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Patricia S Garza Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8801 Alberta Rd

Donna TX, 78537, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-464-1886

Ranking:

(5,416 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Donna 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:	39		41		41		46		41		43		46
Total Students:	774		846		804		796		731		725		770
Prekindergarten:	106	13.7%	111	13.1%	94	11.7%	103	12.9%	93	12.7%	89	12.3%	105	13.6%
Kindergarten:	97	12.5%	102	12.1%	108	13.4%	103	12.9%	97	13.3%	101	13.9%	123	16.0%
Grade 1:	110	14.2%	130	15.4%	112	13.9%	128	16.1%	122	16.7%	124	17.1%	104	13.5%
Grade 2:	111	14.3%	120	14.2%	132	16.4%	111	13.9%	119	16.3%	119	16.4%	113	14.7%
Grade 3:	115	14.9%	128	15.1%	115	14.3%	127	16.0%	100	13.7%	98	13.5%	132	17.1%
Grade 4:	116	15.0%	123	14.5%	131	16.3%	114	14.3%	99	13.5%	107	14.8%	93	12.1%
Grade 5:	119	15.4%	132	15.6%	112	13.9%	110	13.8%	101	13.8%	87	12.0%	100	13.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	406	52.5%	440	52.0%	405	50.4%	391	49.1%	360	49.2%	380	52.4%	411	53.4%
Female:	368	47.5%	406	48.0%	399	49.6%	405	50.9%	363	49.7%	337	46.5%	355	46.1%
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%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	774	100.0%	845	99.9%	803	99.9%	789	99.1%	726	99.3%	719	99.2%	767	99.6%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	7	0.9%	5	0.7%	6	0.8%	3	0.4%
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:	760	98.2%	833	98.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.01		20.82		19.61		17.23		17.71		16.90		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	49%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	51%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	56%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	61%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	53%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52%	58%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	54%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59%	52%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49%	55%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	65%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	65%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52%	55%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44%	57%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	47%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	66%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	49%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	29%	46%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	27%	41%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	33%	36%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44%	48%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43%	50%	59%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	49%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	66%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	72%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	68%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	69%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	70%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42%	60%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54%	65%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	67%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	68%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	73%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	68%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	78%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	86%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	76%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	32%	59%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	75%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	57%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28%	37%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	73%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	78%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	75%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	53.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	46.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,855.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,674.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,539.0

* Patricia S Garza 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.