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Helen Ball Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1950 Firehouse

El Paso TX, 79936, El Paso County

Phone: 915-937-8200

Ranking:

(2,629 out of 6,018, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Socorro 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:	52		47		48		50		51		54		55
Total Students:	937		957		936		941		936		986		957
Prekindergarten:	92	9.8%	82	8.6%	100	10.7%	89	9.5%	74	7.9%	65	6.6%	66	6.9%
Kindergarten:	123	13.1%	160	16.7%	127	13.6%	131	13.9%	119	12.7%	123	12.5%	124	13.0%
Grade 1:	156	16.6%	143	14.9%	140	15.0%	132	14.0%	130	13.9%	153	15.5%	146	15.3%
Grade 2:	136	14.5%	144	15.0%	128	13.7%	135	14.3%	151	16.1%	164	16.6%	156	16.3%
Grade 3:	146	15.6%	130	13.6%	148	15.8%	147	15.6%	150	16.0%	160	16.2%	151	15.8%
Grade 4:	137	14.6%	154	16.1%	143	15.3%	154	16.4%	157	16.8%	160	16.2%	157	16.4%
Grade 5:	147	15.7%	144	15.0%	150	16.0%	153	16.3%	155	16.6%	161	16.3%	157	16.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	444	47.4%	477	49.8%	472	50.4%	483	51.3%	470	50.2%	514	52.1%	501	52.4%
Female:	493	52.6%	480	50.2%	464	49.6%	458	48.7%	458	48.9%	464	47.1%	452	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Asian:	16	1.7%	14	1.5%	12	1.3%	11	1.2%	12	1.3%	14	1.4%	14	1.5%
Hispanic:	824	87.9%	850	88.8%	836	89.3%	832	88.4%	837	89.4%	886	89.9%	856	89.4%
Black:	22	2.3%	18	1.9%	19	2.0%	22	2.3%	25	2.7%	22	2.2%	25	2.6%
White:	68	7.3%	65	6.8%	56	6.0%	69	7.3%	60	6.4%	62	6.3%	60	6.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.4%	7	0.7%	8	0.9%	5	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	529	56.5%	534	55.8%	513	54.8%	523	55.6%	504	53.8%	462	46.9%	445	46.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	102	10.9%	122	12.7%	133	14.2%	120	12.8%	137	14.6%	189	19.2%	155	16.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.10		20.19		19.49		18.82		18.47		18.30		17.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	73%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	76%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	81%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	63%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	69%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	76%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	71%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	75%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	79%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	79%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	70%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	60%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	47%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	60%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	64%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	58.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	41.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,531.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,622.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,259.0

* Helen Ball Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.