City: WESLACO, TX
School type: ELEMENTARY
Address: 608 N CANTU ST
Grades: EE-5
District: WESLACO ISD
District number: 108913
Instruction type: REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL
Phone: (956) 969-6740
Fax: (956) 973-9404
Web site: www.wisd.us/samhouston
School Enrollment: 616
White students: 1.5%
Black students: 0%
Hispanic students: 98%
Asian students: 0.5%
Native American students: 0%
White students: 9
Black students: 0
Native American students: 0
Hispanic students: 602
Attendance rate: 97.1%
Average class size KG: 20.9
Average class size 1st grade: 24.1
Average class size 2nd grade: 40.2
Average class size 3rd grade: 33.9
Average class size 4th grade: 35.5
Average class size 5th grade: 49.2
Total number of teachers: 39.5
Beginning teachers: 4
Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 15.5
Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 12
Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 6
Teachers with over 20 years of experience: 2
Male teachers count: 5.5
Female teachers count: 34
Teacher tenure average: 5.7
Teacher experience average: 6.9
Teacher/student ratio: 15.6
Total staff: 54.4
Professional staff: 46.4
Support staff: 5
Administration staff: 2
Educational Aides: 8
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : 54
Kindergarten enrollment : 97
1st grade enrollment : 88
2nd grade enrollment : 76
3rd grade enrollment : 105
4th grade enrollment : 93
5th grade enrollment : 101
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 0
10th grade enrollment : 0
11th grade enrollment : 0
12th grade enrollment : 0
Statistics about SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY in WESLACO, TX
Average teacher salary: $37198
Average profession support salary: $48331
Average administration staff salary: $59097
Average beginning teacher salary: $32400
Average salary for teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience: $34262
Average salary for teachers with 6 to 10 years of experience: $37399
Average salary for teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience: $42680
Average salary for teachers with over 20 years of experience: $51835
Dollars spent per student: $5276
Operating expenditure for instruction: $2034186
Operating expenditure for instruction leadership: $41019
Operating expenditure for administration: $159087
Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $1005214
Total operating expenditure: $3239506
Limited English Proficient students count: 247
Economically disadvantaged students count: 568
Special education students count: 52
Gifted students count: 19
Bilingual students count: 234
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM below panel recommendation): 68.6%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (1 SEM below panel recommendation): 55.9%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (panel recommendation): 42%
Rate of students in all grades receiving commended perfomances on TAKS test: 2.4%
Rate of students in all grades meeting reading panel recommendation TAKS standards: 68.9%
Rate of students in all grades meeting math panel recommendation TAKS standards: 70%
Rate of students in all grades meeting science panel recommendation TAKS standards: 21%
Rate of students in all grades meeting writing panel recommendation TAKS standards: 79%