Washington Elementary Primary School
1201 Birdwell Ln
Big Spring TX, 79720, Howard County
Phone: 432-264-4126
Ranking: (5,380 out of 6,018, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Big Spring 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: | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 562 | 571 | 403 | 410 | 394 | 374 | 354 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 94 | 16.7% | 95 | 16.6% | 79 | 19.6% | 84 | 20.5% | 82 | 20.8% | 88 | 23.5% | 81 | 22.9% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 17.6% | 91 | 15.9% | 82 | 20.3% | 79 | 19.3% | 97 | 24.6% | 81 | 21.7% | 86 | 24.3% |
Grade 2: | 90 | 16.0% | 98 | 17.2% | 85 | 21.1% | 98 | 23.9% | 66 | 16.8% | 78 | 20.9% | 68 | 19.2% |
Grade 3: | 97 | 17.3% | 76 | 13.3% | 89 | 22.1% | 64 | 15.6% | 84 | 21.3% | 64 | 17.1% | 64 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 15.8% | 98 | 17.2% | 63 | 15.6% | 81 | 19.8% | 63 | 16.0% | 61 | 16.3% | 52 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 16.5% | 113 | 19.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 285 | 50.7% | 299 | 52.4% | 196 | 48.6% | 200 | 48.8% | 203 | 51.5% | 194 | 51.9% | 192 | 54.2% |
Female: | 277 | 49.3% | 272 | 47.6% | 207 | 51.4% | 210 | 51.2% | 183 | 46.4% | 172 | 46.0% | 158 | 44.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 356 | 63.3% | 328 | 57.4% | 278 | 69.0% | 274 | 66.8% | 255 | 64.7% | 229 | 61.2% | 190 | 53.7% |
Black: | 14 | 2.5% | 24 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.5% | 26 | 6.3% | 22 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 32 | 9.0% |
White: | 176 | 31.3% | 196 | 34.3% | 100 | 24.8% | 103 | 25.1% | 113 | 28.7% | 118 | 31.6% | 126 | 35.6% |
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: | 16 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 350 | 62.3% | 330 | 57.8% | 271 | 67.2% | 301 | 73.4% | 271 | 68.8% | 237 | 63.4% | 218 | 61.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.3% | 50 | 8.8% | 34 | 8.4% | 32 | 7.8% | 35 | 8.9% | 30 | 8.0% | 28 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.08 | 20.52 | 17.25 | 17.76 | 17.49 | 17.60 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 37% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 35% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 50% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 29% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 38% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 77% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 33% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 98% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 90.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,518.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,279.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,328.0 |
* Washington 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.