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Walnut Springs Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

300 Sportsplex Dr

Dripping Springs TX, 78620, Hays County

Phone: 512-858-3800

Ranking:

(965 out of 6,018, top 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Dripping Springs 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		45		48		48		45		37		39
Total Students:	819		715		711		712		685		552		595
Prekindergarten:	67	8.2%	39	5.5%	40	5.6%	42	5.9%	51	7.4%	21	3.8%	29	4.9%
Kindergarten:	111	13.6%	90	12.6%	97	13.6%	121	17.0%	108	15.8%	87	15.8%	79	13.3%
Grade 1:	109	13.3%	105	14.7%	116	16.3%	112	15.7%	100	14.6%	84	15.2%	87	14.6%
Grade 2:	123	15.0%	129	18.0%	113	15.9%	104	14.6%	109	15.9%	79	14.3%	78	13.1%
Grade 3:	142	17.3%	116	16.2%	108	15.2%	119	16.7%	95	13.9%	78	14.1%	100	16.8%
Grade 4:	137	16.7%	111	15.5%	121	17.0%	102	14.3%	109	15.9%	106	19.2%	91	15.3%
Grade 5:	130	15.9%	125	17.5%	116	16.3%	112	15.7%	113	16.5%	97	17.6%	131	22.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	442	54.0%	371	51.9%	370	52.0%	375	52.7%	365	53.3%	282	51.1%	295	49.6%
Female:	377	46.0%	344	48.1%	341	48.0%	337	47.3%	312	45.5%	262	47.5%	296	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.6%	5	0.7%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	7	1.0%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%
Asian:	3	0.4%	7	1.0%	6	0.8%	9	1.3%	12	1.8%	10	1.8%	7	1.2%
Hispanic:	195	23.8%	177	24.8%	170	23.9%	157	22.1%	131	19.1%	102	18.5%	115	19.3%
Black:	7	0.9%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	7	1.0%	11	1.6%	9	1.6%	6	1.0%
White:	585	71.4%	501	70.1%	506	71.2%	526	73.9%	524	76.5%	427	77.4%	464	78.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	24	2.9%	20	2.8%	22	3.1%	9	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	165	20.1%	158	22.1%	177	24.9%	165	23.2%	146	21.3%	100	18.1%	94	15.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	4.8%	30	4.2%	27	3.8%	22	3.1%	41	6.0%	37	6.7%	34	5.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.67		15.94		14.83		14.77		15.17		15.00		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	76%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	80%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	94%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	83%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	96%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	73%
TAKS
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,111.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,426.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,322.0

* Walnut Springs Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.