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Patricia Knowles Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2101 Cougar Country Dr

Cedar Park TX, 78613, Williamson County

Phone: 512-570-6200

Ranking:

(2,205 out of 6,018, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Leander 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:	53		53		52		55		53		57		65
Total Students:	702		680		641		630		615		661		752
Prekindergarten:	64	9.1%	57	8.4%	50	7.8%	42	6.7%	40	6.5%	40	6.1%	59	7.8%
Kindergarten:	98	14.0%	108	15.9%	87	13.6%	95	15.1%	89	14.5%	94	14.2%	116	15.4%
Grade 1:	111	15.8%	95	14.0%	89	13.9%	98	15.6%	97	15.8%	90	13.6%	126	16.8%
Grade 2:	104	14.8%	90	13.2%	108	16.8%	113	17.9%	83	13.5%	100	15.1%	131	17.4%
Grade 3:	90	12.8%	118	17.4%	115	17.9%	84	13.3%	91	14.8%	111	16.8%	113	15.0%
Grade 4:	121	17.2%	109	16.0%	97	15.1%	94	14.9%	105	17.1%	118	17.9%	111	14.8%
Grade 5:	114	16.2%	103	15.1%	95	14.8%	104	16.5%	110	17.9%	108	16.3%	96	12.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	367	52.3%	351	51.6%	333	52.0%	319	50.6%	321	52.2%	349	52.8%	390	51.9%
Female:	335	47.7%	329	48.4%	308	48.0%	311	49.4%	286	46.5%	304	46.0%	358	47.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	5	0.8%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	14	2.0%	14	2.1%	10	1.6%	7	1.1%	10	1.6%	11	1.7%	15	2.0%
Hispanic:	340	48.4%	311	45.7%	289	45.1%	304	48.3%	273	44.4%	279	42.2%	379	50.4%
Black:	33	4.7%	36	5.3%	46	7.2%	37	5.9%	57	9.3%	58	8.8%	47	6.3%
White:	288	41.0%	293	43.1%	273	42.6%	256	40.6%	270	43.9%	311	47.0%	311	41.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	3.3%	21	3.1%	20	3.1%	23	3.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	291	41.5%	298	43.8%	282	44.0%	294	46.7%	261	42.4%	224	33.9%	302	40.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	67	9.5%	66	9.7%	50	7.8%	21	3.3%	62	10.1%	58	8.8%	65	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.27		12.72		12.29		11.42		11.69		11.60		11.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	76%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	75%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	87%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	89%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	84%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	84%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67%	80%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	88%	74%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	61%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	71%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	67%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76%	61%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	38%	51%	59%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	72%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	86%	70%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	60%	41%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	48%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	96%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	96%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	98%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	89%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	93%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	95%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	95%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	96%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	79%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	73%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	83%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	84%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	88%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	93%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,603.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,933.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,948.0

* Patricia Knowles 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.