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Zeferino Farias Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1100 West Acacia St

Alamo TX, 78516, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2760

Ranking:

(4,206 out of 6,018, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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:	27		27		27		38		38		38		36
Total Students:	457		478		405		601		583		624		593
Prekindergarten:	52	11.4%	72	15.1%	51	12.6%	87	14.5%	63	10.8%	85	13.6%	83	14.0%
Kindergarten:	67	14.7%	70	14.6%	49	12.1%	71	11.8%	85	14.6%	84	13.5%	86	14.5%
Grade 1:	78	17.1%	62	13.0%	62	15.3%	85	14.1%	92	15.8%	99	15.9%	106	17.9%
Grade 2:	70	15.3%	66	13.8%	53	13.1%	93	15.5%	96	16.5%	105	16.8%	89	15.0%
Grade 3:	63	13.8%	65	13.6%	75	18.5%	95	15.8%	81	13.9%	91	14.6%	78	13.2%
Grade 4:	58	12.7%	69	14.4%	69	17.0%	87	14.5%	89	15.3%	81	13.0%	78	13.2%
Grade 5:	69	15.1%	74	15.5%	46	11.4%	83	13.8%	77	13.2%	79	12.7%	73	12.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	247	54.0%	252	52.7%	216	53.3%	289	48.1%	276	47.3%	302	48.4%	294	49.6%
Female:	210	46.0%	226	47.3%	189	46.7%	312	51.9%	299	51.3%	314	50.3%	295	49.7%
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:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	456	99.8%	477	99.8%	405	100.0%	584	97.2%	577	99.0%	616	98.7%	584	98.5%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
White:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15	2.5%	4	0.7%	6	1.0%	8	1.3%
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:	430	94.1%	451	94.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.75		17.72		15.00		15.98		15.35		16.40		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	78%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	70%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43%	68%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56%	76%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	68%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55%	71%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	77%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	60%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	64%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	35%	53%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44%	48%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48%	52%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	57%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48%	62%	59%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	45%	44%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	61%	70%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	44%	41%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	70%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	94.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,612.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,162.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,717.0

* Zeferino Farias Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.