Zapata South Elementary Primary School
500 Delmar St
Zapata TX, 78076, Zapata County
Phone: 956-765-4332
Ranking:
(5,009 out of 6,018, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Zapata County 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: | 33 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 621 | 688 | 645 | 693 | 623 | 638 | 654 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 87 | 14.0% | 89 | 12.9% | 76 | 11.8% | 143 | 20.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 89 | 14.3% | 99 | 14.4% | 114 | 17.7% | 82 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 91 | 14.7% | 127 | 18.5% | 90 | 14.0% | 100 | 14.4% | 135 | 21.7% | 127 | 19.9% | 127 | 19.4% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 16.1% | 86 | 12.5% | 94 | 14.6% | 90 | 13.0% | 122 | 19.6% | 128 | 20.1% | 145 | 22.2% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 12.6% | 98 | 14.2% | 89 | 13.8% | 96 | 13.9% | 125 | 20.1% | 130 | 20.4% | 132 | 20.2% |
Grade 4: | 93 | 15.0% | 94 | 13.7% | 91 | 14.1% | 89 | 12.8% | 125 | 20.1% | 117 | 18.3% | 139 | 21.3% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 13.4% | 95 | 13.8% | 91 | 14.1% | 93 | 13.4% | 116 | 18.6% | 136 | 21.3% | 111 | 17.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 330 | 53.1% | 358 | 52.0% | 339 | 52.6% | 373 | 53.8% | 311 | 49.9% | 329 | 51.6% | 342 | 52.3% |
Female: | 291 | 46.9% | 330 | 48.0% | 306 | 47.4% | 320 | 46.2% | 304 | 48.8% | 301 | 47.2% | 308 | 47.1% |
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% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 612 | 98.6% | 680 | 98.8% | 643 | 99.7% | 688 | 99.3% | 609 | 97.8% | 627 | 98.3% | 636 | 97.2% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 14 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.3% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 470 | 75.7% | 512 | 74.4% | 423 | 65.6% | 482 | 69.6% | 383 | 61.5% | 429 | 67.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.9% | 44 | 6.8% | 54 | 7.8% | 48 | 7.7% | 42 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.99 | 18.71 | 17.45 | 17.61 | 15.43 | 15.60 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 62% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 91.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 8.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,896.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,976.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,291.0 |
* Zapata South 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.