21	6.8%	11	3.8%	14	5.6%	11	4.2%	17	6.8%	NA	NA
Grade 11:	19	6.1%	11	3.6%	14	4.9%	10	4.0%	14	5.3%	17	6.8%	NA	NA
Grade 12:	12	3.9%	15	4.9%	11	3.8%	15	6.0%	17	6.4%	16	6.4%	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	167	54.0%	157	51.1%	154	53.5%	122	49.2%	126	47.7%	120	47.8%	65	48.1%
Female:	142	46.0%	150	48.9%	134	46.5%	126	50.8%	130	49.2%	123	49.0%	66	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	256	82.8%	250	81.4%	226	78.5%	201	81.0%	206	78.0%	194	77.3%	98	72.6%
Black:	41	13.3%	42	13.7%	47	16.3%	43	17.3%	49	18.6%	44	17.5%	33	24.4%
White:	11	3.6%	13	4.2%	13	4.5%	4	1.6%	9	3.4%	13	5.2%	4	3.0%
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:	1	0.3%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	268	86.7%	258	84.0%	222	77.1%	196	79.0%	215	81.4%	202	80.5%	109	80.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	7.1%	25	8.1%	23	8.0%	21	8.5%	18	6.8%	24	9.6%	9	6.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.86		11.87		11.15		10.63		12.49		12.00		15.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	57%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	32%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	38%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	40%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	25%	25%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	30%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	29%	29%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	75%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	71%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	12%	12%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	17%	17%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	39%	39%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	50%	78%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	79%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	65%	65%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	20%	20%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	63%	63%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	42%	42%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	50%	50%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	42%	42%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	26%	26%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	24%	24%	52%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	41%	41%	86%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	47%	47%	70%
TAKS
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	42%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	32%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	31%	31%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	31%	31%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	42%	42%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	0%	0%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29%	29%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,680.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,567.0

* Waelder School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.