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Marfa Schools

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

300 North Gonzales St

Marfa TX, 79843, Presidio County

Phone: 432-729-5500

Ranking:

High School:

(1,088 out of 1,337, bottom 19%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(5,829 out of 6,018, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12

School District: Marfa 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:	31		19		19		18		19		19		19
Total Students:	356		137		150		158		175		162		186
Prekindergarten:	46	12.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	29	8.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 1:	23	6.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 2:	32	9.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 3:	23	6.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 4:	27	7.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 5:	24	6.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	24	6.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	22	6.2%	23	16.8%	24	16.0%	22	13.9%	30	17.1%	17	10.5%	32	17.2%
Grade 8:	20	5.6%	22	16.1%	24	16.0%	32	20.3%	23	13.1%	35	21.6%	34	18.3%
Grade 9:	20	5.6%	26	19.0%	26	17.3%	23	14.6%	36	20.6%	27	16.7%	32	17.2%
Grade 10:	23	6.5%	25	18.2%	17	11.3%	29	18.4%	32	18.3%	27	16.7%	38	20.4%
Grade 11:	26	7.3%	16	11.7%	31	20.7%	31	19.6%	21	12.0%	34	21.0%	27	14.5%
Grade 12:	17	4.8%	25	18.2%	28	18.7%	21	13.3%	33	18.9%	22	13.6%	23	12.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	192	53.9%	75	54.7%	83	55.3%	87	55.1%	84	48.0%	77	47.5%	98	52.7%
Female:	164	46.1%	62	45.3%	67	44.7%	71	44.9%	83	47.4%	77	47.5%	84	45.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	300	84.3%	117	85.4%	128	85.3%	137	86.7%	157	89.7%	148	91.4%	171	91.9%
Black:	3	0.8%	2	1.5%	2	1.3%	3	1.9%	1	0.6%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%
White:	49	13.8%	16	11.7%	17	11.3%	17	10.8%	16	9.1%	13	8.0%	15	8.1%
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:	2	0.6%	2	1.5%	2	1.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	216	60.7%	84	61.3%	41	27.3%	37	23.4%	39	22.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	9.3%	11	8.0%	17	11.3%	12	7.6%	17	9.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.45		7.11		8.04		8.55		9.20		8.50		9.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	28%	28%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	65%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	87%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	85%	85%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	74%	74%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	74%	74%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	39%	39%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	38%	38%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	73%	73%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	42%	42%	52%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	91%	86%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	73%	73%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	77%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	68%	68%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	32%	32%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	34%	34%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	21%	21%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26%	26%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,224.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,446.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,215.0

* Marfa Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.